Thank you all once again. Best, Sushmita Jha On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Ratti is Abrus precatorius. Rakta Chandan is Adenenthera microsperma. > akbhatt > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Mahendra Prasad < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The small disc-ed hard red seeds could be seeds of Rakta Chandan, >> about 8 mm dia like a flying saucer. Trees can be seen between GPO & Fairlee >> Place in Kolkata. In season, the road is strewn with these red seeds. The >> 2nd seed probably is the well-known Ratti, a creeper ), as observed by Anand >> ji. The seeds were used by goldsmiths in olden days as a measure of weight. >> 12 ( I think ) Rattis were equal to 1 Masha, 6 ( again not sure ) Mashas >> were equal to 1 Tola ( which is about 11.7 gm ). ( I am forgetting what we >> studied in class 4 Arithmetics. ) The Rattis, minature egg-shaped, brilliant >> scarlet red with a large black spot having a small white dot, are >> eye-catching, specially if seen in the jungle. I have come across both the >> rare white & black varieties also. Ratti is Indian Licorice ( not sure ) >> botanical name Abrus sps( not sure ). Can give botanical names of both both >> seeds later. >> >> --- On *Mon, 27/10/08, Sushmita Jha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: >> >> From: Sushmita Jha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [indiantreepix:5563] Please help >> To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> >> Date: Monday, 27 October, 2008, 8:40 PM >> >> Hello all, >> >> in my childhood in Santiniketan, there used to be a tree which dropped >> small disc-like hard red seeds. If I recall correctly, the tree resembled a >> rain tree. Could anyone please help me with the name? >> >> There is another small longish red seed with a black eye - which often >> used to be used as a weight by goldsmiths. Would appreciate knowing the name >> of this too. >> >> Since I have no idea of the names, I dont know how to search for them. >> >> Many thanks - and Happy Diwali to all. >> Sushmita Jha >> >> ------------------------------ >> Get perfect Email ID for your Resume. Get before others grab. >> >> >> >> <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_dbid_1/*http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address> >> >> > > > -- > Anand Kumar Bhatt > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road > Gwalior. 474 005. > Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
