TO 



THE HONOURABLE 



THE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, 



AND 



COURT OF DIRECTORS 



OF 



THE UNITED EAST INDIA COMPANY, 



THIS WORK, 



WHICH OWES ITS EXISTENCE TO THE MUNIFICENCE 



WITH WHICH THEY HAVE ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED 



BOTANICAL SCIENCE IN INDIA, 



IS DEDICATED, 



AS A HUMBLE TRIBUTE 



OF UNCEASING GRATITUDE AND RESPECT, 



BY 



THE AUTHOR. 



