TO 



GEOKGE BENTHAM, Esq., F.R.S., 



THE PRESIDENT, 



AND TO THE MEMBERS OF 



THE L I N N /E A N SOCIETY 



THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY AND GRATEFULLY DEDICATED 



BY THEIR FORMER PRESIDENT 



AS A HUMBLE RECORD OF HIS DEEP SENSE OP THE HONOUR 



AND HAPPINESS WHICH HE HAS DERIVED 



FROM HIS CONNECTION WITH THE SOCIETY 



FOR NEARLY SIXTY YEARS. 



