loss of Wallace’s herbarium. Spruce was evidently disappointed 
by Wallace’s rejection of his offer of collaboration and by the 
publication of what he considered an inferior book. His candid 
and confidential remarks to Sir William Hooker offer a 
revealing picture of one aspect of his relationship with Wallace. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
The information presented in this paper was gathered during a 
trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in connection with 
systematic studies of the Oenocarpus-Jessenia (Palmae) com- 
plex, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (DEB-79- 
18347). 
I am grateful to Dr. John Dransfield (Herbarium) and Miss 
Smith (Archivist) for their valuable assistance and their interest 
shown during my stay, to Andrew and Ruth Henderson for their 
gracious hospitality, and to the Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Kew, for permission to publish the photograph of Spruce’s 
letter. Doctors Ghillean T. Prance, Richard Evans Schultes and 
Rupert Barneby have offered valuable comments on the manu- 
script, and Anne Schwartz provided assistance with the illustra- 
tions. 
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