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BOTANICAL
GARDEN
The
extensive Botanical Gardens, on the west bank of the Hoogly river, strech
forever 1 km along the river and occupy 109 hectares. The gardens were
originally founded in 1786 and administered by Colonel Kyd. It was from these
gardens that the tea now grown in Assam and Darjeeling was first developed.
Trees of the rarest kinds, from Nepal, Brazil, Penang, Java and Sumatra can be
found here. There are towering Mahogany trees, an avenue of Cuban Palms and an
Orchid House. Mango and Tamarind trees shade the grassy lawns. But the main
attraction of the garden is the 200 year old Banyan Tree, claimed to have the
second largest canopy in the world. It is the world's largest, having a
circumference of 330m. .........................................................................................
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