I had in the house. A dozen or more will be forwarded to you in the 
course of a day. About 6co. formaline to 100 cc. A &leohol maxes th® 
best solution for our purposes. Or you oan send the material in the 
weak formaline solution and we will add the necessary alcohol here. 
If small flowers are put in little gauze bags and tagged several 
kinds can be safely placed in a bottle. ' e also find that if the 
liquid, if alcohol is used in the mixture, is poured mostly off 
the specimens keep perfectly well for many days. Any of the more 
common species will be welcome, hr. Standley wants the species 
figured that one is most likely to meet’ in an ordinary trip through 
the country. New suedes,of cousre, must receive attention also. 
Another copy of the paper on Pan am an orchids has oeen for - 
warded to you. The book by Dr. Willie has been ordered. This, if it 
is in stock, should reach you shortly after this letter. 
My work on the Central American orchids is now in full swing 
so that anything you send will be most welcome and very useful.' 
I have not heard from Dr. Schlechter for several weeks. I 
am afraid he is very human. By this time he ought to be on his way 
to Vienna, if he is not already there, and in that event we may 
not receive messages from him for some time. 
If you get good material of Selenipedium chica why not write 
it up for the Orchid Review. I know that Mr. ' i^son, the new editor, 
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is very anxious to get interesting material and he will welcome 
first hand information regarding the orchids of Panama. 
With the best of good wishes, 
Yours faithfully, 
