A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India: Volume 5, Linum to Oyster

by George Watt, Edgar Thurston, Sir George Watt

Book Overview

A Scottish doctor and botanist, George Watt (1851-1930) had studied the flora of India for more than a decade before he took on the task of compiling this monumental work. Assisted by numerous contributors, he set about organising vast amounts of information on India's commercial plants and produce, including scientific and vernacular names, properties, domestic and medical uses, trade statistics, and published sources. Watt hoped that the dictionary,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108068774
• ISBN13: 9781108068772
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"