SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
January 6, 1923 
Mr . Oakes Ames , 
355 Commonwealth Avenue, 
Boston, Massachusetts. 
Dear Mr. Ames: 
We are forwardying, by mail, a package containing a 
specimen of Babenaria (no. 1292), the only orchid in 
Doctor Calderon’s last sending of plants. I have not 
compared it with the ether two species of the genus which 
Doctor Calderon has collected, but according to my recol¬ 
lection of them this looks as if it might represent a 
third species. The specimen is of course to be retained 
by yourself. 
I am very glad indeed to hear that you expect to 
visit Honduras so soon, and trust that you will have a 
pleasant and successful trip. I wish that it might be 
possible to secure a very comprehensive collection of all 
the plants of the Honduran coast. If you should have an 
opportunity to collect any other plants besides orchids, 
even though they be common ones, some of them are pretty 
certain to represent new records for that country. 
Sincerely yours, 
Paul C. Standley 
Assistant Curator, 
Division of Plants 
