India, June 8 -- I often spend my evenings drinking a cup of tea while reading Star of Mysore. On the evening of 18th May, Dr. Javeed Nayeem's article about trees in and around Mysuru truly delighted me. The article was an awakening call for all tree-lovers in Mysuru.

As I was reading about the mention of the trees in Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala campus in Yadavagiri, I was reminded about two very rare trees in their beautiful garden.

The Saraca indica and Amherstia nobilis stand close to each other. Both have long leaves that look similar, but their flowers look very different. Alongside the picture of the flowering tree is the picture of the beautiful flowers.

Most of us know the Saraca indica as the Asoka tree. It is a religious tree ...