Indian forester, Scottish laird : the botanical lives of Hugh Cleghorn of Stravithie.
Published / Created:
Edinburgh : Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2016.
Physical Description:
xii, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Family, childhood & education, 1820-1841 -- East India Company Surgeon, 1842-1848 -- First furlough & the British Association report, 1848-1851 -- Madras polymath, 1851-1856 -- Forests of South India, 1856-1860 -- Gardens of South India -- Second furlough & marriage, 1860-1861 -- Forests of North India, 1861-1864 -- Third furlough, officiating Inspector-General & farewell to India -- Conjugal reunion & a Grand Tour -- Retirement to Britain -- Laird of Stravithie -- Scottish Societies -- Grand Old Forester -- Cleghorn's legacy.
Subject Terms:
Cleghorn, H. (Hugh Francis Clarke), 1820–1895. | Foresters -- Scotland -- Biography. | Botany -- India. | Botany -- Sri Lanka. | Forests and forestry -- India.