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12. Sir David Prain (1897-1905) 
13. Col. A. T. Gage (1906-1923) 
14. C. Calder (1923- ) 
Source of income: Total amount of the budget for the garden 
(1934) is: Rs 1,31,531/-, Botanical Survey of Indian—Rs 41,- 
900/— and Cinchona Cultivation iene Sere of Ben Aa ie 
3,84,000/— Cinchona Cuavanon (Gov ernment of India)—Rs _1,- 
38 ees —total Rs 6,95,531/ 
Library: There is an up- -to- nae library a the awe a 
of fade in the Indian Museum. The Curator, Indus Sec- 
tion, who mainly deals with applied ene is also a bravia 
of the Botanical Survey of India. 
A library is also maintained by the Royal Botanic Garden, con- 
sisting of 25,000 volumes and numerous pamphlets, which is 
chiefly meant for reference work and books are sent on loan to 
recognized botanists throughout India. The Curator of the Her- 
barium, Mr. K. Biswas, M.A., presently serving Soe is also 
the : Librarian of the Royal Botanic Garder 6h; ‘alcutt 
The Herbarium was started, since the foundation of this Gar- 
den, by Dr. William Roxburgh, the “ Father of Indian Botany,” 
who was appointed the first official Super niece of the then 
East India Company’s Garden, at present known as the Royal 
Botanic Garden, Calcutta, in 1793. The present damp-roof and 
fire-proof structure was erected by the late Sir George King in 
1883, It is arranged in scientific order and contains a complete 
collection of dried tana of the plants of the Indian Empire 
as also a fair collection of those oo Asia outside India, and of 
Europe and Australia. vy he plants of Africa and America are far 
less perfectly represented. To the systematic botanist this well 
known herbarium is one of the best of its kind in Asia. Approxi- 
ae number of specimens is about 2,500,000. Present curator, 
r. K. Biswas, M.A., has charge of the scientific part of the work 
and botanical exploration i in different parts of the country. Loan- 
ing of specimens and exchange of herbarium materials are sys- 
tematically carried on with botanists of different institutions all 
over the world. 
Plantations: Geographical, lbecpiet fairly good a oe 
of the tropical plants of the world. The total number of tree 
and shrubs is about 1500. There is a large number of her- 
baceous specimens and grasses which are not counted. There are 
several ferneries, orchid houses and plant houses where valuable 
exotic palms, orchids and ferns are systematically cultivated. 
There is also a large nursery in which ue ticultural experiments 
are carried on in a limited manner egular supply of plants 
and seeds is made to local people Paes in horticultural gar- 
