Powells' Horticultural Garden 
ORCHIDS ON LY 
Balboa, Canal Zone, Panama 
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BALBOA, C. Z., PANAMA. 
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Your men has been out to the woods, practically every day - such 
as were dry enough. He has tzb& yet procured but few specimens, as the 
flowers have not opened, but he tells me that he has marked down some 
fine prospects. He is surveying different localities nov r , so as not to 
waste time and effort going to unfruitful locations wrhen time is every¬ 
thing. My old Indian seems hard to locate. He went to Colon to get work 
and I have not heard of his having received any of my messages. He will 
do so however soon,as I h r ve out several lines looking for him, and I 
feel sure that he wall come to me when he gets my message. 
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I am sending you by this mail an individual map of Panama. This I 
have sectioned off in districts for the better reference. These districts 
are all divided by natural boundaries and should produce a variation 
in its pl.ant life. I have a copy for use of myself and men,divided in 
the same way. You will note how sparsely settled it is and that almost 
all communications are from the coast. Friday and Saturday he was at 
the hx± eastern confines of No 1, returned late yesterday. Tomorrow, 
Monday,he will go into Ho |>,in the hilly range between Arrajan and La 
Chorera. This should turn out well. He may be away two or three days. 
Lid you receive the bottled specimens of the females of Cycnoches 
Warscewiczii, Reich.f. and Catasetum bicolor, Kl. You failed to make 
mention of them in your letters. 
Hot much in flower in garden at this time, though many flov^er 
spikes are in evidence, end my hopes are running high. 
Very sincerely yours 
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