THE 



The Baobab, Teynampet, 

 Madras, 



October 15, 1919. 



Dear Sir, 



I am sending a copy of the second number of a 

 new botanical journal which has been founded 

 under the name of the " Journal of Indian Botany " 

 for the publication of original papers in Botany 

 which would not naturally find a place in the 

 existing Indian Journals. For there is no other 

 journal in India which could accept a paper on 

 Ecology, Physiology, Histology, or the Cryptogams, 

 except such as might be of agricultural interest. 

 Yet India is so large a country, has so rich a flora, 

 and so varied a climate, that there are here ample 

 possibilities of work, the results of which might 

 prove of value to botanists in almost every part of 

 the world. 



The number now sent is only the second : the 

 third will be out next month, and it is intended 

 to publish ten numbers annually. One can hardly 

 doubt that the Journal will, as it becomes better 

 known, contain more papers and increase in 

 importance. 



I venture to suggest, therefore, that you will find 

 it of interest, and that it would make a suitable 

 addition to your own library or that of your college 

 or university, on account not only of the original 

 papers, but also perhaps of the abstracts which it 

 will contain of papers published elsewhere. 



I enclose an order-form, and if you will fill it up 

 and send the first year's subscription in any way 

 that you find convenient, I shall be glad to forward 

 you a copy of each number as it appears. 



J am, 

 Yours faithfully, 



P. F. FYSON, 

 Hon. Editor, Indian Journal of Science. 



