I hope that at the first of the coming year active work 
may he started on the flora, and the first families may be sub¬ 
mitted promptly for printing. The G-ramineae and Cyperaceae will 
form a good-sized pamphlet, and most of the succeeding families 
can be prepared rapidly—in fact, Macbride has worked them over 
already at Berlin. 
It would be very desirable, I think, to have the Orchidaceae 
about one year from now., They could be published without delay 
upon receipt of the manuscript. So far as I know, no illustrations 
have been prepared for the flora, but if you wish to use line 
drawings of any of the orchids, they can be used easily, and would 
make a desirable addition. 
I believe I have mentioned most of the essential points 
in the matter. Please let me know your inclinations with regard 
to the subject, and what the possibilities may be. If we can 
get the first part of the book in print—and the first part need 
not include the orchids—there will be less need fo® haste, but 
it would be desirable to know that we could count on the orchid 
manuscript at some given time. 
I am still hoping that I may get to Ecuador within the next 
few months, but I do not care to go until Macbride returns, and 
if I take up some of the Peruvian plants, perhaps I may be delayed 
still further. 
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Paul C. Standley. 
