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Mrs. Ames has made two wonderful plates for Schedulae Orehid- 
ianae 4. One of these shows Dpi den drum Larikesteri , a truly remark¬ 
able thing among the Central American species of Mpidendrum, but 
unfortunatley incomplete and only represented by a fragment in the 
Kew Set. I hope we can hold this even if Berlin come3 out ahead 
of us. I have toever seen anything 3ust like it. I would give much 
to see the complete plant. 
I am beginning Schedulae Orchidianae &. I do not know when it 
will be ready for press, but I hope soon. Then I am working on my 
illustrated work on the Central American Species of the Genus Stelis. 
My ambition is to figure a flower from every species. For this pur¬ 
pose I have assembles material of the greater part of ReichenbachSs 
types thanks to the Vienna authorities, and I have all of the Lindley 
types, thanks to Kew. And I believe all or nearly all of Schlechter’s 
types. The only disturbing element here is word from Schlechter that 
he has about twenty new species from Costa Rical If you love me, go 
after Stelis and get flowers in alcohol to elucidate the dried spec¬ 
imens. I have nearly finished the illustrations for a complete 
representation of the Mexican species of Mpidendrum. Bext I intend 
to take up Central America south of Mexico and illustrate all of the 
species. Here again you can help. If you really do have a friendly 
feeling for me, go after Mpidendrum. In the meantime let us work 
faithfully toward a critical revision of the orchids of Panama. This 
will be worthy of my beloved "ORCHII&CjiAK"• Fascicle 9? I hope so. 
After this effusion you will be surprised to remember that I am 
still pushing ahead with the orchids of Central America for Dr. 
Standley'a Flora of Central America. 
This summer I must find time to work up my Honduran orchids. 
These will make another issue of the Schedulae. 
