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Excerpt from Catalogue of Plants in the Botanical Garden, Bangalore, and Its Vicinity
The interchange of plants With kindred institutions at home and abroad. Bangalore is celebrated as one o: the chief horticultural stations in India, and this cir cumstance, is due to its geographical position, which commands a genial climate. But independent of natu ral advantages, the British residents have done much to encourage horticulture by their in¿ uenoe and exani. Ple. Useful plants and industrious habits have followed their footsteps, as is always the case in the march of civilization. Bangalore is situated in 1 2° 57 North latitude, and East longitude, at an elevation of 3000 feet. The average rainfall is 35 inches.
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