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TO
CAPTAIN SIR EVERARD HOME, BART., R.N.
WHO HAS LARGELY CONTRIBUTED,
BOTH
TO THE LIVING COLLECTION AND TO THE MUSEUM
OF THE
ROYAL GARDENS
THE BOTANICAL RESULTS
OF HIS LONG AND DISTANT VOYAGES,
THE PRESENT VOLUME
IS DEDICATED,
WITH SENTIMENTS OF REGARD AND ESTEEM
FOR HIS FAITHFUL FRIEND AND SERVANT,
- Royal Gardens, Kew.
- Dec. 1st, 1847.