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[FERNS]. Darjeeling Ferns. Mounted by Mrs P. Jaffrey. Darjeeling, 1882.
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[FERNS]. Darjeeling Ferns. Mounted by Mrs P. Jaffrey. Darjeeling, 1882.
2o (456 x 320 mm). 49 mounted Darjeeling Ferns on 49 sheets each with a single species and each with a printed label giving the information Genus, Species, Patria accomplished in manuscript. (Some light staining, a few specimens becoming loose.) Contemporary quarter morocco, upper cover gilt-lettered (some rubbing and staining).
Collection of Darjeeling Ferns from the district of Darjeeling in West Bengal. The region has one of the most diverse floras of all of India, and is especially rich in ferns.
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Collection of Darjeeling Ferns from the district of Darjeeling in West Bengal. The region has one of the most diverse floras of all of India, and is especially rich in ferns.