In old Ceylon . The Oldest and Holiest Tree in the World. IN OLD CEYLON A- REGINALD FARRER AUTHOR OF MY ROCK GARDEN, ALPINES AND BOG PLANTS, THE GARDEN OF ASIA, ETC. ILLUSTRATED LONDON EDWARD ARNOLD iBuliltsiljcr to tl)p InKta <9£Rre 1908 [A a rights reserved^ A LA TRES-HAULTE ET TRES-BENIGNE PRINCESSE MA DAME MARGUERITE, ROYNE D£ SARAWA CONTENTS PART I PRELIMINARIES CHAPTER PAGE I. COLOMBO ------ I ir. INITIATION - - - - - l6 HI. ROUND COLOMBO - - - - - 32 IV. KANDY - - - - - - 49 V. IN THE HOLY OF HOLIES - - - - 68 VI. GADALADENIYA AND PERADENIYA - - 85 PART II THE EIGHT DAYS ODYSSEY : FR
In old Ceylon . The Oldest and Holiest Tree in the World. IN OLD CEYLON A- REGINALD FARRER AUTHOR OF MY ROCK GARDEN, ALPINES AND BOG PLANTS, THE GARDEN OF ASIA, ETC. ILLUSTRATED LONDON EDWARD ARNOLD iBuliltsiljcr to tl)p InKta <9£Rre 1908 [A a rights reserved^ A LA TRES-HAULTE ET TRES-BENIGNE PRINCESSE MA DAME MARGUERITE, ROYNE D£ SARAWA CONTENTS PART I PRELIMINARIES CHAPTER PAGE I. COLOMBO ------ I ir. INITIATION - - - - - l6 HI. ROUND COLOMBO - - - - - 32 IV. KANDY - - - - - - 49 V. IN THE HOLY OF HOLIES - - - - 68 VI. GADALADENIYA AND PERADENIYA - - 85 PART II THE EIGHT DAYS ODYSSEY : FROM KANDY TO THESACRED CITY VII, MATALE, ALUVIHARA, NALANDA, DAMBULLA - IO5 VIII. ON THE ROAD TO SIGIRI - - - - 125 IX. SIGIRI ROCK _ _ _ _ - 144 X. TO POLONNARUA - - - - - 162 XI. POLONNARUA - - - - - 183 XII. KALAVEWA, AWKANA, AND THE SACRED CITY - 2O4 PART III THE SACRED CITY XIII. THUPARAMA DAGABA - _ - _ 225 XIV. THE PRINCESS-ABBESS AND THE HOLY TREE - 243 XV. RUANWELI DAGABA - _ - _ 265 XVI. THE THREE GREinoldceylon00farr
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