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Hortus suburbanus Calcuttensis. A catalog of the plants which were cultivated in the Hon. East India Company's Botanical Garden, Calcutta and in the Serampore Botanical Garden, known as Dr. Carey's Garden, from the beginning of both establishments (1786 and 1800) to the end of August 1841; drawn up according to the Jussieuan arrangement, and mostly in conformity with the second edition (1836) of Lindsay 's Natural System of Botany.
Publication Details
Calcutta: Bishop's College Press, 1845 CE.
Catalogue of the thousands of plants which were cultivated in the East India Company’s Royal Botanical Garden in Shibpur (near Calcutta, founded in 1786) and ‘Dr. William Carey’s’ botanical garden in Serampore, Bengal (established in 1800), which were considered to be by far and away the most important institutions of their kind in all Asia, if not the tropical world. The gardens conducted pioneering studies into rare and exotic plants, as well and important experiments in economic and medical botany. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #10760 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/12956 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | hortus-suburbanus-calcuttensis-a-catalog-of-the-plants-which-were-cultivated-in-the-hon-east-india-companys-botanical-garden-calcutta-and-the-botanical-garden-known-as-dr-careys-garden-from-the-beginning-of-both-establishments-1786-and-1800-to-the-end-of-august-1841-jussieuan-arrangement-and-mostly-1836-the-lindsay-s-natural-system-of-botany-by-the-late-oj-voigt |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Calcutta
Mentioned in annotation: Serampore, India