SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
November 2, 1926. 
Mr. Charles Schweinf urth, 
Botanical Museum of Harvard University, 
Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
Bear Mr. Schweinfurth: 
In response to the request contained in your 
letter of October 30, the Museum is forwarding, as 
a loan, the two specimens of Sobralia epiphvtioa . 
I trust these will reach you promptly. 
Recently I have been making good progress with 
the Flora of the Canal Zone, and I hope to have it 
ready for publication within a few weeks. The sys¬ 
tematic part is completed, and I am working now upon 
the introduction. 
I \ms very sorry not to have seen you last 
August when Blake and I were at the Museum one after¬ 
noon. 
Very truly yours, 
Bivision of Plants. 
