Excerpt from Flora of Jamaica, Containing Descriptions of the Flowering Plants Known, Vol. 7: From the Island The present volume which continues the systematic account of the flowering plants of Jamaica has been prepared by Dr. Rendle. Owing to the death of Mr. Fawcett, Dr. Rendle has carried on the work single-handed, and it was not until his retirement from the Keepership' that he was able to devote much time to it. My only part has been to read the proofs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.