ii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [J anuary, 
ames E. Smith, the latter himself a distinguished botanist. 
Unsuccessful investments induced William Hooker to augment 
his income by turning his botanical knowledge to account and 
philosophical discussions they contain on the geographical 
distribution of plants gave an impetus to the study of this 
aspect of the science of botany that has only gathered force 
two that never failed, and that had am tual i 
scientific thought of each. paren oe 
ooker’s next expedition was made to India during 1847 
to 1851. His travels in India ranged from Calcutta to the 
his Indian journeys was published in 1854 under the title of 
Himalayan Journals,” and forms a classic of the literature of 
