Balkar ji, Shrikant ji`s new book on Flowers of Kaas is equally more beautiful and very handy that can fit in one`s pocket as well. I would recommend that book also.
On 2 September 2012 20:49, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All > > Two days before, I received the Flowers of Sahyadri by Mr. Shrikant > Ingalhalikar. I was stunned to see the quality of Book. From the first look > it looks so beautiful in outlook that my curiosity to go through the book > became more. I was also having its previous version and improvement in the > present version is excellent. Addition of 100 more plants have made this > book more informative. The more than excellent picture and paper quality of > this book make more attractive. The best thing I could make out from this > book is the addition of latest nomenclature as per latest APG system of > classification. Addition of varieties and subspecies is another peculiar > feature in present edition. The navigation for identification > (Habit>Colour>Size) is unique and it is pretty thing in the book. > Although the name of the book is Flowers of Sahyadri but 600 species in > this book do not belong only to Sahyadri. More than 80% species are found > in areas away from Sahyadri. So this book can be a useful resource for > readers from all corners of India. > > I was also very happy to see the key for 35 main families in > book which are in tabular form. Pictorial information about leaf types and > inflorescence make this book more users friendly and Glossary in the > beginning of the book is another feather in the cap of this book. Brief > introduction about the classification of plant kingdom is very informative > and can be easily understood by layman. Information about the study area > and maps in the book are also nicely presented. I also must add here that > to make these type of field guides, picture of leaves should also be > accommodated if not full size, than in Inset insertion within the images of > flowers. Moreover by giving two plants per page we may add more pics and > information. This however will make this Field Guide bulky but more useful. > Otherwise two different edition may be printed one small field guide type > and another full floristic analysis issue. > > Overall I may say that Mr. Shrikant Ingalhalikar has done a superb job. I > hope rather certain that this book will be a nice collection for the nature > lovers and informative guide for the keen flower hunters. > > > Many Many Congratulations Shrikant ji for this nice Job > > Thanks > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Congrats Shrikant ji. Great going. >> >> >> On Friday, August 17, 2012 4:10:13 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: >> >>> Forwarding for inf. pl. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Shrikant Ingalhalikar <shrikant.i...@gmail.**com> >>> Date: 17 August 2012 15:19 >>> Subject: My 3 new Books >>> To: >>> >>> Sorry for the text missed in my earler mail. >>> I have just produced 3 new books. >>> 1. Flowers of Sahyadri- Revised edition in a new format of the book >>> published in 2001/2003. Extra 100 allied species have been added in earlier >>> 500 species. >>> 2. Aasmant- Enlarged new edition of book published in 2003. Contains 20 >>> new articles besides earlier 20 articles. >>> >>> Above 2 books are being released in a function at Sahyog Hall, Ghantali, >>> Thane at 7 pm on 18 th August. Ushaprabha Page, the veteran mountaineer and >>> Nilimkumar Khaire, the famous herpetologist will be the gursts of honour >>> for this function. You can also view some of my pictures in an exhibition >>> organised at the same venue on 18th and 19 th August. A special discount >>> will be offered on books on these 2 days at the venue. >>> >>> You are sincerely invited to attend the function and the exhibition. >>> >>> My third book, 'Flowers of Kas' is also ready. It will be launched at >>> Kas Plateau in the next few days. Details of this event will follow soon. >>> Thanking you and with regards, >>> >>> -- >>> Shrikant Ingalhalikar >>> 12, Varshanand Society >>> Anandnagar, Sinhagad road >>> Pune 411051. INDIA >>> Tel. +9120 2435 0765 >>> www.idsahyadri.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**User:Jmgarg1<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/** >>> wiki/Category:J.M.Garg<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg>. >>> You >>> can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached >>> with each image. >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>> http://groups.google.co.in/**group/indiantreepix<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix>(more >>> than 1900 members & 1,23,300 messages on 31/7/12) or Efloraofindia >>> website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>> (with >>> a species database of more than 7000 species). >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >>> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > > -- > > > > -- Regards Rajesh Sachdev https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy https://www.facebook.com/groups/indianflora/ --
