वृक्षायुर्वेद (सुरपाल - प्राचीन भारतीय पादप-विज्ञान, कृषि एवं वृक्ष-चिकित्सा सटीक)

sprout out of their own accord (naturally), they should
be uprooted by the wise, following the advice of the
sages.
33. One should not plant a garden to the south,
southwest, or northeast of the house as it leads to
quarrels, distress, and adversity.
34. Therefore, west, north, and east are the proper
directions for planting gardens near the house. It is
auspicious for a king and he is rewarded with progeny.

Soil

35. Arid, marshy, and ordinary are the three types of
    land. It is further subdivided into six types by color and
    savor.
36. Black, white, pale, dark, red, and yellow are the
    colors and sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and
    astringent are the tastes by which land is subdivided.
37. Land with poisonous element, abundance of stones,
    ant hills, holes, and gravel and having no accessibility
    to water is unfit for growing trees.
38. Bluish like saphire, soft like a parrot's feather, white
    like conch, jasmine, lotuses, or the moon, and yellow
    like heated gold or blooming champaka is the land
    recommended for planting.
39. Land which is even, has accessibility to water, and
    is covered with green trees is good for growing all kinds
    of trees.
40. Arid and marshy land is not good. Ordinary land
    is good as all kinds of trees grow on it without fail.
41. Panasa, lakuca, tala, bamboo, jambeera, jambu, tilaka,
    vata, kadamba, amrata, kharjura, kadali, tinisa, mrdvi, ketaki,
    narikela, etc. grow on a marshy land.
42. Sobhanjana, sriphala, saptaparna, sephalika, asoka, sami,
    karira, karkandhu, kesara, nimba, and saka grow well on
    an arid land.
43. Bijapuraka, punnaga, champaka, amra, atimuktaka,
    priyangu, dadima, etc. grow on an ordinary type of land.
44. If wealth, destiny, and the king are favorable any
    tree can grow anywhere with special effort.

Propagation

45. Vanaspati, druma, lata, and gulma are the four types
    of plants. They grow from seed, stalk, or bulb. Thus the
    planting is of three kinds.
46. Those which bear fruits without flowers are
    vanaspati (types). Those which bear fruits with flowers
    are druma (types).
47. Those which spread with tendrils are lata (types)
    (creepers). Those which are very short but have branches
    are gulma (types) (bushes).
    48–49. Jambu, champaka, punnaga, nagakesara, tamarind,
    kapittha, badari, bilva, kumbhakari, priyangu, panasa, amra,
    madhuka, karamarda, etc. grow from seeds. Tambuli,
    sinduvara, tagara, etc. grow from stalks.
48. Patala, dadimi, plaksa, karavira, vata, mallika, udumbara,
    kunda, etc. grow from seeds as well as from stalks.
49. Kumkuma, ardra, rasona, alukanda, etc. grow from
    bulbs. Ela, padma, utpala, etc. grow from seeds as well as
    from bulbs.
50. Seed is extracted from dried fruits which become
    ripe in the natural course and season. It is then sprinkled
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