The European discovery of the Indian flora

Abstract

List of plates The ancient world The first European settlements Arrival of the British Botanical research begins Sir William Jones The Roxburgh era Francis Buchanan Calcutta Botanic Garden after Roxburgh Other botanical gardens William Griffith and Robert Wight The Himalayas Ceylon Pursuit of the picturesque A century of change The search for useful plants Green medicine Tea and opium Rubber, coffee, and forestry Gardening in India Indian flowers in European gardens Transportation of plants Epilogue Bibliography Index.