Powells' Horticultural Garden 
ORCHIDS ON LY 
Balboa, Canal Zone, Panama 
BALBOA, C. Z., PANAM A_ 
Jan 1B.1933 
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My dear Dr Ames: 
I have your two Iwtters of 5th and one of 6th "by todays 
mail, the one of the 6th enclosing check for $150.uu for which accent my 
thanks, as I was beginning to be cramped as to funds. now sneaking of 
funds I will request that you will send me as early in February your 
remittance as possible. Your not coming here,I will resume ray original 
Intention and get off to Chiriqui as early as possible after the 10th; 
and,as I wish to make a thourough research while there,I will have to 
employ a number , of men and make concurrently^ For this I will 
require plenty of funds. I personally will not have time to go out and 
make extensive hunts, but will remain at my sto v ping place and work up 
specimens as they are brought into me by ray collectors. Ofcourse I 
expect to make some research myself,but it will be restricted by the 
need of caring for the collectors work. Chiriqui is par excellence the 
Orchid country. , , . 
The flowers are beginning to open up now and we put 
down today a number of specimens to dry. Speaking of drying and having 
in mind your enquiry as to an Electric bed warmer, I have long thought 
that one of the Kerosene stoves,with lamp and oven .would be fine. The 
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lamp can be adjusted so that the *eat will be Just as you may wish it, 
specimens 
and you will not have to sit over it and watch it. fior will i± catch 
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fire while drying. I would not suggest one with an open burner,but 
one that uses a chimney lamp. Think on this. 
I have long made it a rule to pump dry every one who 
comes near the garden as to methods known to him to accomplish things, 
and I have learned much thereby and profited from it. I have long used 
botn the cotton batting and the extra fillers in drying out my specimens 
