The empire of India . ^-i^S^^ cA. i®! cA> ^B? e/V> ijC)? cAa .3H cAj SB? i/Vi ^g? c/\3 ^1^ Z/\j i^l/K^^^l/Kl ^SS JvWP A V THE EMPIRE OF INDIA 6 ^u THE ALL RED SERIES ^/ UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME THE ALL RED SERIES Each volume is in demy 8vo, cloth gilt, withfull-page plate illustrations, map, etc. THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA. WithChapters on Rhodesia and the NativeTerritories of the High Commission. ByW. Basil Worsfold, sometime Editor of The Johannesburg Star. THE BRITISH WEST INDIES. TheirHistory, Resources, and Progress. ByAlgernon E. Aspinall, Secretary to theWest India Committee. THE D
The empire of India . ^-i^S^^ cA. i®! cA> ^B? e/V> ijC)? cAa .3H cAj SB? i/Vi ^g? c/\3 ^1^ Z/\j i^l/K^^^l/Kl ^SS JvWP A V THE EMPIRE OF INDIA 6 ^u THE ALL RED SERIES ^/ UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME THE ALL RED SERIES Each volume is in demy 8vo, cloth gilt, withfull-page plate illustrations, map, etc. THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA. WithChapters on Rhodesia and the NativeTerritories of the High Commission. ByW. Basil Worsfold, sometime Editor of The Johannesburg Star. THE BRITISH WEST INDIES. TheirHistory, Resources, and Progress. ByAlgernon E. Aspinall, Secretary to theWest India Committee. THE DOMINION OF CANADA. By W. , Secretary to the Office of theHigh Commissioner for Canada. THE COMMONWEALTH OF the Hon. Bernhard R. Wise {formerlyAttorney-General of New South Wales). THE DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND. BySir Arthur P. Douglas, Bt. (formerlyUnder-Secretary for Defence, ).. Hoffmann, CalcuttaSTREET SCENE, DELHI, WITH VIEW OF THE GREAT MOSQUE THE Empire of India BY SIR BAMPFYLDE FULLER , CLE. OF THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE (retired) BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1913 Bj transfer Department of State 1919. I o ^ TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I—THE COUNTRYCHAPTER I PHYSICAL ASPECTS Distinctive Regions—Their hill ranges, river systems,geological formation, and scenery—The peninsula—^TheIndo-Gangetic plain—The Himalayas—Burma—^Thepeculiarities of the Indian rainfall—The monsoon CHAPTER n NATURAL HISTORY Flora of the peninsula, the Indo-Gangetic plain, the Hima-layas, and Burma—Fauna—Mammals and birds of theopen country, the dry forests, the damp forests, and theHimalayas—Reptiles—Batrachians—^Fishes—Insect life—^Minerals and their working .. .. .. ... 18 CHAPTER III AGRICULTURE Cropping perennial—Soils—Agricultural regions, and thepeculiarities of their crops and methods of cultivation—The Indo-Gangetic plain—The peninsula
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