This Peradeniya Botanical Gardens was formed by Alexander Moon in 1821. There are about 4,000 species of plants, occupies 146 acres and 150 acres of trees, lawns and flowering shrubs recorded at ...

But there are no records to confirm this. It is believed a Buddhist monk had resided there until Alexander Moon set up the Royal Botanical Gardens there in 1821. Mr. Moon published a catalogue of ...

News Published: 13 March 1890 The Botanical Laboratory in the Royal Gardens, Peradeniya, Ceylon Nature 41, 445–446 (1890) Cite this article ...

Before turning this destination to a botanical garden, it was a royal pleasure garden of King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe during the time of 1747-80. This Peradeniya Gardens was formed by Alexander Moon ...