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highly appreciated by Mr, Graham, and (had his lifer been pro- 
longed) would have been publicly acknowledged by him. The 
melancholy satisfaction of fulfilling his intentions now devolves 
upon his friends; and while they record their gratitude to Mr, 
Nimmo for his steady and disinterested aid throughout the prose- 
cution of the work, they have the gratifying assurance that he will 
continue to dedicate his time to the investigation of the hitherto 
neglected Flora of this part of India, much of which still remains 
unexplored. 
It is unnecessary to enumerate the various sources whence the 
Author derived materials for the preparation of this Catalogue: 
but acknowledgments are especially due to Mr. Law of the Civil 
Service, and to Doctors Lush, Gibson, Murray and Heddle of the 
Medical Establishment, with whom the Author was in constant cor- 
respondence on the subject of the work, and from whom he received 
numerous interesting contributions and much valuable information. 
The want of a guide, to the Botanical riches of this Presidency has 
been very generally felt and acknowledged. To supply this defi- 
ciency the present Catalogue was undertaken. It makes no pre- 
tension to a systematic treatise, but merely professes to present a 
List, (with references to Plates,and remarks on the more interesting 
species) of such Plants, indigenous and exotic, added to a compara- 
tively few novelties, as have been ascertained; and was thus intended 
to form the groundwork of a plan, the completion of which should 
be left to future research. Even in it’s present state, however, it 
must be considered a valuable contribution to Indian Botany, 
and it will be peculiarly acceptable to those who engage in the 
study of the vegetation of this Presidency. The friends of Mr. 
Graham have the gratification to state, that Mr. Nimmo, whose bo- 
tanical acquirements peculiarly fit him for the task, has undertaken 
to carry out the plan by printing annual Supplements to the Cata- 
logue; and they indulge the hope, that all who have the opportunity, 
but more particularly those Gentlemen, who have already so active- _ 
ly and liberally assisted in the preparation of the work, will 
lend their aid towards it’s completion. 
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Before concluding these prefatory remarks to this Catalogue, a 
few words may be permitted regarding it’s lamented Author. 
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