Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jataka Stories c5.94
Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jātaka Stories c5.94
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Horticulture was in a very high state of efficiency. The Jātaka stories are replete with descriptions of gardens and parks and we have a very large variety of garden-produce—both fruits and flowers.³ Among the flowers, to mention only a few more important ones, we have kimsuka, pāṭali, kaṇṇikāra, Jayasumana, kadamba, sirisa, bakula, sāla, ketaka and so on :⁴