February 28, 1942 
Dr* Diehard livens Shultes 
Institute be Clencias Daturales 
Bogota, Colombia 
Dear Dick: 
I am glad tc jjpovo your short and „ycu may be sure that it is wel¬ 
come written on noted .k paper as it would bo nere it written on 
the most ornately engraved paper .procurable in Colombia. 
I should like very much to bo going on this seven months turn 
about Colombia which you will nave probably embarked upon by 
this time* Drop a note occasionally if y u have time to do so. 
I think that 1 can di 1 ut un- tiler short pa er to send down to 
Caldezia and 1 shall ct it it the first of the week. 1 hove had 
so many invitation papers in the last year and a half that I have 
net had manuscript to out even ne squib in the museum leaflets. 
Tbefcdsprobably just as well though, >s it gives the other fellows 
here a little more room to publish in. 
I have just got ,en in about 600 of the , at perfect orchid s eciniens 
yqu ever saw from Hew Guinea. Toe material is apparently rich in 
new snecies as the few small groups that I have worked so far lead 
me to*believe that t ey are 70°/o new. 1 even have one of those 
"Oh my" orchids Cypripidiums -hich I am going to publish in an 
early issue of the Bulletin with appropriate "Byllehoo". 
If I can do anything for you here crop me a line. 
Sincerely, 
"4 
LOW/cl 
