Agri Horticultural Society of India
- Agri Horticultural Society of India
The Agri Horticultural Society of India was founded in 1820 by William Carey on the Alipore Road, Kolkata. It has a flower garden, greenhouses, a research laboratory and a library. It houses a massive collection of plants and flowers. It has a significant collection of botanical varieties, including Cannas for which it has a long and distinguished tradition, with facilities for gardeners and plant/flower lovers. Courses on gardening and cultivation of certain species are offered to the general public from time to time.
A large variety of ferns and medicinal plants are grown in the Society's gardens. Thousands of fruits and flowers are grown and may also be bought at the nursery. It organizes annual flower shows in winter and imparts training in horticulture which is a major seasonal attraction.
In 1894 Mr Percy Lancaster was appointed Secretary to the Society, and founded the famous Alipore Canna Collection. His work was carried on by his son, Mr Sydney Percy-Lancaster until his retirement in the 1960's.
References
* An Amateur in an Indian Garden, S. Percy-Lancaster, 1927
External links
* [http://www.agrihorticultureindia.com/ Society web site]
* [http://www.bgci.org/garden_search.php Botanic Garden Conservation International's Garden Search Database]
* http://www.botanique.com/
* http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Botany/Institutions/Botanical_Gardens_and_Arboreta/
* http://www.ftg.org
* http://www.usbg.gov
* [http://www.gardenvisit.com/m/ekey.htm World garden finder]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Botanical Survey of India — The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) is an institution set up by the Government of India in 1887 to survey the plant resources of the Indian empire. The British East India Company had already established botanical gardens at Sibpur, Poona,… … Wikipedia
List of botanical gardens in India — A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research and education. This distinguishes them from parks and pleasure gardens where plants, usually with… … Wikipedia
Sydney Percy-Lancaster — Sydney Percy Lancaster, F.L.S., F.R.H.S., M.R.A.S. was born on July 19, 1886 at Meerut, India. His father, Percy Lancaster, was a banker and a talented amateur gardener, who went on to become the Secretary of the Agri Horticultural Society of… … Wikipedia
William Carey (missionary) — Infobox Person name = William Carey caption = Missionary to India birth date = birth date|1761|8|17|mf=y birth place = Paulerspury, England death date = Death date and age|1834|6|9|1761|8|17 death place = Serampore, IndiaWilliam Carey (August 17 … Wikipedia
List of Canna hybridists — The first hybridisation of Cannas was performed in 1848, and since then many Canna hybridizers have made their contribution to the genus over the centuries. This is a date ordered list of those people and their brief stories.1848 Théodore AnnéeA… … Wikipedia
Canna 'Bengal Tiger' — is an Italian Group canna cultivar with variegated foliage; plant height 190 cm; foliage height 140 cm; upright stems and gently spreading leaves; ovoid foliage, background of green (137A); veins variegated yellow (mostly 13B), but paler in… … Wikipedia
Raj Ghat and associated memorials — Raj Ghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi is a simple black marble platform that marks the spot of his cremation on 31 January, 1948. It is left open to the sky while an eternal flame burns perpetually at one end. It is located on the banks of the… … Wikipedia
Dinacharya Institute — Established 2007 Type Private Director Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya, MD, MPH Location New York City, New York, USA, India … Wikipedia
List of botanical gardens — A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research, conservation, and education. This distinguishes them from parks and pleasure gardens where plants,… … Wikipedia
Government Botanical Gardens, Ooty — Government Botanical Garden Government Botanical Garden, Ooty … Wikipedia
