TO 
DR. EDWARD DE REGEL, 
DIRECTOR OF THE IMPERIAL BOTANICAL GARDENS, 
ST. PETERSBURG, ETC., ETC., ETC. 
Dear Dr. ve Recent, 
Let me claim the privilege of many years’ 
friendship, and dedicate to you the 111th volume of the 
BoranicaL Macazine, as a testimony of my genuine 
admiration for your distinguished services as a scientific 
Horticulturist, and of my appreciation of your acquirements 
and labours as a Botanist. 
Believe me, dear Dr. Regel, 
Most faithfully yours, 
JOS. D. HOOKER. 
RoyaL Garpens, Kew, 
December 1st, 1888. 
