Leandra

Mntfy 4, 1931.
Mr. Mm .7«' Sandwith,
loyal Satanic Gardens,
Dear Hr*
At toe risk of toiae eonaidered & terrible nuisance, 1 am going
to »A- yon aaaa east« for anotbir oiece of infoona&tton on yoar Herbarium.
VIU yon be good «Ms^t to tai» to Le&ndra 7i?ttQtCd?(r!LXXflOék^ which is Spe-
cie« Ho. IH, aná examine the ^mibImmb of iqpruico Ke* ¡3045 ae to the pur-
boeocace on the upper aide of the leaf* X give yam below fear descriptions
Of leaf pubescence, among whitíft yon may fiad one «blob applies to- year
specimen. If yen «Sil tell a» which one of toaae four descriptions agrees
with yoar specimen X shall then be able to apply that naae correctly to
cortesía planta in oar SwAiurtbBBfca
U Leaves almost glabrous ahora between the prbe^al veins,
the hairs, If any, short, stoat, subulate, and all alficej their
Isagto rawly exceeds 0,3 iaa*
2* Pubescence of the «gper 1®** surface, between the primary
reins, distinctly dlaoxphlc, the wall hairs about 0*3 an. long and
0.1 am* apart» the la«ge hairs aboat 0*6-0.8 an« long and 1 mu apart*
3* Upper leaf surface heavily pubeeeent with brownish hairs of
wear uneven length xaagtng from 0«3«3*& on* The longer ones are only
about 1 am» apart a«*» coneeqaently» freely owexlsgpSag
4» Upper last anrface sparsely pilose« the hairs curred-aseonding
and yellowish, mostly about 1 toa* loa® and nearly or flit# 1 an* apart*
'1m thia oaae tu* calyx is w«ry densely a«team with brSgfrlKiOlaraa» pale
brown or almost etaw-colored bail«« much longer than toe sepals and
mat glendaler* ¿	*
After bwmlantag yon with ail thie scientific natter, X rentare to
add ¿sat a short statement of «y «osle Airing the last tore© months, aa a
ganara! matter «IT botanical awit X devoted almost to« whole time to atady
of to* Killip A Smith collections fim Peru, and have the Msalaa« all
finished except the cum Tococa and three species of Leandra* X hope be-
fore long to a&tsapt a nwn»grwgh of the gsnaa Tococa.
She dapt tonteo of yaar collection in British Qnlana «cm duly re-
ceived ««ft hacre already been laid tito the Bsxtariaa* 1» appreciated them
anjr much, mat only because of toa careful study which yam had given them
hat alee far the excellent quality of the specimens* X hopa yoa «HI haws
another opportunity to go ooaaafeare Into toe tropica and toat wo may profit
from your collections agola*
le asm aaa planning an extensive trip lato eoathera Venewaela with
ar aesistant. Hr* Smith, aa too botanist, to leave hare about Jngast 1st aad
retara about May 1, 1932* the trip is contingent on getting eaou£k money
fS* ita sappart hat too prospects now seem very bright*
Kindly gif« nor regards to asy of ay Kew friends If the opportunity
arisen, aad lot a» hear from yon occasionally.
Tery truly yours,
Htt-HS
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PLANTS OF PERU
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Expedition of 1929, under the Marshall Field, Jr. Fund
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