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K. Sankara Rao's Indian Institute of Science Campus:
A Botanist's Delight, was released by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
The variety of flora on the campus of Indian Institute of Science is immense. Prominent among this vegetation is a multitude of flowering trees, shrubs, vines, beautiful exotic plants, palms, orchids and ferns. This 225 page hardbound book presents, in a dazzling array of over 350 full colour reproductions of comprehensive colorama that appeals to every professional and nature lover. Each plant is accompanied by a brief descriptive text that provides important botanical details as well as other information such as its nativity and location on the campus. Plants are arranged in ten major groups according to their habit and characteristics.
To leaf through the pages of this book is to experience the
delight of discovering nature's treasures.
Indian Institute of Science Campus:
A Botanist's Delight
I.I.Sc. Press
Price: Rs. 1,200.
Those requiring the book have to contact
the Archives Cell, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-
560 012. Email: ahujaisu.iisc.ernet.in
Dr. K. Sankara Rao retired as Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and devotes much time to his avocation as a naturalist and biodiversity conservation activist.
