Book ID: 48820
WEALTH OF INDIA, THE
A Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials and Indust- rial Products. Raw Materials. Volume 3: Ca-Ci. revised ed. 1992. 24 pls. 99 figs. tabs. L,119 p. Lex8vo. Cloth.
This volume, the third in the revised series, conforms to onlyone-half of the corresponding volume (II) of the old series. The mainattractions of the volume are an exhaustive article each on the IndianTea (Camellia), oranges and lemons (Citrus), and red pepper (Capsicum),the pulses arhar and gram (Cajanus, Cicer) among plant entries; Cadmiumand Chromite among the minerals; and Camel and Civet among the animals,besides statistical details and several illustrations both line drawings and halftones. Inclusion of a number of lesser known rawmaterials of great potential importance, and the various indexesparticularly the Use Index, add to the utility of the volumes,encompassing all categories of users.