January 10, 1035, 
My dear Doctor Lankesters 
Let us start the New Year right with 
the sharp >ongs of orchidological hunger unappeasable! I have 
memories of a little Stalls you promise to send, to me. The 
name: tolls glossula heichb. f. Did you save flowers for me, 
or did your friends the be ties get there first? I would so 
such like to ware a good picture of that extraordinarily rare 
species and at the same time fed that I was doing a service 
for posterity. STUDIi-.S IS 3TELIS is by no means an empty title 
if the dear friends dll supply the material to be studied! 
I Lav sent to Standiey the first part 
of my list of the orchids of Costa Rica. I have made this a 
critical list and I feel that it will serve as a basis for an 
orchid flora of Costa Rica. The question is: will it ever be 
published by the Costa Ricans? I nave done this work with a 
dread that my efforts were to be watecU Why is it that one 
lacks faith in the Latin Americans? 
Do you receive the Botanical Museum 
Lefalets regularly. The third number of volume b was sent to 
you a few wee s ago and now number 4 is coming off the press. 
Studies in Stelis 111* I hope you will enjoy this number as it 
contains pictures of two Lankester finds and brings to a cl»se 
my id ntifleations of your Stelis material* 
With all good wishes for the lew Year, 
Sincerely yours. 
