Mr. Oakes .Ames-2 
In order to compensate to some extent for your disappoint¬ 
ment in the orchids of this collection, I have just gone over 
the material of the Orchidaceae of the Buchtien Herbarium with 
considerable care, and. it is from that collection that there 
h^ve been taken the 293 specimens forwarded in exchange. About 
a hundrred of these are Old World collections, and the remainder 
American. I have divided all the South American collections 
that could be divided, and this has been possible in nearly all 
cases. 
Sincerely yours 
Paul C. Standley 
Assistant Curator, 
Division of Plants 
P. S. I should have stated above that we shall appreciate 
having your identifications of the Central American orchids 
when it may be convenient to send them. Doctor Calderon and 
myself are expecting to publish in the near future a list of 
the plants known from Salvador. 
