July lit, I960 
Mr. Robert M. Scully 
JONES AND SCULU, INC. 
2154 N* W. 33rd Avenue 
Miami 35, Florida. 
Dear Bobs 
Many thanks fear your letter of June iSth which I found awaiting 
ny return from Europe on July 4 th. 
Indeed, Dunstervilie and I will be very happy to have you to 
handle our book for resale. The selling price of the book if $15.-. 
Without consulting Dunsterville I can offer you a 25 % discount on each 
volume you sell. Would you be kind enough to let me know if this pro¬ 
position is agreeable to you. However, as you may know, I am leaving 
again on July 15th for an extended trip to Colombia, South America. 
I expect to be back on or about the 1st of September. If you need same 
volumes in the mean time, you may write to Mr. Schweinfurth and he will 
see to it that you will receive the desired number of books. 
Tou have also asked me to inform you about the meeting at Kew. 
Well, the meeting was short, but very much to the point. Both Mr. Summer- 
hayes and Dr. Holt urn have made it very clear to Brieger that they have 
neither the time to engage in ary lengthly writings, not ary specific 
interest in ary new phylogenetic system of the Orchidaceae . They have 
pointed out, howevexy that if Brieger cares to ask any specific question 
they will be willing to give him a "specific answer"• Furthermore, both 
Suraraerhayes and Holtum felt that if Brieger is interested to write a 
book on the phylogery of orchids, he should go ahead, but entirely on his 
own. - personal observation of the meeting may be suamarissed as follwss 
Brieger is very unsure of himself and he is constantly on a fishing expe¬ 
dition, while Soa&erhayas and Holtua are interested solely in naming plants 
without a second thought to natural affinities. - After all these, Brieger 
felt very discouraged and the meeting ended. I would like to put it in 
writing for you, that I was not asked to collaborate at all! So the blame 
cannot be put on Harvard this time. Personally I am very much acquainted with 
Brieger 1 s methods, since he has spent a considerable time in my laboratory 
in trying to extract information from me in 
Perhaps the remark I wish to make here is a bit out of place, but 
I am sure it will make it clear exactly what I mean. Two years ago Brieger 
has spent 3 weeks in the Ames Herbarium, mostly talking with me on the 
phylogery of orchids. During this time I mentioned a group of plants, Apos¬ 
ts siaceae , which, in ay mind, play a very important role in the whole 
orchidaceous complex. This was the first time Brieger has ever heard about 
this family and he also never has seen any material of it. let in London, 
after my talk he comes to me and tells me that he is glad to see that I 
