555 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Maes 
November 8 th, 1923 * 
My dear Hr. Powell: 
For over a week I have been busy with a col¬ 
lection of orchids from Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Ri¬ 
ca for Mr. Mason and Mr. Standley. Every afternoon I have come 
to my senses with a start and reminded myself that I owed you 
some money. And then I would find that the hours had slipt away 
and that the banks were closed, Ehis morning I decided to attend 
tc your business first of all. Hence, a check is enclosed for 
two hundred dollars. So much for that. 
I have very little of interest to report. 
5145. Ehis proves to bo Hesadesmla pachybulbon Sehitr. I agree 
that slight differences occur, but comparison with Schlechter*s 
sketch and a close study of all available material convinces me 
that only one species is In hand. 
555. Hexisea oppoeitifolia Reiohb. f, I have already reported on 
this under your field number. 
530, 351, 336, 337» 335. Shese numbers represent Habemaria pe4- 
aloeleo Lindl* 
Before you get this, Sched, Orch. 6 will be 
in your hand. I hope this number will please you. I have about 
ten Central American species of Pleurothallis already figured for 
Sched. Orch. 7*1 also have a handful of new species ready for 
publication. I hope to be able to go to press next month. In the 
meantime Sehlechter 1 3 long delayed laa^aium opus may come to hand, 
although I am at my wits end to understand how he can publish 
anything in Germany under the prevailing conditions. 
Yours faithfully, 
