SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
Augus+ 5, 1926 
Mr . Oakes Ames, 
North Easton, Massachusetts. 
Dear Mr. Ames: 
The Museum is for.mrd.ing, by mail, as an exchange, to 
the Museum in Cambridge a package containing 9 specimens of 
Orchids from Costa Rica. These specimens are a part of a 
recent sending received from Alfaro. As soon as our ma¬ 
terial has been mounted it will be forwarded to you for study. 
Blake and I are expecting to l<=av“ here Saturday morn¬ 
ing and we shall be glad to take advantage of your kind in¬ 
vitation one of the days that we are in Stoughton. 
Very truly yours 
Paul C. Standley \ 
Associate Curator, 
Division of Plants 
