SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
July 9, 1923 
Mr. Oakes Ames, 
355 Commonwealth /venue, 
Boston, Massachusetts. 
Bear Mr. Ames: 
Under separate cover we are forwarding a couple of 
specimens of Central American orchids for which we should 
appreciate having your identifications when it may he con¬ 
venient to send them. The specimens need not he returned 
to us. 
Mr. Salas, Director of the Department of Agriculture 
in Guatemala City, informs me that Mr. P. Voght of 
Quezaltenango, Guatemala, is interested in plants. I have 
named a few specimens that he forwarded to Mr. Salas for 
identification, and I am now going to write directly to 
him to see if it is not possible to have him make further 
collections. Perhaps you would like to write to him di¬ 
rectly, asking for orchid material. It is much easier to 
obtain material of some definite group, such as the orchids, 
than it is to secure general collections, since people gen¬ 
erally take more interest in collecting plants of some 
easily recognized family. 
Sincerely yours 
Paul C. Standley 
Associate Curator, 
Division of Plants 
