ASIA 
The gardens of the Jain Temple at Calcutta, India, 
have an architecture all their own. Most of the beds 
are laid out in cement and mosaic stone with just 
small openings for such plants as Coleus, Impatiens 
and low Pileas. In taller plants, there are cannas with 
variegated foliage, dwarf bamboo trimmed to 
shape, Pandanus and sunflowers. Steaming Bengal 
does not show much interest in plants except scented Flower petals are offered as a token of devotion at 
flowers and food plants. the shrines of Siva, whose symbol is surrounded by 
the sacred Cobras. 
The Taj Mahal at Agra, India, built by Emperor 
Shah Jehan in 1630, is happily blended with spa- 
cious and dignified gardens. Divided into 16 sec- : 
tions, each one is devoted to one related group of eth lee 2! ti — 4: 
Abii UN cee. yah scored aes A Ficus indica at Mahabalipuram in South India be- 
devoted to fragrant climbers, another with tropical 
bulbs, then another all conifers. Biota Orientalis 
does well here. One section is entirely planted with 
annuals: Torenias, Vinca Major, Zinnias. In the cen- 
gan life by climbing upon another tree which will 
soon be strangled. This Rubber tree was symbolic 
to the Thuggee, the Deceivers, a secret religious 
organization who murdered a million travellers in 
tH a s gsc ec Rae eorens the cult of Kali, the Destroyer-Goddess, throughout 
are effectively irrigated by flooding of the beds. 83 fae 
