Uorth Easton. Massachusetts, 
June £9, 1933. 
My dear Mr* Edwards; 
You will be please*-] to learn that the 
specimens 390 to 3S8 have turned up. 384 is Petms.a. striata 
and is an addition. The other numbers are not exeiting, sow 
I have the next series beginning with 391. This is a very 
interesting collection and 420, an Odontoglossum, is very 
fine. 
I took the two packages of zoological 
specimens to the Museum this morning. Dr. Barbour is away on 
a fishing trip. Just as soon as he returns I will let you 
know what he will do in the way of taking your specimens. X 
am very sure that he will want you to collect for him. The 4 
only hitc% seems to be that you are not getting enough plant 
material to make it worth our while to carry you on a sal&i’y 
basis. And if you use your time to collect animals in addition 
to plants, I do not s e how you can carry on for the Arboretum. 
I am unable to understand the paucity of plant specimens. I 
am very sure that Ieould go out from my front door and in a very 
few weeks in this very deficient flora beat your record for a 
year very badly. What seems to be the trouble? ‘.hen Standley 
collected round Tela, and Sigutepeque he collected several 
thousand numbers in a very few months. The species are there 
on his record. I still hold the opinion that you kake fine 
orchid specimens. But the cost per specimen is terribly high. 
I am anxious to have you continue your work for us because you 
are in a territory that we desire to have conscientiously 
explored. We do not wish to build up your ability and then have 
you collect for somebody else. That is natural. But unless you 
can supply material in greater quantity I fear it will be im¬ 
possible to make another offer. On July 5th I will order sent 
to you a check for onethousand dollars. The reason for the delay 
is that Saturday July 1 is the beginning of a week end that 
includes Monday the third and Tuesday the fourth of July. I 
shall have the check sent by air mail and it should reach you 
in good season. 
The specimens in alcohol came through 
without damage. This liquid material is wonderful and helps 
amazingly in critical studies. Your 299 seems to be a new 
species of Sobralia, I could not have described this from the 
dried specimen because the flowers are so membranaceous that 
they defy dissection when boiled up, I think I shall publish 
this with a drawing and name it S. SdwatEdsii in your honor. 
If you can get any more of it, additional specimens will be 
most welcome. 
Very sincerely yours. 
