The fascinating flora of the high altitude in the Himalaya has attracted worldwide attention. Royle's Illustration of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains published more than 125 years ago was, perhaps, the first book to give an extensive account of the flora of the western Himalaya. There have been many more [publications since then including the illustrated works of Coventry and of Blatter on the flowering plants of Kashmir. These books are not out of ...
