DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE PLANTS

THE RAREST AND MOST REMOTE

FLORA OF JAPAN

WHICH

Through their most benevolent persuasion, most indulgent

letters of recommendation, and at their liberal and great

expense, it was my fortune to seek out, collect, and

transmit to Europe, both living and dried,

A TOKEN OF A MOST GRATEFUL MIND

FOREVER,

GIVES

DEVOTES

DEDICATES

your most humble and obedient client

CARL PETER THUNBERG.

Carl Peter Thunberg (1743–1828) was a Swedish naturalist and a student of Linnaeus; he is often called the 'Japanese Linnaeus' for his foundational work on the region's botany.