iv PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS 
Grah.—Dr. Robert Graham, who described Dr. Wallich’s Legu- 
minose. 
Ham.—Dr. Francis Hamilton (formerly Buchanan) who published 
papers in the Linnzean Society’s Transactions and elsewhere, 
besides a Journey to Mysore. 
Herb, Banks. These allude to the names given 
Klein. (or Madras) (to the plant in the Herbaria of the re- 
Rottler. spective Botanists mentioned or to the 
Smith. species named by them. 
Hook. bot. Misc.—-Hooker’s Botanical Miscellany, 3 vols., after- 
wards continued under the title of Journal of Botany. 
H. F. & T.—Dr. J. D. Hooker and T. Thomson, authors of the 
Flora Indica and Pracursores ad Floram Indicam in the Journal 
of the Proceedings of the Linnzan Society. 
Jack.—Dr. W. Jack, author of valuable papers in the L. S. Trans- 
actions. 
Jacg.—Professor N. V. von Jacquin, author of Icones Plantarum 
Rariorum and other works. 
Juss.—Bernard de Jussieu, author of Genera Plantarum and Adrian 
de Jussieu, who elaborated several Natural Orders. 
Koen.—J. G. Koenig, one of the earliest of Indian scientific Botanists, 
who was Physician to the Tranquebar Missions. 
Lam.—J. B. M. de Lamarck, Editor of the Botanical section of the 
Encyclopedie Methodique. The Plates accompanying that 
work are usually styled Illustrations de Genres (Lam. ill.) 
L’Her.—C. L. L’Heritier, author of Stirpes Nove aut Minus 
Cognit. 
Lour:—J. de Louriero, author of the Flora Cochinchinensis. 
Pers. syn.—C. H. Persoon, author of Synopsis Plantarum. 
Pluk.—Leonard Plukenet, whose works are, Phytographia, Alma- 
gestum Botanicum, Mantissa, and Amaltheum. 
Poir.—J. L. M. Poiret, one of the principal writers in Lamarck’s 
Encyclopedie. 
Retz. Obs.—A. J. Retz, author of Fasciculus Observationum Bo- 
tanicarum. 
Rheede Mal.—Rheede’s Hortus Malabaricus, 12 vols. folio. 
Roem. § Schult.—J. J. Roemer and J. A. Schultes, authors of the 
Linnzi Systema Vegetabilium. 
Roth. nov. sp.—A. W. Roth, Nove Plantarum Species, Przesertim 
Indiz Orientalis. 
Roxb.—Roxburgh, (Dr. W.) Plants of the Coast of Coromandel, 
Flora Indica and Hortus Bengalensis, a Catalogue of the Cal- 
cutta Garden. 
