A Plantsman in NepalAntique Collectors' Club, 1995 - 291 pages In 1971 a small group of botanists and horticulturists organised a three month expedition to the Upper Arun Valley region of eastern Nepal. Their aim was to collect seed and specimens of ornamental and economic plants both wild and cultivated in a remote comer of this landlocked kingdom. This book, originally published in 1981, chronicles the travels and activities of the three-man horticultural team. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 8 |
Foreword | 9 |
Preface to New Edition | 12 |
Copyright | |
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