Copy of a letter from Lieut. Col. Robert Kyd, offering for the consideration of the Board various reasons in favour of the establishment of a Botanical Garden, stating the great probability of success in cultivating the Ceylon species of cinnamon in Bengal, submitting a drawing of that tree, together with a memorandum containing his observations on various trees, plants, gums, etc., and remarking that the expense of such an institution ought not to exceed rupees 150-200 a month.

Department	Home
Branch	Public
From Year / Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1786
To Year / Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1786
Identifier	PR_000001764309
File No.	P.P. 1618-1630, O.C., 16 Jun., No.14
Pages	12