Siguatepeque, 
Rep.of Honduras/. A. 
January 10 1953. 
My dear Professor Ames: 
laje yesterday afternoon I mailed nine 
packages containing specimens as follows; No.One,contains orcids 
Nos.( duplicates ) 224,256,264 and 300- 0riginals-309 to 314 Inc. 
package No.2,Orchids,315"to 326 Inc/ Package No. 3,t)rchids,Nos. 
327 to 335 inc. Package No. $Four,Orchids, Nos.336 to 347 inc. 
Package So.5, two bottles of Orchid specimens in liquid/os. 
315 to 326 inc. Package No. 6 contains 7’bottles of Orchid 
specimens in liquid,Nos.309 to 314 inc.and 327 to 247 inc. 
Package No.7 contains Woody plants Nos.504 to 514 inc. Package 
No.8 contains Woody plants Nos. 515 to 531 inc. and Package No.9 
contains woody plants Nos.532 to 555 inc. I sufcely hope that these 
packages arrive in good condition as there are many fine specimens in 
them.' All the woody plant specimens are of blooming plants. 
I nearly forfcgot to tell you that Pa.No.one 
also contains a specimen marked G-50 this for Gray’s. 
In packege No.Two ihere are two specimens of No. 
318. This is a beautiful orchid found at Las Limas,near Minas de Oro, 
Six specimens of No.322. This Orchid is almost a duplicate of the 
Brassavola digybana except that No.322 has a very delightful Lavender 
color and is not fringed quite as deeply as the B.digybana. It is 
a beautiful thing. I found this near Minas deOro,San Louis. 
All in all I am sure that you will feel as I 
do that the month and a half I spent in Minas de Oro during the 
trouble in this part of Honduras was not all lost. 
During the trouble a friend of mine came to Minas 
de Oro-For safety- from Rosario and brought me several of the Pig Feet 
bottles. I now have enough large bottles to keep me going for several 
months. Yesterday afternoon I receive d the Bottles and Dryers you 
sent some months ago. 
With best regards,I am, 
Sincerely yours, 
