Aryana Libris

Author : Jermyn Jim
Title : The Himalayan garden Growing plants from the roof of the World
Year : 2001

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Foreword. THAT MIGHTY range of mountains, the Himalaya, is a treasure house of plants that has long held a magical attraction for botanists, plant hunters and garden lovers. To seek its plants in their natural surroundings is an unforgettable adventure. The serious traveller will also study climatic and soil conditions so as to find clues to their needs in cultivation, and may, if permissible, collect living material and seeds. There have been many explorers who have spared no effort, braved every hardship and risked their health to find new plants for our gardens. Some of them, notably Kingdon Ward and Ludlow and Sherriff, have left vivid narratives of their collecting journeys. In the 1970s I was privileged to take part in several treks in the Himalaya. Having worked in the Munich Botanic Garden for thirty-three years, I saw the plants in a new light through these expeditions. One April in Langtang, Nepal, we saw the superb leaf rosettes of Meconopsis napaulensis growing in dry powdery soil, and a year later the very same plants were opening their delicate yellow flowers in their full glory. It was then July, in the monsoon season; everything was dripping with moisture and all the vegetation was erupting into growth. ...