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by and bowed.  I do want a letter in Poruguese telling whom it may concern what I'm at, but Dr. C-P can give me that.  He is to be at Jardin Bot tomorrow at 10, so am I, and with D. Maria to interpret I hope we can make arrangements for Pico da Bandeira.  Dr C-P. may come too.  The route I had picked out on the map is not feasible.  We can go up through Espirito Santo, stopping at Reeve where Olyra Samp. came from, but the best ascent of the pico is from

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Espra Feliz, just across the Minas border.  Miss Rolfs and I went to Caparaó, the station beyond. After a visit of about 10 minutes with Dr. C-P and the man whose name I failed to catch, Dr. C-P- called an attendant, sent him down the elevator with me - I didn't know why till he called a motor car. I supposed he took it for granted I always used a taxi and ^[[insertion]] I [[/insertion] played the expected part, but discovered I was being sent home in Dr. C-P's car! Assist-secy of Agr at home doesn't do that for me! It [[underlined]] is [[/underlined]] agreeable to feel I am welcome at Jardin Botanico. it reminds me of