The book includes the biographies and contributions of 75 eminent Indian
Botanists and explains the foundations of Botany in India and its development
from 16th century into modern times. The biographies mentioned herein include
those plant explorers of the East India Company like Garcia d' Orta, Hendrik A.
Van Rheede and H. F. C. Cleghorn who laid the foundations to Tropical Medical
Botany. This also includes the biographies of the scientists of British India
like E. Blatter, E. J. Butler, George Bentham, J. Dalton Hooker, N. Wallich, R.
H. Beddome, Robert Wight, W. Dudgeon and W. Roxburgh who were responsible for
the establishment of many botanic gardens,