Well , Nobody seems to have caught that... you are the only one who asked...Surajit
Burbank is a city in california named after Luther Burbank... a humanist, horticulturist, Botanist and my hero.. ever since I read about him in one of the numerous american magazines my dad used to get..I was may in grammar school..or younger... i was very impressed with the.. spinless cactus <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luther_Burbank_Spineless_Cactus.jpg> its a part of a small write up at this url <http://mentalfloss.com/article/57818/10-crazy-creations-plant-wizard-luther-burbank>... they have been writing about him since about 1901... wiki has a page <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burbank>... and more intense and human interest and science related write up is in this book Rupa publications book <http://books.google.co.in/books/about/The_Secret_Life_Of_Plants.html?id=OWKWB6MEcq8C&redir_esc=y>. called THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS... reading this book sparks interest in many things including Botany plants and their living systems /processes ... he was spiritual and used to tell his spiny nasty plants that they did not need the thorns, he was not going to hurt them and he would protect them... several generations later the thornless plants were emerging.. ( I dont want to argue with any self-styled the hard nosed non-believers about this, so nobody should bother attacking me) ... (its a fact or a myth, if you read mythology like ramayana and mahabharata, bible, old testament stories etc and believe them then where 's the problem with Burbank???)) Surajit... his spineless plants reverted back after his death!!! ==== SO my comment was tongue in cheek reference that:: ?? are the temple folks in India generating spineless euphorbia ??? in their yards like so many Modern day Burbanks.... be well usha di === On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 8:08 PM, surajit koley <[email protected] > wrote: > Thank you Gurcharan Sir, thank you Didi. > > What is Burbank? > > I will follow the development of this plant. Meanwhile more photos, > recorded on last Monday. > > Regards > surajit > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> do you think we may have another Burbank in our own West Bengal temple >> yards? >> >> so that the trees dont need their thorns? >> >> usha di >> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> The cyathia very much resemble E. nivulia, both in colour, peduncle >>> length, glands, etc. Even cyathia are in pairs as we can see scar of fallen >>> one, we can even see vestiges of two cyathia on the top of peduncle on >>> either side of central cyathium. Even leaves resemble. The only feature not >>> seen is the spines, which can't be ignored in this genus. >>> >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:06 PM, Nambiyath Balakrishnan < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Surajit >>>> I have examined the details as can be seen in the photos. It appears to >>>> be near to E. nivulia but there are differences. >>>> Your plant does not show any indication of spines, not even remnants of >>>> fallen spine clusters. >>>> Further the cyathia are all solitary, whereas in E. nivulia, they are >>>> mostly in diads or triads. >>>> Therefore, I am unable to identify this species. Probably it is an >>>> introduced species. >>>> N. P. Balakrishnan >>>> 5 March 2015 >>>> >>>> On 3 March 2015 at 21:53, surajit koley <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sir, >>>>> >>>>> This is a crooked shrubby plant found on roadside. The appearance is >>>>> like that of a crooked *E. nivulia*. But, I couldn't find any spine >>>>> on its trunk and branches. I have examined several branches. The leaves of >>>>> this plant is about 15 cm long. >>>>> >>>>> Upon receiving Tapas Sir's advice I pray to you for your opinion >>>>> regarding this species. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> surajit koley >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: surajit koley <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 10:37 PM >>>>> Subject: Hooghly2015Mar01sk01 : Euphorbia what ? >>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This is often planted on roadside SHIV-MANDIR or some other diety. I >>>>> couldn't find spine on the stem and branches, probably due to age. I >>>>> didn't >>>>> have scale or ruler with me. 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