Powells Horticultural Garden 
ORCHIDS ON LY 
Balboa, Canal Zone, Panama 
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BALBOA, C. Z., P A N A M A_ 
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Considering the foregoing, I am going to make you a proposition 
along the lines of your letter, "but more extensive in its nature. 
For this reason I did not cable you as requested- there being no 
emergency need for it. 
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Subsidize my garden by paying me a salary of $ £00. per month. 
In consideration of which-1 will agree ^8 
a, To employ the man, and a boy when indicatedv.pay his s 
salary and expenses; teach him;and overlook his w'ork in « 
making specimenstfrom the field; also see that they are put 
in proper conditionmor shipment,and send them to you. Vt t 
?C§. e b, You can have your field men in Cent and South America ship 
plants * encountered by them in their Botanical trips) to 
me to be cultivated in my garden,las they cannot be sent 
to the U.S. on account of the plant quarantine and other 
difficulties) and from which I will prepare and send you 
Botanical specimens as they flower. The plants to be 
permanent to the garden. We have ships up and down both costs 
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Your field men to be privileged to use my garden for any, 
observation and study desired. oLa S cl. w"- 
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d, You can have them or a special gardener to do extensive 
hybridizing work for investigation purposes. 
e, The garden can be considered as a repository,or a branch 
-of your U.S. garden- as far as procuring information of 
plants or their cultivation is concerned, and for any other 
scientific purposes. 
f, I will give your field men the benefit of my knowledge at 
all times. 
g, It is understood that the foregoing is for Orchids only, 
h, My services in this matter are to be understood as secon¬ 
dary to my. Official duties. 
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I have thus outlined a plan which I believe will redound to the great 
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mutual benefit. This will enable me to be more liberal in my employments 
when I go on i?y annual vacation to the mountains in search of plants. 
