The Forests and Forest Flora of The Colony of the Cape of Good Hope
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The Forests and Forest Flora of The Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, is a botanical reference book written and illustrated by Thomas Robertson Sim
, and published in 1907 by Taylor & Henderson of Aberdeen
. At the time he was the Conservator of Forests of Natal, and had been the District Forest Officer in King William's Town
, bringing a wealth of experience to the creation of this monumental work. Sim had previously written a great many books such as "Handbook of Kaffrarian Ferns", "The Ferns of South Africa" and "Botanical Observations on the Forests of Eastern Pondoland". He was a Fellow of both the Linnaean Society and the Royal Horticultural Society
, with sterling credentials for producing this extensive flora of the Cape.
format (240mm x 300mm) and consists of 365 pages of text followed by 160 plates of line drawings. Chapters are as follows:
Thomas Robertson Sim
Thomas Robertson Sim 25 June 1858 Northfield, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - 23 July 1938 Durban, Natal was a botanist, bryologist, botanical artist and Conservator of Forests in Natal, best known for his extremely detailed book The Forests and Forest Flora of The Colony of the Cape of Good Hope which...
, and published in 1907 by Taylor & Henderson of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
. At the time he was the Conservator of Forests of Natal, and had been the District Forest Officer in King William's Town
King William's Town
King William's Town is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the banks of the Buffalo River. The town is about 40 minutes' motorway drive WNW of the Indian Ocean port of East London...
, bringing a wealth of experience to the creation of this monumental work. Sim had previously written a great many books such as "Handbook of Kaffrarian Ferns", "The Ferns of South Africa" and "Botanical Observations on the Forests of Eastern Pondoland". He was a Fellow of both the Linnaean Society and the Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
, with sterling credentials for producing this extensive flora of the Cape.
Format and Content
The book is of large quartoQuarto
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format (240mm x 300mm) and consists of 365 pages of text followed by 160 plates of line drawings. Chapters are as follows:
- I The Forests
- II Area and Value of the Forests
- III Economic Composition of the Forests
- IV Factors Affecting Forest Growth
- V Reduction of Forest Areas in the Past
- VI Factors Affecting Distribution of Species
- VII Economic Value of Cape Timbers
- VIII The Protection and Exploitation of the Forests
- IX Artificial Afforesting
- X Epitome of the History of Cape Forestry
- XI Species Reserved under the Forest Act
- XII Synoptical Index to Indigenous Ligneous Genera
- XIII Artificial Key to the Genera
- XIV Systematic Descriptions
- Plates 1-160