Santa Cruz de Yojoa, 
Dept.of Cortes, 
Honfl.nr as, C. A. 
November 29,1933. 
My dear Mr.Ames: 
Just about an hour ago the Indian Runner arrived 
from Jaral with my mail and amoung the letters I found one from you 
dated Nov.First. The check has not yet arrived. I am running a 
little short of funds and hope that it will come in a short time. 
The sost of the accident at the river last month took more than half 
of the last check. To date,since my return 0ct.23ed. I have collected 
material of 57 different varieties of Orchids and 25 Woody Plant specj 
imens. M 
I note what you have to say about the shortage of 
Woody Plant specimens. I have only this to say in reply: Many days 
I go into the forest and do not find a single 'Woody Plant speclraen- 
That is in blossom-when I do find Orchids. It is something I can not 
help. You insist that the plants taken must have "blossoms and they 
simply are not to be found in large numbers. I am sure that I do not 
overlook any thing in the way of Woody Plant material. When it does 
exist it is much easier found than Orchid material. 
The Indian is returning to Jaral to-day and I am 
sending this letter and the one I wrote Nov.15th. bacj by him. I am 
not sending out any of the packages of material as the post Master 
at Jaral will not accept Foreign Parcel Post.I shall have to wait 
until the rains let up some and then take them to Siguatepeque or 
San Pedro Sula. I shall have to take the packages out myself as I 
do not care to trust them to a common Indian laborer. So far I have 
not been able to get a reliable assistant and am haveln g to use 
a local man to go into the forest with me and then at night I fix up 
the specimens and keep the charcoal fire going under them until 
Ten or Eleven O’clock. Some days I have to stay in on account of the 
very heavy rains and when I do I keep the fire going all day and in 
this way get the specimens dried out in a short time. 
Hoping to hear from you very soon, I am 
Sincere! v vmirs 
