CABLE ADDRESS - MUSEUM, CHICAGO 
Field Museum of Natural History 
ROOSEVELT ROAD AND LAKE MICHIGAN 
Chicago 
October 22, 1934. 
Dear Mr. Ames: 
In a letter received today from the Director of 
the National Museum in Costa Rica, he reports that work has 
begun with the printing of the Flora of Costa Rica, and that 
he hopes to send the first proofs next week. 
If possible he would like to have the first published 
part of the Flora larger than is possible with the amount of 
manuscript now on hand. This is because of present economic 
conditions, and also of the favorable attitude toward the 
work of the present government officials. 
I have a considerable amount of additional manuscript 
ready for printing, which can be submitted as soon as the list 
of the orchids is available—all the families up to the orchids 
have already been sent for printing. I do not wish to hasten 
unduly the preparation of the orchid list, for of course you 
know better than I the circumstances involved. I wonder, 
however, whether it is practical to give some idea of the 
time when this will be available for the press, so that I can 
tell the Director whether it is preferable to hold the publi¬ 
cation of the first part for a short time longer. If you can 
give me some idea of the further time necessary, I shall form 
my plans accordingly. 
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGES 
TO FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, CHICAGO, U. S. A. 
