SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
August 24, 1923 
Mr. Oakes Ames, 
North. Easton, Massachusetts. 
hear Mr. Arnes: 
Under separate cover we are forwarding five 
specimens of orchids included in a large collection of plants 
just received from Dr. Calderon. We should greatly appre¬ 
ciate having your identifications of them when convenient. 
The specimens, of course, are not to he returned to us. 
At least two of the specimen, I note, represent new records 
for Salvador, and prohahly two genera not known previously 
from that country. Dr. Calderon has not been in any good or¬ 
chid country recently, hut he has been doing wonderfully 
well at collecting trees, of which he has gotten many interesting 
species and some new ones. 
Sinceji?e4.y yours. 
