like. 
In describing flowers I awonder if you sometimes mistake the 
sepals for petals. In one of your color notes you call for white 
sepals, yellow petals and white lip. This is a strange combination, 
because t.ie lip and petals are usually of the same color. The sepals 
are the outer three members of the flower; the petals and lip const!• 
tute the inner series of thr e. Be carefulabcut this, because one 
might readily go wrong if notes are not accurate^ \ 
In tae package just at hand there are several very interesting 
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genera that are nev; to the Honduran flora* Of course a new addition 
in the generic realm is an event. £ 16 is a memeber of the genus 
Lockhart!a. This is a new tribe for Honduras, 
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1 am sorry that expenses are running higher than yb*b anticipated. 
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Cf course this is not the fault of any one here. You vo.ur own 
proposition and I not only accepted it but threw in funds for purposes 
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you did not mention* . hen we make a new arrangement you may/sure %hat 
any proposal for additions will be sympathetically considered. But 
just at present with the Arboretum income drying up, we': are not look¬ 
ing favorably on large appropriations for exploration. lie are interested 
in developing our knowledge of the Central American flora, and I am 
inclined to put collectors first in line who are helping in that dir¬ 
ection, ithout committing myself to any definte proposal, I think 
it is very probable that a fresh contract will be yours at the end of 
your present one, on similar if not better terms. 
Very sincerely yours. 
