HORTUS VEITCHII 



" These seeds, with a number of others forwarded by 

 Mr. John Gould Veitch, are now being raised at our 

 establishments at Chelsea and Exeter. 



" Full particulars of Mr. J. G. Veitch's arrival in 

 Japan, with the particulars of his first collection sent 

 home, have appeared in the Gardeners Chronicle, of 

 which I enclose you extracts. 



" The fact of Mr. John Gould Veitch being my son will 

 plead my apology for troubling you. 



tl I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, 



"JAMES VEITCH JUNIOR. 



" Royal Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

 " February 12th 1861." 



References : Gard. Chron. 1860-1862, passim, " Extracts from Mr. John 

 Gould Veitch's Letters on Japan"; id. 1866, passim, "Extracts 

 from the Journal of Mr. John Gould Veitch during a Trip to the 

 Australian Colonies and the South Sea Islands ; " Man. Con. 1900, 

 ed. 2, p. 543. 



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