July 2 G th, 19 23. 
ry dear Dr. Standley: 
Ik .taxman, last f'ebrusry, Dr, Jr&peT 
turrod over to Ire. .Vues two orchids he Dad collected. One 
or those waa a wete* of Vanilla. he had flowers in alco¬ 
hol, hut Mrs, Ames could not take them. If Dr. Piper has 
returned from Panasaa, and the flowers of Vanilla are still 
in his possession. It rr>ui: be a great help If they could 
bo for ced to nr for study, I think the specie* is V. pom- 
pona, but to- sake sure of ay suspicions it would be well to 
■emiKine the flowers in alcohol. Vanilla is a hopeless group 
unless the flowers are preserved carefully or are available 
in a fresh state. 
fe are sadly in need of collections 
from ifio&ragua. It will he wonderful if hr. llaxon finds 
some of the orchids that are critical or discovers some add. 
iirons to the flora, of that country# 
Yours faithfully, 
