⚠Significant ink bleed-through from the reverse side of the leaf creates ghost text throughout the page, particularly visible in the lower half.

D E D I C A T I O N

The courts of various Princes (namely those of Brandenburg, Saxony, and Bavaria) are able to supply sufficient material to refresh the spirit; nevertheless, I present to you a foreign Garden, through which you may from time to time wander with both mind and eyes; and of this same work, I offer and inscribe to you this fifth volume. original: "quintam partem" - referring to the fifth volume of the Hortus Malabaricus Accept therefore, most Illustrious Man, this work with kindness, and know that I am ever mindful of you, as I am

Most Noble and Illustrious Man,

of your virtues

The Most Devoted Cultivator

A formal Latin closing expressing deep respect and service.

Given at Utrecht original: "Trajecti ad Rhenum" - the Latin name for Utrecht on the Rhine
31 July 1684.

HENRICUS VAN RHEEDE
OF DRAAKESTEIN.