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 | |
19 other sections not shown
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Plantsman in Nepal G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Author | Roy Lancaster |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Antique Collectors' Club, 1995 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 1851491791, 9781851491797 |
| Length | 291 pages |
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