The History of Bengal (Vol. I: Hindu Period; Vol. II: Muslim Period 1200–1757) v1.c19.s5.20

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⁵ The cultivation of mango and bread-fruit is mentioned in a large number of Pāla and Sena inscriptions. Hiuen Tsang refers to the abundant growth of *panasa* in Puṇḍravardhana and gives a detailed account of this fruit which was 'highly esteemed' (*Beal-Records*, II. 194). The Govindapur Plate refers to an "orchard of pomegranates" (*dālimva-kshetra*) (*IB.* 97). The plantain tree is frequently depicted in the Pāhārpur terra-cotta plaques (Paharpur. 70). It also occurs among the sculptures, for instance, in the Chaṇḍi images of the Rajshahi Museum (*supra* p. 451). *Vīja* (citron) and *kharjura* (date) are mentioned in the Khālimpur Plate of Dharmapāla, *parkaṭi* (fig) in the Koṭālipāḍā Plate of Dharmāditya, and *bassia latifolia* (*madhūka*) in the Rāmgañj Plate of Īśvaraghosha (*IB.* 154, 156), and probably also in the *Rāmacarita* (III. 21).