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Printed at The Government Press, Public Works Department, Lahore, India.
1869
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John Lindsay Stewart (1831–1873) was a 19th-century Scottish botanist remembered for his conservation of Indian forests. He studied Medicine at Glasgow University under Prof George Arnott Walker-Arnott receiving his doctorate (MD) in 1853. He then sat the exam for the Indian Medical Service, passing, and going to Bengal in 1856 as an assistant surgeon. In 1857 he was present at the Siege of Delhi, one of the decisive points in the Indian Mutiny. In 1858 he joined the expedition to Yusufzai and served some time with the Punjab regiments. In 1860 he left his medical duties to become Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens at Saharunpore under the jurisdiction of Dr William Jameson, delegating for him during a year of absence. He also had duties overseeing the government tea plantations in the region.
Following Jameson's return in 1861 he returned to medicine as a civilian surgeon in Bijnour. In 1864 he was put in charge of a programme of forest conservation in the Five Rivers region, continuing in this role five years, ...
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The standard author abbreviation used to indicate this person as the author, when citing a botanical name: J.L.Stewart
8 plant species named BY Stewart and 197 plant species named AFTER Stewart.
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