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TO

CAPTAIN SIR EVERARD HOME, BART., R.N.

WHO HAS LARGELY CONTRIBUTED,

BOTH

TO THE LIVING COLLECTION AND TO THE MUSEUM

OF THE

ROYAL GARDENS

THE BOTANICAL RESULTS

OF HIS LONG AND DISTANT VOYAGES,

THE PRESENT VOLUME

IS DEDICATED,

WITH SENTIMENTS OF REGARD AND ESTEEM


FOR HIS FAITHFUL FRIEND AND SERVANT,


THE AUTHOR.


Royal Gardens, Kew.
Dec. 1st, 1847.