Volume 1

Flora of British India / by J.D. Hooker ; assisted by various botanists.

Date:
1875-1897
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Flora of British India / by J.D. Hooker ; assisted by various botanists. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    TO HIS GEACE THE DUKE OE ARGYLL, K.T., E.E.S., SECRETARY OP STATE FOR INDIA, PRESIDENT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON; &c. &c. &c. My Lord Duke, The fact of this first part of the ''Flora of British India appearing- during- your Grace's tenure of office, and under your instructions, affords me the welcome opportunity of following- a time- honoured custom in dedicating that work to you. And I congratulate myself on being so circumstanced, since I am thus enabled to express my respect for your high scientific attainments and for those original observations and writings which have appeared during the long period that has elapsed since I first enjoyed the privilege of friendly inter- course with your Grace, which long- antedates your scientific career ■ and my official connexion with you. I am, Your Grac'e's faithful and obedient servant, Jos. D. Hooker. Royal Gardens, Kew, MarcJi 15, 1872.