G L A S G O W :
P R IN T E D AT TH E U N IV E R S IT Y P R E S S , D U N L O P S T R E E T ,
BY EDW A R D K IIU L L .
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HIS GRACE JOHN DUKE OF BEDFORD,
&c. &c. &c.
ALIKE DISTINGUISHED BY NOBILITY OF BIRTH AND OF CHARACTER,
TH E DIS INT ER E ST ED AND STEADY PATRON OF THE
NATURAL SCIENCES,
BOTANY AND HORTICULTURE IN PARTICULAR,
THE PRESENT WORK,
WHICH OWES MUCH TO HIS GRACE’S FRIENDSHIP AND ENCOURAGEMENT,
IS DEDICATED,
WITH TH E HIG HEST SENTIMENTS OF REGARD AND ESTEEM.
BY HIS GRATE FUL AND OBEDIENT SERVANT,
W. .L HOOKER.
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