The Flora Of British India Orchideae To Cyperaceae

Author : Joseph Dalton Hooker
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331955026
Total Pages : 854 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Flora of British India, Vol. 7 written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Flora of British India, Vol. 7: Cyperaceae, Gramineae and General Index Tibet, in the extreme West; from Sikkim, Bengal, Assam, and Munne pore in the East; from Behar, Central India, and Chota Nagpur in the centre and from the N ilghiri Hills in the South. Next in importance are the Malay Peninsula collections made by Father Scortechini, the Messrs. Curtis, Wray, Hervey, Hullett, Merton, and Ridley, and by collectors sent by Dr. King from the Botanic Gardens of Calcutta. These latter have added several hundred species to the genera described in the first volume alone of this Flora, and have been published by Dr. King in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Thirdly rank Mr. Duthie's copious and excellently preserved collections made in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Garwhal, Kumaon, Rohilkund, Rajmahal, and Central India, and Dr. Aitchison's from the Karrum and other valleys west of the Indus. 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.