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hospitality and assistance while he was working at the 

 Calcutta herbarium. The writer regrets that more time 

 was not available for a thorough examination of all 

 the Chota Nag-pur plants contained in that herbarium, and 

 in the herbarium of the Revd. Dr. Campbell, who very 

 kindly placed it at hi? disposal. Had such been practicable, 

 some errors and omissions would no doubt have been avoided. 

 Through the kindness of Mr. Gamble the whole of 

 his excellent herbarium was examined on receipt of the 

 first proof, and several additions to localities made. 

 Advantage was also taken of his advice in other matters. 

 It is with much gratitude that the writer recalls his visit to 

 Dr. Campbell in Manbhum, who has collected in Chota 

 Nagpur for over thirty years, and from whom practically all 

 the Santali names given in this book have been obtained, 

 either directly, or from his Descriptive Catalogue already 

 referred to. Dr. Campbell also kindly corrected the spelling 

 of these names in proof. The writer also wishes to acknow- 

 ledge his indebtedness to Mr. Burkill for kindly checking the 

 nomenclature of the Dioscoreacese, and lending specimens, to 

 Dr. G. T.Walker, Meteorological Reporter to the Government 

 of India, for assistance in obtaining some of the meteorolo- 

 gical statistics ; to the Director of the Geological Survey for 

 naming rock specimens ; to the Keeper and staff of the 

 Royal Herbarium at Kew ; to Dr. Ostenfeld and Dr. Paulsen 

 cf Copenhagen ; and finally to the Hon. F. Slacke, C.S.I,, 

 C.I.E., formerly Commissioner of Chota Nagpur, for his 

 sympathy and assistance in all matters concerned with 

 forestry and botany during the writer's service in his 

 division. 



H. H. HAINES. 

 Th« 31st March 1908. 



