Flowers Of The Himalaya

Author : Adam Stainton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flowers of the Himalaya written by Adam Stainton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 584 species are described and illustrated in this supplement to Flowers of the Himalaya which was published in 1984. This book contains recent photographic material of species not previously covered or not previously illustrated, and includes many tropical species and some exotics.

Author : Oleg Polunin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flowers of the Himalaya written by Oleg Polunin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1984 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Oleg Polunin
Publisher : OUP India
ISBN 13 : 9780195644142
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concise Flowers of the Himalaya written by Oleg Polunin and published by OUP India. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise edition features all of the illustrations contained in the definitive parent volume, with abbreviated descriptions, mostly of the illustrated species.

Author : O. Polunin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flowers of the Himalaya written by O. Polunin and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jamaica Kincaid
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1529077036
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Among Flowers written by Jamaica Kincaid and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this acclaimed travel memoir Jamaica Kincaid chronicles a spectacular and exotic three-week trek through the Himalayan land of Nepal, where she and her companions are gathering seeds for planting at home. The natural world and, in particular, plants and gardening are central to Kincaid’s work. Among Flowers intertwines meditations on nature and stunning descriptions of the Himalayan landscape with observations on the ironies, difficulties and dangers of this magnificent journey. For Kincaid and three botanist friends, Nepal is a paradise, a place where a single day’s hike can traverse climate zones, from subtropical to alpine, encompassing flora suitable for growing at their homes, from Wales to Vermont. Yet as she makes clear, there is far more to this foreign world than rhododendrons that grow thirty feet high. Danger, too, is a constant companion – and the leeches are the least of their worries. Unpredictable Maoist guerrillas live in these perilous mountains, and when they do appear – as they do more than once – their enigmatic presence lingers long after they have melted back into the landscape. And Kincaid, who writes of the looming, lasting effects of colonialism in her works, necessarily explores the irony of her status as memsahib with Sherpas and bearers. A wonderful blend of introspective insight and beautifully rendered description, Among Flowers is a vivid, engrossing, and characteristically frank memoir from one of the most striking voices in contemporary literature. Part of the Picador Collection, a new series showcasing the best in modern literature.

Author : Frank Smythe
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 191024032X
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Valley of Flowers written by Frank Smythe and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his delightful The Valley of Flowers, mountaineer Frank Smythe takes you on a botanical expedition to the Garhwal Himalaya. Alongside the author, scale the steep craggy mountains and bathe in crystal clear pools; breathe in the scented foothills of the Himalaya and their carpets of peonies, roses, rhododendrons and gentian. Experience 'the keen, biting air of the heights and the soft, scented air of the valleys'. Climber and adventurer Smythe journeys through the Himalaya's Byundar Pass, climbs the Mana Peak, descends into the Byundar Valley, and comes terrifyingly close to an encounter with The Abominable Snowman. The Valley of Flowers is a pleasurable escape for any climber, walker, mountain lover or gardener, or indeed anyone who needs reminding of the beauty and serenity of the natural world.

Author : Oleg Polunin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flowers of the Himalaya written by Oleg Polunin and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank S. Smythe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789385288722
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Valley of Flowers written by Frank S. Smythe and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1931, a party of British mountaineers-including Frank S. Smythe-on their way back from a successful ascent of Mount Kamet, were looking for shelter from inclement weather in the wilderness above Joshimath in present-day Uttarakhand when they came upon the lush and colourful Bhyundar Valley, the Valley of Flowers. In the monsoon of 1937, Smythe returned to the Valley with four Tibetans from Darjeeling-his climbing partners and factotums-provisions, and six weeks of leisure. On this adventure, Smythe extensively explored the Valley, identifying and collecting flowers and seeds from among the wealth of plant life. He and his friends also scaled the Nilgiri Parbat and the Mana Peak and were defeated by Mount Rataban. Beset by the rains, the party was nearly always soggy and, once, an Abominable Snowman gave them the fright of their lives. Yet, these were but minor prices to pay for the privilege of witnessing the Himalaya in its infinite variety and for a great deal of time usefully spent ruminating on the joys of idleness. The very best kind of nature and adventure writing, which vividly captures the exuberance of wide open vistas as well as the opportunities for solitude and introspection they provide, The Valley of Flowers is a book to read, and to keep dipping into.

Author : Toshio Yoshida
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
ISBN 13 : 9780881925517
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Portraits of Himalayan Flowers written by Toshio Yoshida and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2002 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers full-page color plates of approximately one hundred different flowers and plants in their native habitat accompanied by brief text containing botanical information.

Author : Rupin Dang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flowers of the Western Himalayas written by Rupin Dang and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: