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255 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass. December 8, 1922. 
% dear Dr. Standley: / ; 
Under another cover I am sending 
to-day the determinations of the Central American or¬ 
chids received last week. Or rather on December ylth. 
There were no new species, but iSpidendrum ionophlebium 
Reicho. f. was worth the trip. I have only known this 
from the type and a duplicate of the type collection 
which Ochleahter published as S. Hoffmannii. Several of 
the Dycaste species I have not identified to my satis- 
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faction. Although I know most of the Central America 
species when I see them alive, they become very puzzling 
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when ury. .Pleurothallis Purpusii Schltr. renraflent.pt An imfcp 
teresting extension of range. Most of the 3pecies you 
obtained in Salvador seem to be new to the country, with 
the possible exceptio^nof Bletia alta. I hone Calderon 
will m&ke an effort to secure more material from Salvad- 
A reaenu letter from Schlechter reveals the fact 
that he is about to publish Powell's orchids. He also has 
a large collection of Costa Rican things under way. We 
must make determined efforts to keep him out of our field. 
/ V Yours with best wishes, 
/j f ■■ ;, S \ CD n-k-JUXr , , ; 
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