Hr dear Mr, Powell: 
September 10 th, 1923 , 
I enclose check on lew York for two hundred 
dollars, Shis amount is to he used at your discretion in accord¬ 
ance with our agreement, 
She package of specimens has just come in 
from the Customs, She Habenaria species ar just what I suspected 
they would he: 315. Habenaria bleornls Lindl. 316, 31? & 318 
Habenaria alata Hook, 31 9 is a new EpideMrum. I am callinging 
it £• Hffi* But this name may have to he changed if I find 
that it has already been used. For the present use it, I take 
it up in the sense of ,T chaste”. 
A package of tracings has come in from our 
friend Schlechter* ‘Host of the species are your Panama numbers. 
Prom the sise of the package I should think he has had every 
one of the types traced, This gives us a double check on the 
Panama orchids of Powell, 
Ames. 
312 is, as I suspected, Stelis cascajalensis 
I am sorry to report that Lankester is not 
coming up to expectations. I am afraid his collecting Is of a 
most desultory kind, axon gave me to understand that it would 
be wise not to set my heart on telling results from lankester 1 s 
methods. Still, I am hoping that as time goes by he will get 
down to a more substantial basis of work. But, until Standley 
goes to Costa Rica I am afraid Schlechter will continue to get 
the jump on us. 
