canne a sucre. Sj vous prene/ la peine de secher de bons 
echantillons, vous ferez probablement plaisir a beaucoup de 
botanistes.” 
La lettre suivante est egalement communiquce a la So 
ciete 
Royal Gardens Kcw 
April 9th 1879. 
Dear Mr. Bouton, 
“ I have received your very kind letter of 12th January. 
“ I now write to beg of you to convey to Dr. Jacob de 
Cordemoy, my most sincere thanks for liis offer ol Herbarium 
specimens of which I shall be most thankful, and pray assure 
him that 1 will make him any return in my power. 
“ Our Beunion plants are very poor and we want some 
species altogether; of the Ferns especially, Orchids and Palms, 
we want good collections. Please communicate all this to Dr. 
Jacob de Cordemoy. Also with regard to the transmission 
of specimens, I suppose that there would be no difficulty, in 
his sending them to the Museum or Garden of Mauritius or 
to His Excellency the Governor, who would, I am sure, for- 
ward them to Kew, 1 reimbursing all expenses. 
“Mr. Darwin is poorly, but still busy with his work on 
“ Expression.” 
Yours most truly, 
J. D. Hooker. 
Enfin, h 1 Secretaire depose sur la table deux plants de 
Murier provenant du Cap de Bonne Esperance et qui lui out 
etc envoyes par Sir Henry Barkly. Cette marque d’attention 
et de souvenir de la part du Patron llonorairc de la Societe, 
est duement appreciee par les membres presents a la reunion. 
Lcs deux plants soul confies aux soins de M. Ev. Dupont. 
