Pleurothallie and the gynostemium of a Stelie. To very 
much complicate matters it has the vegetative characters 
of a Lepanthes. A hold lad would say the vegetative 
characters and the gynoatemlum warranted a new genus. But 
X am inclined to place weight on the gynostemium and pass 
the plant along as a new and aberrant Stelis, 
I hope I have read aright your threat regard¬ 
ing v-'iat will ha pen when you return to Gartago. That is, 
I take it that you will attempt to bury me in an avalanche 
of orchids. The truth is That I &t in better shape to do 
orchid work than ever before, because I am gradually 
drawing out of the jobs that killed my time and going back 
to the orchid trenches to fight out the last days of my 
existence doing what I want to do rather than what other 
people want me to do, I have given up the bit? 4^-aes in 
biology, bo that my teach!ngrespunfcibilities are cut in 
half, 
I am still hoping that the day will come when 
I can walk up your front yard (if you have one) and ask 
if you are at home. Then we can discuss orchids, sealing 
wax and taxes, and the Carden of .den. 
Very truly yours, 
j 1 , 
C, H. Lankester, Seq* 
89 Ditton Hoad, Surbiton, England, 
