Flowers of the Himalaya (Oxford India Paperbacks)

Calcutta: Oxford University Press, 1997. Half Leather. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. Rebound in half leather of new paperback edition. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square and with minor wear. Published without Dust Jacket. This is the first book of its kind, helping readers to identify the wild flowers of the Himalaya, from Kashmir to Ladakh to the Nepal-Sikkim border in the east. The authors describe some 1500 species found mostly in the upper valleys, hills, and higher mountainous regions. The book includes over 690 color photographs of plants taken in the field, and hundreds of line drawings. It details where to go plant-hunting and at what seasons of the year. Also included are brief descriptions of types of climate, geology, soils, altitude effects, and the effects of people and animals on the vegetation of the region. ; Repr of 1984 ed; Color Photographs; 8.57 X 5.54 X 1.54 inches; 740 pages DC3.