if you wish, I can post the cd of whatever I have, it will save your time. :)) No charges required :D. Pankaj
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Pankaj ji and Dineshji > Luckily space is no problem with USB high storage discs available. I have > downloaded first volume, and may do others in a day or two. each file is > roughly 50-60 mb each. > Dinesh ji, locating genus is not a problem online because scrolling of > pages in left panel is very fast. I go the last page, scroll through the > index and locate the page number of genus. I find it a faster method. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Many thanks Gurcharan ji for the link to Biodiversity Heritage Library. >> The Search facility in this library is on a broad scale ... yields results >> according to chosen category. >> >> Only difficulty is: getting to find results, for say any genus, within the >> opened book. >> Or perhaps, am missing some method to achieve that. >> >> >> Here are the links to the seven volumes at Internet Archive. >> The links open the book in Internet Archive BookReader ... a search panel >> is available at right side. >> The difficulty here (for me !!) is that I may find the required genus in >> the 7th attempt. >> >> Vol I Ranunculaceae - Polygaleae >> http://www.archive.org/stream/floraofbritishin01hook#page/n5/mode/2up >> >> Vol II Sabiaceae - Cornaceae >> http://www.archive.org/stream/florabritishind00unkngoog#page/n7/mode/1up >> >> Vol III Caprifoliaceae - Apocynaceae >> http://www.archive.org/stream/floraofbritishin03hookrich#page/n5/mode/2up >> >> Vol IV Asclepiadae - Amarantaceae >> http://www.archive.org/stream/florabritishind03hookgoog#page/n8/mode/1up >> >> Vol V Chenopodiaceae - Orchidae >> http://www.archive.org/stream/florabritishind04hookgoog#page/n8/mode/1up >> >> Vol VI Orchideae - Cyperaceae >> http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924050778673#page/n5/mode/2up >> >> Vol VII Cyperaceae - Graminae >> http://www.archive.org/stream/floraofbritishin07hook#page/n5/mode/2up >> >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> A really great discovery for me at least, and I hope many others will be >>> happy to know: >>> All the seven volumes of Flora of British India are available online. You >>> can view them online or download in pdf format. I have started using them >>> extensively. >>> http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/title/678# >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >> > > > >
