March 24-, 1324, 
I'y deal- Powells A package of specimens has just come 
in. A casual glanco shows some interesting species on 
which we ura ao , at -work. I pounced on your 380 be¬ 
cause I recognised in it a moot rare thing which I only 
know through the type at Few and the sketch in the 
Reichenlmchian Herbarium. This is tho bpidendrum cnli- 
gariuai of Aoiciib.f. described from incomplete specimens 
sent to K&s by eniworth SuJ.lav many years ago. It was 
at first ui(ought to bo a variety cf myrianthum, but 
is quite distinct from it. Schlechier in his Central 
Aaei-ican list, ascribed the species to Eexico, but on 
what authority 1 do not know, an Fuller stated that his 
plants esuae from Hew Grenada, {new Colombia), hear old 
Reichenbach was satisfied with "Central America*. How 
we know 'thaw rtinam is the native land of this peculiar 
species. 1 intend to have a drawing made and I shall 
write up your material for Fshed. Orch. 8, uhfch is now 
about to be begun. 
liched* Orch. 7, came out on 'Sarch 20th, but the 
impressions of the plates were so poor that If decided to 
have them reprinted, A copy should be available for you 
by to-ysorrow. You will on joy this number because it 
illaairates a number of recently described syociec from 
Costa Rica and Panama. 
Standi ey lias been very busy and from good letters 
he 1ms written to me, J an under the impression that his 
orchid collections are large and critical, 
T.n package received to-day I noted on economic 
species, hat is it and for what is it used. 
Yours faithfully, 
