SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
July 21, 1923 
Mr. Oakes Ames, 
355 Commonwealth Avenue, 
Boston, Massachusetts 
Dear Mr. Ames: 
Thank you very much for the identifications of the two Central 
American orchids contained in your letter of July 16. 
I am sure that Mr. Skeels will do all that he can to obtain 
specimens of the Ecuadorean Vanilla. I have forwarded your letter 
to him with the request that he make a special effort to obtain the 
material. 
Sincerelv yours 
Paul C. Standley 
Associate Curator, 
Division of Plants. 
