Arthashastra

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सीता अध्यक्षः कृषि तन्त्र शुल्ब वृक्ष आयुर् वेदज्ञस् तज् ज्ञ सखो वा सर्व धान्य पुष्प फल शाक कन्द मूल वाल्लिक्य क्षौम कार्पास बीजानि यथा कालं गृह्णीयात् ॥

POSSESSED of the knowledge of the science of agriculture dealing with the plantation of bushes and trees (krishitantragulmavrikshsháyurvedajñah), or assisted by those who are trained in such sciences, the superintendent of agriculture shall in time collect the seeds of all kinds of grains, flowers, fruits, vegetables, bulbous roots, roots, pállikya (?), fibre-producing plants, and cotton.

english translation

sItA adhyakSaH kRSi tantra zulba vRkSa Ayur vedajJas taj jJa sakho vA sarva dhAnya puSpa phala zAka kanda mUla vAllikya kSauma kArpAsa bIjAni yathA kAlaM gRhNIyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript