TO 
JAMES BATEMAN, ESQ., 
OF KNYPERSLEY HALL, CHESHIRE, 
AUTHOR OF THE MAGNIFICENT 
“ ORCHIDACEZ OF MEXICO AND GUATEMALA,” 
A WORK, 
OF WHICH IT IS HARD TO SAY 
WHETHER THE BEAUTY OF THE SUBJECTS REPRESENTED, 
THE EXECUTION OF THE FIGURES, OR THE TASTE AND JUDGMENT 
DISPLAYED IN THE TYPOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENT, 
IS MOST TO BE ADMIRED; 
THE PRESENT VOLUME IS DEDICATED, 
WITH SENTIMENTS OF HIGH REGARD 
AND ESTEEM, 
BY HIS OBEDIENT, 
_ FRIEND AND SERVANT, 
“ay. J. HOOKER. 
GLascow, December 1, 1837. 
