Siguatepeque, 
Republic of Honduras,C.A 
Sept.19,1932. 
My dear Professor Ames: 
After more than two weeks of no mail service 
the Post-master told me that I could mail the packages of specimens 
to-day,so am shipping via parcel post. Package No.One contains 
Orchid specimens Nos.84 to 106 inc.,Nos.231 to 244 inc. and No.250. 
With several specimens of numbers sent in previous shipments. 
Specimens of Aquatic Plants Nos.One to Six,Inc. Specimens of Nos. 
00 and 000. These latter are specimens of a plant which I think 
are of the Fern Family as they have spore hearing fonds. If you do 
not care for these at the Arboretum It i£ possible that Gray’s can 
use them. I am sure that you are going to find some very fine 
material amoung the Orchid specimens. The flower specimens are in 
two bottles and are packed in package No.two. You will find in the 
smaller of the two bottles but two specimens,Nos.234 and 250. This 
specimen,No.250, is the only one I found of this plant so that you 
will find no dried specimen of this number.Enclosed you will find 
Field Note covering # 250. 
From Tegucigalpa I went back to the Lake but 
because of the very hard rains there I was unable to collect anything 
so returned to Siguatepeque where I have,in the one day I have been 
out,found some very interesting material but it is not ready for 
shipment. I shall work here until the weather motdrates some at the 
Lake,I want to go back there forma few weeks as I know that there 
is a great deal mf material there which I have not taken. When I 
return to the Lkael shall collect at the upper end,at Jaral,about 
15 miles from Pito Solo. I am sure that I shall find plenty to keep 
me busy at the Lhke and Siguatepeque for at least two months more, 
by that time the rainy season will be about over and I can than go 
to Comayagua Valley and the La Paz Mountains near Comayagua. 
I have not received the check for Sept, which, 
according to our agreement in your letter of Jan.30 1932,should have 
been mailed Sept.First and if it was sent by air as I instructed 
it should have arrived long ago as the Air Mail service was not effect¬ 
ed by the hold up. Fortunately I have funds available in Honduras to 
carry me over until the First of October and I am sure that the check 
will have reached me by then. You understand,Mr.Ames.that the work 
is not being held up because of the lack of funds but as I explained 
in my last letter that had the check arrived as it should have that 
I would have been saved an extra trip to Tegucigalpa. That is the 
only place where I can get checks cashed. How about the material I 
have asked you to send me? 
Trusting that this shipment reaches you in 
good condition and with best regards,! am, 
Sincerely yours 
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