October 8, 1930 
y dear Dr. Standieyj 
I thought o ' coirse that hr. Hehder wo Id 
be Interested in the photographs of South American types. 3ut 
apparen ly there is a tendency here to overlook the broad sig¬ 
nificance ,f systematic botany. If the Gray lerbariuxa has taken 
f • °- ien "'here might be some reason for the Arboretum to re¬ 
fuse to duplicate photographic collections. We certainly want a 
complete set of prints. 
I am pushing ahead with work on the Peruvian 
orchids and I think the determinations will be fairly simple. 
I ave decided not to fill the place made 
vacant oy the death of Wilson. Do you suppose hecord would flirt 
with the idea of joining a rather independent body of research 
men, attracted by the advantages offered by the Arnold Arboretum? 
Jincerely yours 
