Plates In Illustration Of A Handbook To The Flora Of Ceylon PDF Download

A comprehensive guide to the flora of Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka. Written by Joseph Dalton Hooker, one of the most important botanists of the 19th century, this book provides detailed descriptions of all the species of flowering plants on the island, along with notes on their distribution, history, and uses. The accompanying atlas of plates contains illustrations of some of the island's most interesting species. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.