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since t he Kew specimens wer e seat en 
a little fearful ( aet much) that he might have mixed, seme ef the ethers/se 1 asked 
ypu te verify them with the Kew specimens by number. I weuld advise that I aev; 
have Ne 93 beth battled aad pressed, anu. it will be seat ea te yeu as seea as I am 
ia receipt ef the battle centaineis. It was as I suppesed,he had placed it upea 
eae ef the aew plants haagiag at the side ef Ne 93. Ne 71 is a glerieusly 
beautiful thiag aad quite fragraat. Ne 32 is alse very fragraat- very much the 
spicy eder \ 
same/as the Stanhepea. The key sheet 1 seat yeu is a cepy ef miae,aad I use it 
far quiok refereace te the tribe, witheut pulliag dewa the Herbarium sheets. 
Regular specimeas ef plaats and flewers will be seat yeu ia due eeurse,ef 
all ef the Gengeras. 
I received Vel V1L ef Orchidacea premptly aad have read it ever with very 
much pleasure. The illustratieas are exquisite, remiadiag eae ef capper plate ' 
etchiags. They are se much mere chaste aad expressive thaa the usual figura- 
tieas ia Orchid beaks, that yeu almest lese sight ef the subject ia admiriag 
the werkmaaship. The ceatemplatiea ef these has several times breught up the 
idea,that if 1 had a w amara luoida it weuld be just simply great te make drawiags 
frem the liviag $±ax parts ef flewers far additieaal matter te my herbariums.De 
yeu aet thiak it weuld?. 
Regard!ag the little flewer Ne 230 ( bigmatestalix) seat yeu. I did aet 
expect that yeu weuld take aay treuble ia leekiag this up- it was ealy seat at this 
time because it appeared curieus te me. I was never satisfied with my teatative 
diagaesis as aa Oacidium aad I wrete yeu that it had a straage leek te me. Maay 
thaaks fer the refereace, which I have leeked up aad I oeacur with yeu as far as 
my judgement frem writtea descriptiea is capable ef. I alse fiad that it is aet 
aa uncemmen species,as it is represeated ia Gesta Rica by 2; ia Celumbia by 2; ia 
Peru by 4; ia Rcuader by 2; ia Guatemala by 1. But.aever haviag seea aay ef the 
species aad aet suspectiug it here, I jumped te the ceaclusiea that it must be aa 
Oacid as the plant had a decided Oacid shape. I ef ceurse kaew that Dr bchlechter 
