CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction:
Cowslips and Lotuses
PART I. GARDENERS ABROAD
CHAPTER 1
From Garden House to Bungalow, Nabobs to Heaven-Born
CHAPTER 2
Calcutta and the Gardens of Barrackpore
CHAPTER 3
Over the Hills and far Away:
The Hill Stations of India
PART II. GARDENS OF EMPIRE
CHAPTER 4
Eastward in Eden:
Botanical Imperialism and Imperialists
CHAPTER 5
Gardens of Memory
CHAPTER 6
The Taj and the raj:
Restoring the Taj Mahal
CHAPTER 7
Imperial Delhi:
City of Gardens
CHAPTER 8
Imperial New Delhi:
The Garden City
CHAPTER 9
The Legacy
Conclusion:
Garden Imperialism
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Common Trees, Shrubs, and Plants in India South of the Himalayas
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments