Vanaspati: Plants and Plant-Life as in Indian Treatises and Traditions c5.s5.38

c5.s5.38

3. Planting.—The Science of planting is a very ancient science in India, and the origin of it is lost in obscurity, but a full-fledged development of it is mentioned in the *Arthaśāstra*⁴ where a particular officer is referred to as the Superintendent of Agriculture who must be "possessed of the knowledge of the science of agriculture dealing with the plantation of bushes and trees, or assisted by those who are trained in such sciences."