November 21, 1941 
Bear flick: 
I have your letter of november 13 which arrived this 
morning. The British censor got it. It has a censor date of 
17 November, probably Bermuda. 
First concerning a paper for Caldesia, Dr. Dugand*s 
letter cf October 30 was received tore on the afternoon of 
November 5. I hurriedly typed up what little manuscript 
I had that was complete enough to go, a very little, and 
mailed it out air mail on November 6. It certainly should have 
been there by the time that you wrote your letter. There 
were only five pages of ms. and one plate. It is pos ible 
that it went by the Bermuda and the British censor is still 
puzzlin; over it as it was written in my own inimitable 
Spanish arid Latin. 
Pachyphyllum SchuLtesii was the n. sp. in the a per 
which I sent “to Dr. Dugand. You m 1 probably see a copy 
of it before I do. 
I got a letter from Killip a couple of days ago {after 
I had writ ten him that I had more than half of some of Cuatrecasas 
orchids determined) and he asked for specimens back so that 
he might return them to Colombia. His remark was " before shipping 
gets impossible or dangerous". He may be a little too pessimistic 
but I hand it on for what it may be worth. 
I think that we are in this war right now and that it _ 
isn’t going; to be very long before there is an open break. It 
is common knowledge that U. S, merchant boats begin putting; 
in to the yards the moment the the neutrality bill was killed 
and began putting guns on - and the guns were there and ready 
for them. U.S. bottoms are already in convoy to -England. If 
there is a definite break the Germans may begin km going 
after shipping along our ,tlantic seabord and make it somewhat 
more hazardous than It is at the moment, fhis may have been 
what Killip had in mind. 
Vestal is back in the Museum, as you doubtless know. o 
far as 1 know lie has no prospect of a job elsewhere, i bo 
not kno what his status is here. _ 
..rite me immediately if my paper has not arrived in_ 
Bogfcotd and I will send a copy. It surely must have arrived 
by this time. 
I will call your mother this morning and read here a part 
of your letter. 
