This book contains abridged descriptions of the plants found in the Peninsula of British India arranged according to the Natural system. Sample contents: Dicotyledones, Leguminosae, Rosaceae, Cacteae Crassulaceae, Paronychiaceae, Cucurbitae, Halor-ageae, Onagrariae, myrtaceae, Melastomaceae, Membyleae, Combretaceae, Rhizophoreae, Salicarieae, Terebinthaceae, Simarubeae.