TO 



CHAELES FORD, ESQ., F.L.S. 



Superintendent, Botanical and Afforestation Department of Hong 



Kong. 



Dear Me. Ford, 



It is both a duty and a pleasure to offer you the 

 dedication of a Volume of the Botanical Magazine, a 

 work which contains figures of so many interesting and 

 beautiful Chinese plants, introduced by you into the Royal 

 Gardens of Kew. 



Let me at the same time offer you my hearty con- 

 gratulations on the success of your official labours as 

 Botanist and Forester, which have contributed so largely 

 to the resources, the health, and the beauty of your Island 

 Home. 



Believe me, 



Dear Mr. Ford, 



Most truly yours, 



J. D. HOOKER. 



The Camp, Sunningdale. 

 Dec. 1st, 1894. 



