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Field Museum of Natural History 
ROOSEVELT ROAD AND LAKE MICHIGAN 
Chicago 
February 21, 193?. 
Dear Hr. Schweinfurth: 
With regard to the Flora of Costa 
Rica, I have decided to go ahead with its printing, wheth¬ 
er I get any manuscript from Costa Rica or not. I can, 
I think, turn in about half the whole flora, at least all 
the monocots and Apetalae, which are sufficiently numer¬ 
ous . 
Some time ago Hr. Ames wrote me, if I remember cor¬ 
rectly, that nearly all of the Brenes orchids were named, 
but I know a good many more have been sent since that 
time. Whether any more are to come soon, I don’t know, 
but the collections we have been receiving from there 
lately are by other collectors. 
Would it be possible for you to return the named or¬ 
chids for which you have no further use? If that is done 
I shall, if agreeable to you, enter the Brenes numbers 
for the rarer species, that is, those for which you al¬ 
ready cite numbered collections. I think this would be 
worth while as a matter of policy, and as a means of ob¬ 
taining probably further material from Costa Rica. Knowing 
Brenes as I do (not very well), I believe he will be much 
pleased to see his name appear as often as possible, and 
it probably will please also Valeri®, ?rho should be good 
for many years of active work in Costa Rica. You can, of 
course, make additions in the proof that will be sent you, 
but additions so numerous as these had better be made 
rather in the manuscript. 
Who is or are to be designated as the author of 
the orchid payt? 
The Sesse and Mocino orchids arrived yesterday. We 
are greatly indebted to •Mr. Ames and you for the care with 
which they have been determined and annotated. 
Sihperely yours, 
Paul C. Standiey. / 
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