Letter received by Banks from Maria Hardwicke, 3 November 1815 (Series 20.29) - No. 0003

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- gar or Garwhal, [Garhwal] offers a most interesting field.
It's vegetable productions are as yet but imperfectly known. But, as these Hills yield many trees that are equally indigenous to Europe, there is reason to believe that we might obtain from them some plants well worthy of introduction into England. The difficulty of bringing plants from such a distance