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Powells' Horticultural Garden 
ORCH I DS ONLY 
Balboa, Canal Zone, Panama 
My dear Dr Ames: 
This is another letter which will greet you on 
your return. It is written now in order not to forget it as I 
might if I waited. It done to clear Dr Schleeht.er and to set 
matters straight. I refer to that part of your letter of June 
12th,received today, regarding Do 162 Habenaria avicula. 
The facts are as follows; the mistake being mine entirely. 
Just before I sent Do 162 to Mr Rolfe as a specimen,(accompan¬ 
ied by 4 smaller flowers of what I thought to be an Habenaria,) 
one of my Indians brought me these two plants in flov*er. I cut 
them and made a specimen of ftll the flowers as I thought I could 
get others later. The plants died down as is their custom, and 
never come up again. Thus I was without plant or flower. The 
following year my man brought me several Habenaria plants, which 
upon flowering, I made 5 specimens, sending one to Dr Schlechter, 
retaining two, l one of which I sent you. a few days ago as II.avicula 
When this plant flowered I called it Ho 162 believing it to be the 
same as the 6 specimen I had sent Mr Rolfe, If you will refer to 
ray letter to you Jan 22nd you will find that as I was doubtful in 
my mind, I wrote you as follows about Ho 162 of Kew specimens: 
" Ho 162 Habenaria is mixed flowers, the larger flowers I believe 
are the. type t Schlechters specimen), this you can adjust when you 
receive official type of plant and flowers. Throw away the other 
flowers” 
As I have no plant or flowers of those embraced in Kew Ho 162 
think it b st to throw away the flowers entirely and I will send 
a good specimen ± 0 xkkx of actual Ho 162 to replace them. I will 
sooner or later come across the dead plants again, and will make 
BALBOA, C.Z., PANAMA.. 
June 21, i922 
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