CONTENTS

Preface
Introduction: Cowslips and Lotuses

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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

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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