> >In that case it was in Assam long before 1950.
**** I think so too. At 11:03 PM +0200 4/1/08, W.Saleh wrote: >The Bottle Brush flowers (Genus Callistemon) - for more information see >Australian National Botanic Gardens. >http://www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/index.html > >Bottle Brush is a native of Australia. As such I assume that the British has >introduce them to India and most probably the tea planters planted it in >their gardens in Assam. In that case it was in Assam long before 1950. > >Wahid Saleh > >-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens >mc mahant >Verzonden: dinsdag 1 april 2008 15:43 >Aan: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world >Onderwerp: Re: [Assam] AT Photo- A Quiz: Chutiya Xalika > > >Flowers of "Bottle Brush"- a decorative bush introduced into Assam Around >1950-- not from Indian Subcontinent.We have a big "Bottle Brush" bush at the >entrance to our ancestral home at Namti. I remember bringing that >sapling+Mahogany ones from a Banamahotsav at Sivsagar in 1980 >mm> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 05:41:26 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: >assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] AT Photo- A Quiz: Chutiya Xalika> > >Looks like the bird's genus and name are now known. I am not too sure if the >flower has been identified quite definitely yet. I do remember seeing >flowers like in the photo that we used to call Modar. Aren't there different >varieties of Modar?> Dilip> >==========================================================> > Chan Mahanta ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Thanks Bikash for reminding us of the Sutiya >Xaalika name. Back at > Namti we called it that as well--completely forgot >about it.> > > > > > > > > > > At 3:15 AM +0100 3/30/08, DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS >wrote:> >Haaa... Dada This is known in Darrang and Kamrup as CHUTIYA SHALIKA >> >/XALIKA ( Chutiya Shalka).They are the direct version of original > >>Indian Mynah all because they call talk like you and me. I had one > >>before leaving for Military.She used to talk and if I run will fly > >>behind me and sit on my shoulders... now when I saw this- I only > >tear >for her..She was with us for long and will sit in front of us > >always like >a part of family and look at us.Here also I tried to > >keep one, but died >due to some food poison.Its too painful to miss > >them.So no more birds to >sit on my shoulders..> > This bird is very humanly and available in >Bangalore also.But > >here people are not like we Axomiya !! Forget about >bird, they dnt > >know the next home.> > Hope al doubt is clear now-> > >Bikash> >> >Chan Mahanta wrote:excellent Chitta! And > >thanks for sharing >the autherntic Oxomiya> >name, Kath Xaalika.Incidentally the widespread , >lowly Xaalika Sorai > >is a Mynah too. It is called Common Indian Mynah.> >> >>> >> > > >---------------------------------> > Why delete messages? >Unlimited storage is just a click away.> >>_______________________________________________> >assam mailing list> >>assam@assamnet.org> >>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > >_______________________________________________> assam mailing list> >assam@assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> >assam@assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >_________________________________________________________________ >Education: Are exams worrying you all the day long? Write to MSN education >experts for help. >http://education.in.msn.com/ >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >assam@assamnet.org >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >assam@assamnet.org >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
