MAKE A MEME View Large Image Avenue of palms at the Botanical Gardens, Calcutta in the 1890s (03).jpg en Situated on the west bank of the Hooglhy River Calcutta the Royal Botanical Gardens were founded in 1786 by Colonel Robert Kyd The objective was to collect plants ...
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Keywords: Avenue of palms at the Botanical Gardens, Calcutta in the 1890s (03).jpg en Situated on the west bank of the Hooglhy River Calcutta the Royal Botanical Gardens were founded in 1786 by Colonel Robert Kyd The objective was to collect plants indigenous to the country and for introduction and acclimatization of plants from foreign parts The gardens were the leading centre for botanical investigation and it was here the varieties of Assam and Darjeeling tea were developed The gardens were also an important source for the cultivation of orchids bamboos and palms supplying plants to Kew and other European gardens Photographer Bourne and Shepherd s 1890 http //www oldindianphotos in/2011_11_29_archive html author other versions Custom license marker 2015 04 22 PD-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden Kolkata in the 1890s
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