TO THE 
HON. & REV. WILLIAM HERBERT, 
OF SPOFFORTH, 
DISTINGUISHED 
NO LESS AS A CULTIVATOR, THAN BY HIS VAST KNOWLEDGE 
OF 
THE AMARYLLIDACE 
AND OTHER ALLIED MONOCOTYLEDONOUS ORDERS, 
MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED IN THIS WORK, 
ILLUSTRATED 
BOTH BY HIS PENCIL AND PEN, 
THE PRESENT VOLUME IS DEDICATED, 
WITH SENTIMENTS OF GREAT REGARD 
AND ESTEEM, 
BY HIS FAITHFUL 
AND OBEDIENT SERVANT, 
W. J. HOOKER. 
GLasGow, February 1, 1839. 
