ORMOND, FLORIDA 
November 22, 1944 
Dear Mr. Standley: 
Your letter of the fourteenth November is in 
hand having been forwarded to me at the above address where I 
shall be quartered for the winter and spring. 
I think Schweinfurth will be able to handle 
the Costa Rican orchids if we van pull him away from his work 
on Peruvian species. It should not be difficult to do this work, 
although there are still many puzzles among the smaller flowered 
things from Cosata Rica. You cannot run these things through at 
a glance unless you wish to lose your self-respect. Of course I 
will be unable to do a thing in the way of research until this 
long vacation comes toan end. And even then I find that I like 
too much the little jobs I do as an old man viewing the end of 
his life. Any way, send on the specimens and let Schweinfurth 
do what he can. 
As I understnad it, the manuscript of the 
Guatemalan orchids wa3 finished long ago. All of the new species 
were described in Sot. Mus. Leaflets, vol 10. If others have 
turned up, they have not been called tp my attention. As you 
know Correll Is in the Navy. He had the manuscript and as I 
understood from him there was no hurry about delivery to you as 
the date of publication was somewhat upset by the War. At least 
the job has been completed.’ That is, completed as far as anyhthin^ 
can be completed of the nature of a tropical flora. It is a vast ° 
affair. I feel that it is a creditable one. It will be a great 
pleasure to see the final treatment as I feel very sure that 
nothing quite like it has been done for any orchid flora of the 
American trj>ics. 
I am also sorry that Mrs. Lwwis is no longer 
busy with Guatemalan orchids. We owe to her some delightful finds 
and it was a pleasure to be able to share her enthusiasm. 
What you report about your nephew is in line with 
my experience. Many in creating things have been picked up by the 
chaps in the armed forces and I really believe there will be a strong 
trend toward orchids after the war, the stimulation coming from 
what the boys saw in the South Pacific area. 
If there is any hurry about the Guatemalan flora, 
I can write to Correll and ascertain what has become of the manuscript. 
With the best wishes in the world. 
Faithfully yours. 
