E 355 Commourwuslth Avenue, Boston, Muss, 
January 5th, 1923. 
My dear Mr. Powell: 
Your letter of December 25th, 1922, with en¬ 
closures is at hand this noon. I think your letter to Dr. Sohlachter 
is all right. I hope it will not make him angry with me. I am 
afraid that it will be a shook to him, because he seemed to think 
that Central America was practically his for the asking. In fact 
his self satisfied behavior was a bit disturbing to my sense of 
humor. In any avent, the turn affairs have taken in Central America 
is most gratifying to me. Costa Rica is the only weak link in the 
chain of operation. Through, the United Fruit Company,Guatemala and 
Honduras are now in a way to reoeive the most concentrated attention 
in their history from an orchidological point of view. I am perfectly 
overwhelmed by the attitude of the Fruit Company. Letters are being 
3ent to the managers in eveyy important locality with orders to 
collect and to bring in all orchids found. Pressing is to be done. 
At the same time the specimens will be protected awaiting my visit 
in late February, so that I can obsorve them growing. 
From your description and the colored drawing I should say that 
your 269 is a Buibophyllum. It would be difficult to tell you the 
specific name without complete material. To tell anything at all from 
a coloredfdrawing of a single flower makes me feel that I am entitled 
to a little praise. It is probably closely related to J. Oerstedil 
Reichb. f. There is a J. Wagneri Schltr. from Panama to be considered 
We can get |own to details when the specimen comes in. 
I leave for Yucatan on February first. Then to Guatemala and 
Honduras under the auspices of the United Fruit Company. 
Yours faithfully. 
