SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
November 26, 1922 
Mr. Calces -Ames , 
355 Commonwealth Avenue, 
Boston, Massachusetts. 
Dear Mr. Ames: 
We are forwarding, by mail, a package containing three 
specimens of orchids from Guatemala for which we should ap¬ 
preciate having your identifications, when it may be con¬ 
venient to send them. These were included in a package re¬ 
ceived recently from the Guatemalan Department of Agricul¬ 
ture. Mr. Salas of that institution seems to be interested 
in continuing the formation of a. herbarium in Guatemala City, 
and has been sending a package of plants for identification 
almost every week. Most of these forwarded heretofore were 
collected by Mr. Tonduz, who died last ymz while I was in 
Guatemala. Recently, however, some other persons have be¬ 
gun collecting, and I hope we may be able to give them 
sufficient encouragement, so that they may continue the work. 
These recent collections have not been particularly inter¬ 
esting, although they have contained some good plants. 
After having gained a little experience, I hope that the 
new collectors may be able to extend their work into mere 
interesting parts of the country. Even around Guatemala 
City they ought to be able to find a good many plants -worth 
collecting, for scarcely any collections have ever been made 
in that part of the country. The sj)ecimens which we are 
sending are of course to be retained by yourself. 
Very truly yours, 
Paul C. Standley 
Assistant Curator/, 
Division of Plants 
