June 2, 1950. 
Mr. C. H. Lankester, 
Las Concaves, Cartago, Costa Bica. 
Lear Mr. Lankester: 
In answer to your letter just received, I shall have 
to report that the enclosed plants were badly broken. Of the Maade- 
vallia but one complete leaf could be pieced together from two frag¬ 
ments, together with many worthless fragments, before describing this 
plant as a new species (which It surely seems to be), I wonder if you 
can not send to me a complete plant protected by cardboard. At pres¬ 
ent I can not tell the variation of the leaves, the exact height of 
the flowering scape etc. You see 1 am unable to sympathize with iieieh- 
enbach and BrSnslin in describing a new concept from a single flower 
or in anywise inadequate material. I need a complete specimen. 
Of the other specimen included, there was a complete plant but 
only a single^very fragmentary^flower, from these evidences, 1 judge 
that it represents Scaphyglottis pulehella (Schltr.jl.O.Wms., origi- 
nally described as Bamonia pulehella by Schlecter. The ordinary run of 
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specimens of this concept are very much larger. 
I deeply regret to say that Prof. Ames passed away on April 28th 
a victim of a long-time heart ailment. Mrs. Ames is now in Italy at the 
villa of her brother on Lake Coma, but will be back the last part of 
July. 
I expect to attend the International Botanical Congress at 
Stockholm in July, and I plan to return the last of August. 
Assuring you of my interest in anything orchidaceous, I am 
Sincerely yours. 
