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of the flord of China and it is
hoped that when this is published. it will stimulate the activity of European residents to still further
explore
the vegetation
of
this
interesting and still little known
country.
8.
Ford has written privately
to sir goochh Hooker describin
what he has done and
a.o Dore
which Mt Ford havno representatives
has been forwarded to her.
I am, siv,
Your most obedient Servant,
b. r. v
little
encouragement
on the part
a
collection
of this Establishment
of typical specimens selected
from the Kew Herbarium and
representing natural families of
which