The palmyra palm, Borassus flabelliformis
Subtitle: a popular description of the palm and its products, having special reference to Ceylon : with a valuable appendix embracing extracts from nearly every author that has noticed the tree : illustrated by wood engravings
By: by William Ferguson
Edition: Second edition, printed verbatim from the first (which appeared in 1850), save for the correction of certain verbal errors.
Publisher: Printed at the "Ceylon Observer" Press
Published: 1888
Place of publication: Colombo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Palmyra palm; Botany; Borassus flabellifer
Other titles: Description of the palmyra palm of Ceylon
Notes: Cover title: Description of the palmyra palm of Ceylon.

Title page has decorative border and wood-cut illustration. Text enclosed in single line border (not appendix).

Includes statistical tables.

Includes bibliographical references.

Library's copy is a stiffened paperback, retaining original decorative front and back paper covers.