Balboa, C.Z.Panama. 
April 29,1923. 
My dear Dr Ames: 
iT11 pc+Vi 1 ? av ? y 0 v r le * ter of 9th » w hich arrived here on 
April j-bth, after having been delayed so long because the Ship on 
which it was dispatched from Hew York made calls at all of the 
Haytian ports on its way down. 
Please accept my thanks for the enclosure of check fo^ $ 350 
which has been allocated as follows: ~ ’ 
Payment of man and some expenses to Apl 20, he having gone out 
but little duting my absence as my daughter required his assists® 
in pressing and dryig specimens and care of garden $ 55.00 
The balance to be applied to the payment of his wages and exjes- 
es, estimated to carry them up to Sep't 1st $ 295 . 
possibly to Oct 1st. 
Is the rainey season will begin now in a short time he cannot 
be so active in the woods as in dry season, but his services can 
be utilized in the garden and in preserving specimens,to advantage. 
However, we have planned to make an active canvass as possible in 
search of terrestrials, as they only show during the rainey season 
being almost invariably annuals, and can only be found during that 
period. At any rate you need not send me any other funds before 
I write you that I am out. 
There will be no let _up in activities because of the rainey season-, 
as I forestalled that by my storeage for flowering" scheme; and as 
I have the plants in the garden,I will catch them as fast as tkey 
flower. At the same time he will,when out,keep his look out for 
flowering plants of the Hpiph type. 
You were very fortunate in getting the boilers as dryers while 
in Honduras; with me it has required from 2 to 6 weeks to dryout 
plants, according to bulbs and thickness of leaves, even though 
they have been scalded before laying down. Catching an idea from 
your boiler' experience, on yesterday I rigged up hangers from the 
ceiling over my cook stove in the kitchen, where I will keep the 
dryers hanging in the heat all day. Examination today shows that 
the idea was good. I may further develop it. 
I rejoice that you have the volume of lankester specimens,and 
so anxious am I that you forestall all competition, I sugg¬ 
est if necessary, that you defer publishing m y determinations 
and devote the sp ce to those of Costa Rica. We controll Panama 
and no fear of interference, and the weak place is C.R. Rush it. 
I will write Lankester on this. 
As to Ho 267 Oncid, tentatively determined by you as O.confusumj 
while the name is apropriate enough,before you close the matter, I 
would call your attention to my Hos 161 O.confusum, Ritch.f. and 
