Flowers of the Himalaya with Supplement Volume.
New Delhi. Oxford University Press. 1997. Fifth Impression. Stock ID #163981 This work helps the reader identify the wild flowers of the Himalaya, from Kashmir and Ladakh to the Nepal-Sikkim border in the east. It contains descriptions of 1500 species and illustrations of over 1000 species, most of them in colour. The book also gives details of where to go plant-hunting in the Himalaya, and at what seasons of the year. Brief descriptions of types of climate, geology, soils, altitude effects, and the activities of man and his animals on the vegetation are also included. When referring to this item please quote stockid 163981.
Maps, many colour photographic plates, black and white illustrations, xxx + 580pp, glossary, index, paperback, endpapers a trifle soiled. Supplement: Map, colour photographic illustrations, 85pp, paperback. Both volumes lightly soiled and trifle worn at extremities but generally very good.
Price: $60.00 AU