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tation Department, Hong Kong, having flowered the Basm in the Hong 
Kong Botanic Garden, arrives at the same conclusio 
Professor PERCEVAL WRIGHT to ROYAL GARDENS, KEW. 
Trini meee Dublin, 
Му DEAR i 
Fon time I have been anxious to know the species of plant 
which produces the large flat finger-like masses sent to this country 
me al the каны е could, апа this morning І got 
Swatow, April 25th, 1878, saying that by the same mail that brings it, 
а friend of his, Мт. Т. W. Richardson, sails, “bringing іп a Wardian 
case half a dozen of the young ginger shoots, which he will on 
* arrival in London take or send to Kew. I have given him a letter 
“ to Sir J. D. Hooker asking the latter to forward the plants to you, 
* and suggesting that if all survive, he should, if he cared for them, 
* keep one or two at Kew.’ 
Should they turn up and prove all sickly, M you ag A ask that 
they be all cared for at Kew before coming on another jou 
urs, &c. 
o 
(Signed) E. P. Waren. 
G. M. Н. Prayratr, Esq., to ROYAL GARDENS, Kew. 
H.B.M. v Swatow; 
Dear Sir, April 22, 1878. 
I HAVE been requested by Dr. E. P. Wright, professor of Botany, 
Trinity College, Dublin, to send him some specimens of the plant from 
the root of which the preserve, known as “ Chinese Gingen is made. 
By good fortune a gentleman at this port, Mr. T. W. Richardson, is on 
the eve of his departare for uk land, taking with him various plants i in 
a Wardian case, and he has ost kindly offered to take six young ginge 
plants among them to be таей to yeu, as Dr. Wright енер 
for ibis res to Dublin 
uld the whole or the greater portion of these plants survive the 
yop I hope you will not seru ple to detain some of them for the 
Kew collection if they are required, and I shall feel aber ‘obliged if 
you will be so kind as to forward the remainder to Dr. Wright, at 
Dublin 
Later I to. find a convenient opportunity of sending tubers, 
leaves, flowers, &e. of the mature plant preserved in salt ard water, or 
otherwise, for the Dublin Botanical Museum, and I shall again venture 
on the liberty of addressing the packages to your care. 
I forward this letter favoured by Mr. Ric bar dson. 
Yours, &c. 
dab. G. М. Н. PLAYFAIR. 
Sir J. D. Hooker, K.C.S.L, С.В. 
