АП the plates of this work have been lthographed Бу myself, во that I сап answer for their 
correctness. As a first attempt, I trust that they will not be too severely criticised. 
I avail myself of this opportunity to express my best thanks to all my friends in Ceylon, 
who have so much aided me in my researches. 
Unfortunately of those to whom I feel particularly indebted, General O’Brien, then acting 
as Governor in Ceylon, and Mr. Sonnenkalb, Consul for Austria, Prussia and Hamburg in Galle, 
exist no more, but I shall never forget their kindness towards me. 
To Major Skinner, a gentleman possessing the most profound knowledge of Ceylon, I am 
very much obliged for the excellent plan of my journey to the interior of the Island and many a 
useful hint. I am very glad also to express here my thanks to Mr. Thwaites, the well known bo- 
tanist and director of the botanical gardens at Peradenia, with whom I spent several of the brightest 
days of my life and who generously allowed me to obtain possession of a part of his beautiful collections. 
To my kind friend, the zealous missionary Father Miliani and finally to two native gentlemen, the 
Ratamahatmeyas of Ratnapoora and Balangodde, I have to express my acknowledgments for their 
agreable society and friendly advice. 
VIENNA, September 1867. 
Baron Eugéne de Ransonnet. 
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