Life And Letters Of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. Vol. II Book

LIFE AND LETTERS SIR JOSEPH DALTON HOOKER - VOLUME II - 1918 - CONTENTS OF THE SECOND - VOLUME PAGE ECONOMBICO TAKY AN D THE IXEW FLORAS . 1 SCIEXTIFIC W ORK, 1 860-1865 . . 18 THE PRESIDESCY OF THE ROYALS OCIETY . 132 THE PRESIDEKC Y co ntinued . . 145 THE AYRTOS EPISODE . . 159 LIFE AND FRIENDSHI A P T KEW . . 178 Loss AND GAIN . . 198 AMERIC A AKD GEOGRAPHICDAILS TRIBUTION. . 205 END O F THE PRESIDENTIATLE RM 1877-1878-. 928 KEW 1879-1885 . . 237 RETIREMENT TO , 1897 BOTANICA1L1 - ORK . . 271 RETIRENENT T , O 189 7 DARWINIAN A A N D OTEER SCIENTIFIC IN TEREST . S . 298 RETIRENEXT TO , 1897 OF BOOKS A ND OPINIOOK . S 323 IISCELLANEOLEUTST ER S 1886-1897 . . 339 THE LION LETTERS . . 366 FIN BOTANICA W L O RK . 377 T CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUhlE CHAPTEE PAGE XLVII. FURTHEBPR OBLEM OF S ECONOB OCT ANY . . 402 XLVIII. HOOKERPSO SITIOaRs BOTA TST B . Y BOBF. . 0. Bow . . 411 XLIX. PERSOXAL I A 1 898-1906 . 429 APPENDICES A. JORGEXJO RGESSEN . . P83 B. LIST OF ORK B S Y THE LATE SIS JOSEPHE OOKER . . 486 C. IAIST O F DEGREE A S J , POISTXESTS, SOCIETIE A S S , D HoKoURS . 507 ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE S E C O K D VOLUJIE SIR JOSEP D H A LTOX H OOKER O , . JI., G. C. S. I. . Frontispiece Fronz a pcrtrait by H 3 rclo lt FIrrkomer, R. A. 1853, by kind pe7rnissinr o f the Linrlean Sncicty. SIR J. D. EOOKE IX R H IS STUDY AT THE CA ,, 428 Front a Pl otojraph hy W. End, SrlnningJalr. AT THE D, IRSVCIEYS TEN ARY 7 468 Front a Photograph by X r . F. G. Collins. LIFE OF SIR JOSEYH DALTON HOOKER CHAPTER XXVIII ECONOMIC BOTANY AND l HE NEW FLORAB THE practical interests of Economic Botany constantly reappear in the correspondence of the sixties such as reports on the Indian tea plantations 1868, the despatch of young tea plants and seeds to Jamaica 1863, an interest which led him to accept the dedication of a work on Tea by Mr. James Mac-Pherson, to whom he writes November 2, 1870 Such a book is very much wanted indeed, and will prove a great stimulus to the introduction of the Tea plant into many parts of the world to which we have sent the plant from Xew, and from whence I have enquiries for such a work. Further appear the introduction of Ipecacuanha l and Mahogany from seed raised at Kew 1866 and 1867 to India, and the boyishly cheerful note to Dr. Anderson in the latter year I am so jolly glad to have been the means of introducing Papyrus into India I really am proud of that. Of special importance is the correspondence with Dr. Anderson of the Calcutta Botanic Garden on the introduction of Ginchona into India at a time when the cost of quinine Thia was nnsuccdssful. Mr. afterwards Sir Clementa Markham was the actual collector who pushed into the forests of Peru and Ecuador, and at great persoml risk brought back young plants and seeds, which were raised in thousandEl at Kew for distribution. Anderson instituted the experiments which led to its successful cultivation in India to the Bengal Government was placed at 40,000. The first reference is dated April 22, 1861 I have not written since you left in fact I have been so anxious about the Cinchonas you so gauantly took out that I was indifferent to everything else in your way out till I should hear the result. Well done thou good and faithful servt. Thwaites confirms your report of their well-being, and I do hope thst McNicholl at Ceylon will rear them up in the way they should go...Read More