उपवनविनोद (आचार्य शार्ङ्गधर - वृक्षायुर्वेद, भू-जल संधान एवं उद्यान-विज्ञान सटीक)

72 UPAVANA VINODA
38. All kinds of trees flourish in the soil which is even, the soil near
which there is water, and where the sprouts of trees put on green appearance.
39. The soil, which is neither barren nor watery, may be said to be
Ordinary, and there all types of plants grow.
40. Panasa, Lakuca, Tālī, Baṁśa, Jambīra, Jambū, Tilaka, Vata,
Kadamba, Āmrātaka, Kharjūra, Pūga, Kadalī, Tiniśa, Mṛdvī, Ketakī and
Nālikera,—all these trees grow in Anūpa soil.
41. Vijapūraka, Punnāga, Champaka, Amra, Atimuktaka, Priyāṅgu,
Dāḍima and similar others,—all these trees grow in the ordinary soil.
42. The trees which do not ordinarily grow in a particular type of
soil may do so if there is wealth hidden under it, or through the grace of
gods, or through the grace of sovereigns.
IV. HERE BEGINS THE SECTION CALLED PADAPAVIVAKSHA—
THE CLASSIFICATION AND PROPAGATION
OF PLANTS
43. Plants are classified into trees, shrubs, creepers and herbs, and
they propagate through seeds, cuttings, and bulbs.
44. The trees which produce fruits without flowers, are called Vanaspatis,
and those which produce fruits and flowers are called Drumas.
45. Those that spread themselves on the ground are called Latas
and those that spread themselves in several branches a little above the
ground are called Gulmas.
46-47. Do well to know that Jambū, Champaka, Punnāga, Nāga-
keśara, Ciñciṇī, Kapittha, Vadarī, Vilva, Kumbhakārī, Priyaṅgu, Panasa,
Amra, Madhūka and the like, Karamarda and similar others grow out of
seeds ; and Tāmbūlī, Sindhuvāra, Tagara and such others grow out of kāṇḍa
(portions of stems, i. e., cuttings).
48. And Pātalā, Dāḍima, Plakṣa, Karavīra Vata and such others,
Mallikā, Udumbara, Kunda and others grow out of seeds and cuttings.
49. Kuṁkuma, Ārdra, Rasona, Āluka, grow out of kanda (bulbs, and
such other underground stems), and Elā, Padma, Utpala and such others
grow both out of kanda and seeds.
V. HERE BEGINS THE SECTION CALLED VIJOPTIVIDHI—
THE RULES FOR THE SOWING OF SEEDS
50. One should sow pulses and sesamum on a level ground after
it has been thoroughly ploughed with a plough, and should cut the crops
when they are ripe and then should sow seeds on that ground again at
pleasure.