July 21 st, 1 92 5, 
l$jr dear Dr. Sohleohier: 
. . , . 0^ April 21st, 1 sent you a cable- 
grara asking what it would cost to reproduce your drawings 
of Costa Kloaa types in your proposed publication on the 
orohlu ilox*u or Costa Rica, Since- then I have not hoard a 
yoru ii’om you. I take for granted that you have been v©rv 
ousy and .nag you have found more ■ import .ant tiling to do 
to bother your head about mo. In the meant ir.ie I have 
ueen ©veinrhclmocl with work on an ©numeration of Philippine 
orchids for Prof. Ilerrm, I did not realise what difft- 
cult undertaking this would prove to ’bo, 2he aomonolatorial 
tangles^to say nothing: of the work on material have consumed 
\haee and energy. Just to writ© out the necessary data has 
been a stupendous task, fe make the work more- difficult mr 
health has boon far from good. The llaadurau expedition on 
cep ox the visit to Irar&pean herbaria proved a little more 
Ti.irui enough to force a long rest in the country., 
. I have- been exacting a letter from 
you. xii ovary mu„x. But it would seua that you have neglected 
to write one._Please let me have the pleasure of a few lines, 
J ^ anxious to know how you are overcoming the serious ooiv 
ait ions that must prove,! 1 under the falling value of the mark. 
X have not received any reprints of 
yours for months, that have you been doing? 
. . What is the present status of the - 
drawing account t Purely you will let me know when the funds 
t-.re low or esSaauted? And surely there must be some tracings 
read;? to forward to me. 
, _ la Jay work on &exloan orchids I 
.ea.y: o°vJnc ; against obstacles presented by I-allave & Lexarza 
species, ho you xa®w where the herbarium of those authors is 
tr©a3urcd* hoes it exist. For example, the type of Alamaaia 
is very xinportaat, hliat hindley and Richard took to be Ala— 
maja .to, is our sly not properly allocated,Have you ever attempt* 
cu. to ascertain if tho LaLlava & hexarsa specimens are in llsufc* 
rid? It my be that we must regard the unknown species of 
tuoae authors cos deal; things never to be known, but unloss 
something of the history of their collections is on record 
bo meviiere, we must not attempt work that might be undone by 
an unexpected discovery of their herbarium. In the Hew York 
Botanical Garden Herbarium there are few* of five LILave & 
hexarza. specimens, but none of them represents an orchid, It 
is 'the existence of these specimen?- that mokes me believe tha" 
somewhere we my find others. 
Please write soon. 
Tours sincerely. 
