BOTANISCH MUSEUM EN HERBARIUM VAN DE RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT TE UTRECHT 
BOTANICAL MUSEUM AND HERBARIUM OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS 
DIRECTEUR : PROF. Dr. J. LANJOUW 
ProfcaSfiB&KsSJC, Dr. f. p. jonker 
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LANGE N1EUWSTRAAT 106 
Dr.Leslie Garay 
Curator of the Orchid Herbarium 
of Oakes Ames, 
Harvard University 
Oxford St. 
CAKBRIDGh, Mass. U.S.A. 
Dear Dr.Garay, 
Many thanks for your letter of December 4th.19^1. It has taken some 
time to reply to it beeause I had to consider several things. I.am most 
thankful to you for taking the trouble to find a program for this student 
of mine. His name is C. Verhoef. 
I think that your proposal to startwith the Ciongoreae is certainly 
acceptable and therefore I should like to ask you if you could return the 
mats'ial of the Gongoreae. 
As for the rest, I am not quite sure what can come of it. It is 
certainly an excellent idea to send Mr.Verhoef over to you for 6 months in^ 
order to have the opportunity of studying the Orchidaceae in such a splendid 
institute. Actually, however, we do not feel quite sure that such a plan 
can be realized. There are two main problems. 1. The costs of going to 
Harvard for 6 months are of course very high and I don't know if we shall 
be able to raise the necessary funds. Hven the mere yourney is expensive. 
2. Mr.Verhoef is married - he married quite young - and has at present one 
child, while a second child is expected early this summer. Actually he has 
a half-time job as a teacher. Nevertheless we will see what can be realized. 
As to the other point you raise, assuming that Mr. Verhoef may cooperate 
with you in writing the Orchidaceae for the i ! lora of Surinam, I think, that 
for the near future this will be too difficult a task for him. We may hope 
that he will become a good specialist, but I am sure that this will take 
some time yet. I feel that first he must show what progress he makes in 
working on the Gongoreae. Should after that the occasion present itself to 
work at your place for 6 months, you will be able to judge for yourseli 
if it will be possible that he assists you with the work for the Flora of 
Surinam. But I feel that for the present you better reckon with the fact. 
that you will have to do it mostly yourself. I hope that you will find time 
to proceed with this work on our Flora. The additional material will be 
sent to you. It may take, however, some weeks, before it is ready for 
distribution. 
Separately I will have sent a sample copy of a part of our Flora to 
you, to give you an idea in what way it is done. 
I thank you once more for your kind assistance. 
Aith best regards, 
Yours sincerely, 
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(Prof.Dr.J.Lanjouw). 
