September ?th» 192.5, 
W dear Dr* Sehlechtor: 
It Tro.st finely delightful to receive a 
letter from yox^ to-day, but disquieting to learn of your re¬ 
cent break-down from, ovcr-ork. I bad begun to fear that seme 
extraordinary eye:it had occurred which led to your prolonged 
silence* Your assurances that your health la mending and that 
you are now ready to resume your work are gratifying. She thing 
now, is to avoid another overstrain* 
I am glad that you are about ready to 
bring out your paper on the Costa Rican flora. It wsafor this 
p-iper tliat X had hoped to bo able to help you prepare a oet of 
plates. Your suggestion that the platso would make a helpful 
supplement meets with my approval. But, in yom* letter of the 
nineteenth August you gusto a price without tolling mo how 
vtMxay tie.' species there will be . Please bear this matter in 
mint/, bhen you '-rite again fire me some idea of the number of 
platen that il ■. be nooer. .my to illustrate the new species • 
■Ihen m can arrive at some definite 
arrangement for having’ the plates reproduced and published. 
In the meantime’ I will replenish the 
n drawing fimd n with the understanding* that you will have the 
new Costa Rican orchids and any other Central American species 
necessary to complete your series made for mo in the usual mm& 
ner. I will send you a draft on Hew York for twenty-five dol¬ 
lars next week. Pending the arrival of that amount I enclose 
a bill for five dollars which I hope will get through the mails 
