Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t3.1

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Horticulture was in a much developed state We get descriptions of gardens and parks (*ārāma: uyyāna· niyāna*)⁶¹ and a large variety of garden-produce both fruits and flowers; almost every big city preserved one or more gardens Various kinds of creepers (*layā : vallī*) are mentioned; the chief amongst them being *pauma, nāga, asoga, campaga, cūya, rāsantī, aimuttaya, kunda* and *sāma*⁶² Among flowers most important being *navamālikā, korantaka, bandhujīvaka, kaṇera, jāti, mogara, yūthikā, mallikā, vāsanti, mṛgadantikā, campaka, kunda* and others.⁶³