TO 



GEOKGE BENTHAM, ESQ., F.E,S., 



THE PRESIDENT, 



AND TO THE MEMBERS OF 



THE LINN^AN SOCIETY 



THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY AND GRATEFULLY DEDICATED 



BY THEIR FORMER PRESIDENT 

 AS A HUMBLE RECORD OF HIS DEEP SENSE OF THE HONOUR 



AND HAPPINESS WHICH HE HAS DERIVED 



FROM HIS CONNECTION WITH THE SOCIETY 



FOR NEARLY SIXTY YEARS. 



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