Taxonomy is fundamentally a descriptive and highly documented science. Its literature is voluminous and constitutes so vital a part of its structure that, irrespective of whether the problem is one of identification of an unknown plant, solution of a nomenclatural puzzle, or a monographic or floristic study, acquaintanceship must be made with the more important publications of the subject. Every [...]
The famous Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew started as the private garden of Sir Henry Capel, an enthusiastic horticulturist who died in 1696. It was in about 1759 that the Dowager Princess of Wales, the Princess Augusta Saxe - Gotha, started to develop here a royal botanic garden. The early lay-out and the development of the garden was controlled for [...]
Here is the list of top six botanical gardens of India:- 1. Indian Botanical Garden 2. National Botanic Garden 3. Lloyd Botanic Garden 4. Lalbagh Garden or Mysore State Botanical Garden 5. Botanical Garden 6. Garden of Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Garden # 1. Indian Botanical Garden: It is largest and oldest botanical garden of India. It is situated at [...]