SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
October 30, 1923. 
Mr. Oakes Ames, 
355 Commonwealth Avenue, 
Boston, Massachusetts. 
Dear Mr. Ames: 
Thank you for the name of the Salvadorean 
orchid collected by Mr. Choussy. The Salvadorean specimens 
to which I had reference, as not having been named, were 
Dr. Calderon's numbers 1722, 1724, 1736, and 1753. These 
were in one of his most recent sendings, and all, I thought, 
were new for the country. They were all terrestrial species, 
if I remember correctly, one of them a Microstyli s. or 
whatever it is called now. I had in mind also the Nica¬ 
raguan specimens, collected by the Moravian missionaries, 
which were sent to North Easton about the same time. 
With regard to the Nicaraguan specimens, there is no 
reasor^why you should not keep them, if you so wish, for 
Dr. Sc^llert stated that it would be better to keep any of 
the Nicarguan material that might be useful where it would 
do the most good. In case you do keep them,, it would 
probably be best for you to write directly to him, Dr. P. 
0. Schaliert, 1820 South Main St., Winston-Salem. North 
Carolina. 
1 . Mr, Maxon was much pleased with your remarks regarding 
nis Costa Rican orchids. I hope that I can do as well while 
I am down there, and there is no apperent reason why I should 
no'v. You may be sure that if I get into a region where there 
are orchids, they will not be neglected, and according to 
all reports there is an abundance of them anywhere in the 
higher portions of Costa Rica. 
It is about time for me to be getting my things to¬ 
gether, and in fact I already have all my outfit and it is 
only a matter of packing it. I suppose I shall leave 
for New York two weeks from today, to sail November 15. 
Your check I shall be glad to receive at'any time now, if 
it is convenient to send it. It had better be made out 
to me personally and not to the Smithsonian Institution as 
? least so the disbursing officer of the Sm?th! 
