SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
May 28, 1923 
Mr. Oakes Ames, 
355 Commonwealth Avenue, 
Boston, Massachusetts. 
Dear Mr. Ames: 
Your letter of May 25 is just received. We shall get 
the Central American and Colombian orchids ready for send¬ 
ing immediately. 
The lichen specimen we are forwarding to Mr. G. K. 
Merrill, and I expect that he will report upon it promptly 
as he usually does. 
In my last letter to Mr. Salas in Guatemala City I asked 
for the name of the collector at Qpezaltenango, and I hope 
that it may be possible to get in touch with him,for his 
specimens were exceptionally interesting. 
Sincerely yours, 
Paul C. Standley 
Associate Curator, 
Division of Plants 
