355 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. 
January 10th, 1925. 
My dear Dr. F-tandley: Your good letter of the seventh was no si 
welcome. It is always a pleasure to learn from you regarding 
your plans for tropical exploration. 
I have had a raosi unsatisfactory winter from a botanical point of 
view, because numerous burdens have been added to an already 
oppressive load of duties. I have had to depend on my staff of 
assistants for the routine work of tentative determinations. At 
this time I have about fifty Central American novelties ready for 
the press. I intend £o puph these into print before the end of 
the coning week. ThejAlfaro collection is worked up and I have 
made progress with yipur Costa Rican material. It is too early to 
tell you about your resulfbs, but at present it would seem that 
you duplicated species mope often than you found new ones. This 
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Send sample pages of yofir Panama Flora. I think I can help you 
to get what you want, 
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The Guatemalan programme meets with my approval. I hope, however, 
that you will finally decide to make gmc&her campaign in Costa 
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Rica, '"hen yourpplans are matured l<Tb me' know what you need from 
me. I am, as you know by this time, a( very willing contributor to 
your war-chest. 
