The Flora of Ceylon

The Snakes of Ceylon

This book is written partly as a memorial to the author's father who was for many years a leader in every movement for the improvement of the physical and moral condition of the people of Ceylon. It is also written with a definite scientificobject. The book gives a complete account of the snakes of Ceylon, and though it is primarily a scientific work, it will also appeal greatly to the lover of...

The Ceylon Medical School

session, and we learn from a report submitted by the Principal Dr. James Loos that six students out of eleven who presented themselves, after having undergone a searching examination, have been found qualified to practise medicine and surgery, and have been recommended to the colonial government for a license. The subjects taught in this school are descriptive and surgical anatomy, general anat...

Flora of Jahanbin Mountain Area: A Contribution to Flora of the Central Zagros Region of Iran

Flora of Jahanbin mountain area in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, located between Shahrekord and Hafshejan cities, with 12’187 hectares and 2’150 to 3’300 m elevation above sea level, is investigated. Vegetation of this area comprises of 273 species, 189 genera and 42 families. Asteraceae (37 species, 13.5%), Poaceae (31 species, 11.3%) and Fabaceae (25 species, 9.1%) were the most importa...

The problem of goitre in Ceylon.

I . A survey of the incidence of goitre in Ceylon was carried out in the years 19479 and goitre was found to be endemic in the south-west sector of the Wet Zone of Ceylon. 2. In response to a request by the Ceylon Government to the World Health Organization for advice, Dr Dagmar Wilson in 1950 confirmed our earlier findings and as a short-term policy recommended the provision of iodine as KI ta...

Prehistoric Archreology in Ceylon