225 Bay State Road, Boston, Massachusetts 
January lb, 1336 
My dear Lankester: 
The painfully skimpy Masdevallia sent to 
me for identification, . single flower without vegetative 
parts, is, I am sure, fas 'ovallie lata eicib. f. Your poor 
specimen differs a bit fro: the type, but we have to make 
allowances for variation when only fragments are in hand, for 
comparative studies. I wish you would send more material 
when you have time to do so. 
My wife has just finished a good drawing 
of ft-'Tis Laiifestwri . This will be public od in „n early 
number of the Botanical ' useum Leaflets. In time hope to 
have the bulk of the Central American p- ei.es figured« For 
this contribution the orchi&ologists * r m t 
Just think of It: I have been awarded the 
George R. White Medal of Honor by the Massachusetts Horti¬ 
cultural Society. I want you to realise that a very disting¬ 
uished mortal objects to discourteous fragments I 
Have you come- in contact with Mr. Skutch. 
This young man is an excellent collector. If he ever visits 
your garden I hope you ill ask him to dry for me some of the 
material in your collection which is too cor on for your 
fastidious attention. 
Your welcome greetings card has been pasted 
on an herbarium sheet of a specimen of coofee- sent to me in 
1928 from your plantation. 
All good wishes. 
