A Forest Flora Of Chota Nagpur Including Gangpur And The Santal-Parganahs A Description Of All The Indigenous Trees, Shrubs And Climbers, The Principal Economic Herbs And The Most Commonly Cultivated

A surviving map to a lost forest. A field companion for generations.Henry Haselfoot Haines’s A Forest Flora of Chota Nagpur is an authoritative botanical field guide and an indispensable Indian flora reference for anyone tracing the trees, shrubs and climbers of the Chota Nagpur plateau, Gangpur and the Santal-Parganahs. Clear, pragmatic descriptions make forest plant identification straightforward: native species, indigenous trees of India and the principal economic herbs of Chota Nagpur are treated with equal care alongside commonly cultivated shrubs of the Santal-Parganahs. Practical notes on uses and cultivation sit beside taxonomic detail, making the volume useful to botanists and naturalists, land managers and as a forestry students resource; it is an essential item in the Haselfoot Haines collection. Its measured, readable tone suits fieldwork, museum study and armchair perusal alike, balancing practical reference with the lived particulars of regional botany.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. First issued amid colonial India botany scholarship, the work stands as a lucid example of early 20th century flora documentation and sits within the broader tradition of the flora of British India. That provenance gives the book both historical interest and practical authority: amateur naturalists and forestry students will find its keys and economic notes directly useful, while professional botanists value the observational rigour and locality-based knowledge. The book also functions as a bridge between past and present, offering context for anyone interested in colonial India botany, ecological history and regional conservation.For casual readers the prose is brisk and the descriptions evocative; for classic-literature collectors the book offers archival charm and scientific seriousness. Accessible, reference-ready and reverent toward the landscape it records, this edition restores a foundational regional flora and invites fresh exploration of India’s forest biodiversity.