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Hay 5 th 
'113. 
i call it a scientific abomination, simply imagine the difficulties 
it presents to us when we attempt to make a key to the species of 
Epidendrum. This thing comes in as an exception to natural relation¬ 
ships, because it should vary in anything except the margin of the 
labellum. This would be a pretty thing to introduce tohorticulture. 
mmfmmmummm 
In numbering your field material do not use a new number for every 
folder. I noticeu that you did this with Trigonidium, a Sooralia etc. 
Use the Ridgway color standards if you have not been doing sp. 
Lankester uses Ridgway consistently citing plate numbers. 
Ornithocephalus dicoras is Lindley’s Ornathooephalus bicornis . 
I am taking this under consideration in Eched. Oroh. 5. 
Getting determinations off to you within Welve hours of receipt 
of material is not a rulB of this establishment. 
.failing tubes etc. wont off this noon as promised. 
When we eomre to the point of making illustration for the 
Orchid Flora of Panama the specimens in alcohol will be a grand thing. 
Odontoglossum Powellii looks too good to be true! 
Yours faithfully. 
