to inspect some Maya ruins, I hardly ©xpect to find much there in the 
way of orchids, although it is planned to enter some of the regions 
where there is a heavy rainfall. 
Send me a sample of your idea of an orchid catalogue. That is, set 
up a genus and two ar three species so that I oan ascertain if our 
ideas coincide. I do not imagine that this would be a difficult thing 
to bring out if we followed an alphabetical arrangement. It seems to 
me, off-hand, that a natural arrangement would be open to extreme dif¬ 
ficulty. I do not remember that we really reached a decision as to 
this. 
Send me a copy of the Powell orchids, nVen the proof sheets would 
be of value to me, if the day of publication is to be delayed for any 
reason. 
If I sit up much longer I will have to double-date this letter. 
The New Year is creeping in . Just one hour from now the cells of the 
city will begin to ring, 
Pont forget the Stalls flowers. These are very much wanted. 
Prosit! 
Yours sincerely, 
‘..Oo. 
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