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having them done. I have just mounted up the last series and the 
drawings make a very substantial addition to my herbarium. I hope 
you will keep the work in progress and concentrate on the Central 
American and South American species. I am more interested than ever 
in Central American orchids as I have consented to do the orchids 
for Dr. Standley*s Central American Flora. I hesitated a long time 
.before taking on this additional task, because I want to have all 
available time for the Folia and for my work on the Philippine 
orchids that are coming in from Baraos. 
This brings up for consideration your work for Mr. Powell. 
Bow are we going to avoid cohfusion if we both devote attention to 
the Central American realm? Just now I have all of the specimens 
on hand from Kew that Powell sent to Rolfe, but I dare not touch 
them in view of the faot that you have also received from Powell 
what must be equivalent to a duplicate set. 
You already have a list of my Philippine desiderata. To it 
add Sarcanthus pugioniformis Reichb. f. I do not know this and 
would welcome a tracing if you have material for a copy. 
I have not yet received the list of determinations of the 
Wilson Chinese prchids mentioned in another letter. You promised 
to attend to this, bfct I suppose the matter slipt from your mind. 
I am very sorry to learn of your break-down from over-wprk. 
You must take better care of yourself and realize that the human 
body is simply a machine and that abuse wfcll injure it. 
Your letter of the seventh December and your post-card dated 
Dec. 13th, are just her®. Two thousand thanks for the jewel made 
of ^iparia Wendlandi Reichb. f. A most acceptable jewel: and just 
in time to be a Christmas gift which I will treasure through life. 
I must enclose in this letter a jewhl for you. What it will be I 
