Nov[ember] 2 1901
THE CAMP, SUNNINGDALE.
My dear Prain We are off on 10 days visiting so I fear that we shall not meet again this year. In the course of my stumbling attempts for the Gazeteer, I find the necessity of drawing up fairly complete lists from Fl. B. Ind.[Flora of British India] of the plants of several of the Areas, upon which to establish data or[?] generalizations -- and it appears to me conceivable that, crude though they be, you might care to have copies made of them. I enclose a specimen of course they

would all require revision & verification for detailed use & some want later addition, e.g. to get even an inkling of the Himal[ayan] flora from Bhutan to Mishmi, I am making from Fl. B.I. [Flora British India] a list of all plants recorded from that area, & find, though miserably few, more than I expected. If you think it possible that you might care to have copies of any of the lists I would send you their[?] nature, & probably you could get one of the Herbarium Assistants to make copies; or I would send them to India after I have done with them for the Gazetteer.

At bottom of p. 7 you distinguish between an annual & a perennial term[?] -- can you give me any botanical data for this in the shape of a few plants characteristic of each. I quite recognise the facts, but can only guess at the constituents. Lady Hooker would be glad to know how Mrs Prain goes on -- a post card to c/o W. Darwin Esq.*1 Basset Down Southampton would be a favour, -- we shall be there till Tuesday – *2then c/o C. Hooker in Cirencester. The Edinburgh people are turning out 10v[?] micrometers[?], price not fixed 5/-6/*3 I suspect[.] Ever yours | Jos.D Hooker [signature]