A History of Agriculture in India v2.c81.s5.1

v2.c81.s5.1

Growing of fruit plants is costly. The upkeep of a garden involves intensive labour and manuring. Fruit plants are also subject to many hazards. Wind storms cause havoc in mango gardens. One day you find mango trees laden with fruit. Next day a wind storm comes and the trees are bare. Rain on flowering peaches, pears, plums and oranges in the month of March will wash away the pollen and fruit would not set. Knowing the problems of gardens and gardeners, Jahangir did not tax them. In the Tuzk, he narrates the following anecdote about a king and a gardener.