American Embassy, Bogota. 
Febrero 8, 1944. 
Dear Mr. Schweinfurth: 
Yesterday your Christmas card 
arrived with one from Mrs. Bierweiler. Thanks so much. 
I was glad to get the greeting even though the mails 
were so poor that it took it from Nov. 21 to Febr. 8 to 
arrive. I thought that I had written to you about the * 
article on orchids for the R e vista de Ciencias. In De¬ 
cember, I corrected the proofs. The issue has been held 
up unmercifully because of lack of paper. I expect it 
to be out within several months, however. Your article 
looks nice and is well presented. It is good to publish 
in South American publications, I think, and you will 
be well pleased with this job. Incidentally, I have sent 
some plants to Lyman. There are several collections of 
orchids in the packet. These are from the high sandstone 
hills of the Vaupes -— hills isolated for hundreds of miles 
in the flat Amazonian forest - where Dugand and I are 
finding so many endemics in Bombax, Hevea, S a pium, Ficus, 
MauritielXa, etf., etc. I would not be at all surprized to 
find that these orchids are new or interesting. Tv,ey are on 
an extremely xerophytic mountain within a vast wet rain 
forest. I’d appreciate your giving them a glance when they 
arrive. There isn't muc|j. news and I am trying to get off se 
veral long reports to Washington. Thank Tracy for his fine note 
on the Christmas card which I shall answer when things are 
less rushed. R e member me to every one at the Museum and tell 
them all I thinkof the place a great deal Y 0 u cannot appreci¬ 
ate what a wonderful place it really is until yop are deprived 
of its facilities for several years. 
Regards, 
