Sorry I inadverrtantly posted the earlier post without answering the question put. W. Roxburgh (1832), the father of Indian Botany . considered the plant as native of India, as it was recorded from Cape Camorin to the Himalayas, upto 1500 meters, but later James (?) Watt, a Professor of Botany attached to Calcutta Medical College, Presidency College and also Patna Medical College, who was also a friend of Florence Nigtingale, in 1882, claimed the plant as native of latin America. If it comes from America, it must have reached India by the 17th Century, as by 1832 it had been widely naturalised all over India.
On Feb 25, 4:13 pm, sibdas ghosh <[email protected]> wrote: > The prickly pear-Opuntia elatior (Syn. O. dillenii, ) also known as slipper > thorn (Hindi- Nagphani) used as hedge planr throughout India.Produce > beautiful bright yellow flowers. Although very common in India, literature > indicates it comes from Central/ South America. Fruits and fleshy stems are > edible. I had once came across a recipe of prepa ring a mexican dish from > the fleshy stems. > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:54 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is a question from Peter ji in a seperate mail: > > "Ashwin's message below reminds me of something I read in a history > > book. It seems that Tipu Sultan used to surround his forts with a wide > > hedge of cactus. This was, naturally, prior to 1799. It struck me that > > the species must be the prickly pear, Opuntia, which is origially from > > Central America and now naturalised in India. Well, it seems that it > > has be around here for a pretty long time! Does anyone have any idea > > of when this plant was brought to India?" > > > 2009/2/17 sibdas ghosh <[email protected]> > > >> I apologise if my comment hurt anybody. Fine, if some one wants to > >> write about the great hedge , nicer would be if it came with some reference > >> and a photograph. You may visit any village in India, you will find hedges > >> of different types, dependinding on the phytogeogarphic location. It may > >> consist of Pedilanthus, Jatropha, Zizyphus, Duranta, Moringa, Acacia, even > >> dwarf bamboos, serving different purposes. In urban houses , hedges serve > >> different purpose and are mainly made of Amaranthus, Murrya, Ixora etc. > >> mostly for decorating purpose. Plum hedge is mainly meant to protect the > >> land from grazing cattles, as goats and stray cows. In wars earlier, > >> artificial hedges were erected to camouflage the movement of the troop. > >> Historic events are always fascinating, personally I feel it should come > >> along with some context. > >> Pl. excuse me if I have hurt any body. > > >> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Ashwin Baindur < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Please do not feel apologetic. I do post a lot of blog entries. The > >>> reason I do that is it gives more expression to my creativityto write > >>> articles for my blog than just reading or making email posts. When I > >>> know a > >>> blogpost is not quite relevant I usually add the words 'blogpost' or > >>> 'general nature writing' so that people are forewarned. > > >>> Anyway, thanks to all for the support from the group of which I was till > >>> recently a silent member. I'm sure figtree meant well. > > >>> Ashwin Baindur > > >>> (http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/) > > >>> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 8:07 PM, figtree <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>> Sorry for the comment, If you had earlier mentioned the name of the > >>>> plant used for the construction of the hedge, I would have definitely > >>>> refrained making the earlier comment. > > >>>> On Feb 16, 6:14 pm, kaysat tiwari <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > Dear All, > >>>> > If anyone knows any more detail about this hedge in Etawah district > >>>> then I > >>>> > can look for it and show the photo of remains. > >>>> > Soon I will be in Etawah, Karhal, Mainpuri, Jasrana, > >>>> Shikohabad,Kurawali and > >>>> > Etah area looking for Sarus crane and Pelicans. > >>>> > Regards. > >>>> > Satyendra > > >>>> > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt < > >>>> [email protected]>wrote: > > >>>> > > ghosh Babu, it was fascinating to know about the Great Hedge. More > >>>> of such > >>>> > > material should be encouraged on this site. This site is certainly > >>>> more than > >>>> > > an identification parade. > >>>> > > akbhatt > > >>>> > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 9:39 PM, figtree <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > > >>>> > >> Fascinating! But I wonder whether it has any relation with Indian > >>>> > >> Trees, particularly tree pics. > > >>>> > >> On Feb 15, 8:04 pm, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >> > Thanks for posting this. > >>>> > >> > The original book by Sleeman is available at: > > >>>> > >> >http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15483 > >>>> > >> > Janaki Turaga > > >>>> > >> > On 2/15/09, Ashwin Baindur <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> > >> > > In the years before the Mutiny, the British constructed a > >>>> hedge, a > >>>> > >> very > >>>> > >> > > large and long hedge, halfway across India for the mundane > >>>> reason of > >>>> > >> > > preventing salt smuggling. John Company, it seems, also > >>>> fattened > >>>> > >> itself by > >>>> > >> > > making poor labourers pay two months wages for a year's supply > >>>> of > >>>> > >> salt. This > >>>> > >> > > hedge was manned and guarded like the Maginot line. An > >>>> Englishman, > >>>> > >> read > >>>> > >> > > about it in Henry Sleeman's ''*Rambles and Recollections of an > >>>> Indian > >>>> > >> > > Official* '', came to India and found it.... > > >>>>http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/taxmans-hedge/ > > >>>> > >> > > Enjoy... > > >>>> > >> > > Ashwin > > >>>> > >> > > -- > >>>> > >> > > Warm regards, > > >>>> > >> > > Ashwin Baindur > > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> > >> > > Col Ashwin Baindur > >>>> > >> > > OIC Corps Archive & Museum, > >>>> > >> > > CME, Dapodi Pune 411031 > >>>> > >> > > ------------------------------------------- > >>>> > >> > > Tel:020-27147976 (R), Mob :09923454462 > >>>> > >> > > Alternate > >>>> > >> > > email:[email protected]<email%[email protected]> > >>>> <email%[email protected] <email%[email protected]>> > >>>> > >> <email%[email protected]<email%[email protected]>< > >>>> email%[email protected]<email%[email protected]> > > >>>> > >> > > Blog:http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/ > > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> > >> > > ''We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning > >>>> cathedrals.'' > > >>>> > >> > > - Quarry worker's creed > > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> > >> Hide quoted text - > > >>>> > >> > - Show quoted text - > >>>> > >> My blogsite is at: > >>>> > >>http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com > >>>> > >> And the photo site: > >>>> > >>www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ > > >>>> > -- > >>>> > Satyendra K.Tiwari. > >>>> > Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader > >>>> > H.NO <http://h.no/> 139, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya. > >>>> > M.P. 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