June 15, 1950 
C* H. Lankester Esq., 
las Concaves, Cartage, Costa Kies, C.A. 
Dear Mr. Lankester: 
Keplying to your letter of May 15th, let me thank 
you for sending me the kodachromes of the remarkable Masdevallia. 
Herewith I return two of them, as requested, and shall taice the libeijfc- 
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ty of retaining one of the others to be returned until I have the op¬ 
portunity of describing this species later. I had hoped, as I wrote 
that I was to have a complete plant protected by cardboard, since I 
ara loath to describe any species without a complete plant from the 
root up. Would not this still be possible? 
I quite agree with you about the advisability of creating an 
"orchid haven" in your rich country. Why cannot you who are right on 
the ground stimulate such a project? 
Sincerely yours, 
Charles Schweinfurth, 
Keseareh fellow in Botany, Harvard University 
