Town Planning in Ancient India c13.11

c13.11

The trees generally recommended are aśvattha (*ficus religiosa*), banian (*ficus indica*), udumbara (*ficus racemosa*), plaksha (*ficus tusida*), the red flower tree, the tree exuding milk (kshīra vṛksha), the rubber tree (*manihol glazionii*), banana, and flower plants. The prominent among this list, it will be observed, because of their mighty magnitudes and bulky proportions in their full growth affording shade to the jaded and scorched wayfarers, are too big for domestic orchards; they are meant for the parks and promenades of a city, its avenues and broad streets. If the order and arrangement proposed above are inverted, then difficulties will arise in selecting suitable sites for these trees and their arbitrary location may ultimately prove detrimental to the proper lighting and ventilation of the neighbouring premises. The nimba (*azadirachta indica*), the bæl (*ægle marmelos*) are generally recommended for domestic orchards because of their anti-malarial properties.