Chandra Ravikumar, a volunteer who’s very active in Hasiru Usiru, has unearthed this treasure, and says:
I was able to find a 1891 catalogue of the trees of Lalbagh from Wiki. This is the link. Does any one know whether a later one is available, or has even been compiled? Is the Marigowda Library open to the public?
http://archive.org/stream/cu31924000622252#page/n4/mode/1up
Any answers from the tree experts of Bangalore would be welcome!
Dr S Subramanya has this input:
You can download a pdf of the book mentioned, at:
http://ia700303.us.archive.org/0/items/cu31924000622252/cu31924000622252.pdf
Poornima Dasarathi has this input on the Marigowda Library:
http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july17/metro4.asp
Uma Bharath gives this update:
The Marigowda library is open to public and is supposedly one of the richest collections of Botanical references in the country.
When I asked in the library a few months ago if there had been a tree census or inventory of sorts, post 1891, I drew a blank. Would appreciate any information in this regard.
Mamatha Rao gives this update:
This is the latest reproduction of the below classic, jan 2013 print. Can’t see inside the book, on amazon. I can see only imported editions though…
http://www.amazon.com/Catalogue-Botanical-Garden-Bangalore-Vicinity/dp/1313223352