Quite an interesting fact tanay On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Iris kashmiriana from Kashmir, similar to I. germanica but differing in > green (not scarious in upper half) longer 7-9 cm as against up to 5 cm in I. > germanica) bracts, white flowers with yellowish claw with white to yellowish > beard. The species is commonly grown in Kashmir. > > Several species of Iris are grown to decorate graveyards and as such the > common kashmiri name for the genus is Mazamond (Mazar-Graveyard, Mond-root > or underground swollen portion; most species are rhizome bearing) > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
