SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
January 31, 1923 
Mr . Oakes Araes , 
355 Commonwealth Avenue, 
Boston, Massachusetts. 
Bear Mr. Ames: 
We are forwarding, "by mail, a package containing three 
specimens of orchids, in poor condition as usual, included 
in a sending recently received from Mr. Salas of the Guate¬ 
malan Department of Agriculture. We should greatly appre¬ 
ciate having your identifications of these when convenient. 
The specimens need not he returned to us. 
Very truly yours, 
Paul C . Standley / 
Assistant curator, 
Division of Plants. 
