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Popularly known as "Soldiers Garden",
was originally the property of one Sardar Vithalrao Purandhare and General
Finjer managed it. In 1838 Government acquired it. In 1845 it came in
occupation of Sir Charles Napier and was known as "Garden of Dr.
Don." When queen Victoria acquired the title of "Empress Of
India" this garden was named as "Empress Garden", but as
already said, it is popularly known as "Soldiers Garden", for the
reason that the British Soldiers frequented it for recreation. No history is
available between the year 1845 and 1892 and how and when it came in
the hands of Bombay Government , who in 1892 transferred it to the
Agri-Horicultural society of western India, one of the oldest of its kind in
the country, have been established in the year 1830. The total approximate
area of this garden is fifty-nine acres and the chief product of the
garden are mangoes, tamarind and cut flowers. |
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