'List of articles contained in boxes HS115-131' by Theodor Hartweg

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Scope & content: 'List of articles contained in boxes HS115-131'. Signed 'Bogota [Bogota, Colombia] March 28/43' and 'Jamaica June 3d 1843. Theodor Hartweg', comprising a partly numbered list of plants, seeds and dried specimens sent to England, including a species of Catasetum ('near the Hacienda del Hospicis, between Bogota & La Mesa [Colombia] on the ground'), a species of Cattleya ('very pretty. On rocks and trees near the Hacienda del Chocho in the province of Bogota. This is probably the same fine species as sent from Loxa [Loja, Ecuador], 'flor de mayo' ['May flower', also known as Christmas orchid]'), '121 sorts of seeds', '357 species, or 4,112 specimens of dried plants' and 'some fine specimens of the spread-eagle' ('a species of Laelia') [here the list includes approximately 36 more plants and seeds]