355 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Hass, 
October 30th, 1 ?23, 
My dear Mr, Standieys 
I enclose check for three hundred dollars 
to he used on your expedition to Costa Rica. Mr, Maxon. will hand 
to you a small sum left in his hands fhora the Mcaraguan trip, 
Shis you may use for any purpose ’whatever that will help your 
work, If you feel that you can use more money let ae know. My 
chief interest is in the success of your Costa Rican venture. 
It would he a shame to let this fall short of possibilities for 
want of a few dollars, 
I am counting on you to put flowers in 
alcohol, I find that for drawings and for descriptions wet Mat¬ 
erial is Invaluable. 
I imagine you will be able to make use 
of natives for helpers. It seems to me that the more help we 
can use the better the results will be. If you are planning 
economy in this direction I shall be disappointed, 
I have located the specimens from Salvador, 
these arrived just at the time when I was moving to the city,I 
will get at them right away. 
Youra faithfully. 
