Caracas, July 24, 1931 
My. Ellsworth hillip, 
Associate Curator, 
Division of Plants, 
Smithsonian Institution, 
Washington, D.C. 
Dear Dr. ilillip: 
your letter of July 1st. at hand. I thank you 
for the new identifications. 
With regard to Jahn's plants, I have made in 
your list the corrections for the numbers which we have in our 
herbarium. 12he remaining numbers are evidently those for 
which there were no duplicates, so the best thing- to do is, as 
you suggest, to give them new numbers beginning with 1316. 
Furthermore I have no botanical news to tell you 
since I have not been working since June 1st., when I have 
been suddenly separated from the Museum, with my salary reduced 
from Bs. 1750 to 600 and all my assistants have been dismissed. 
Of course, I do net accept the new arrangement and am staying 
here only until the Government have decided What they are 
going to do about it. But I am in great fear that our herba¬ 
rium of over 10,000 sheets will have the same fate as those of 
Vargas and Ernst. 
Meanwhile my 
I will keep you posted as to future movements, 
address will be the same as before and I remain 
Yours sincerely 
