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regards, Rashida. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Nalini ji > How the children all over the world are similar? It was our favourite game > also, though in a slightly different format. We used to pluck the fruiting > head and ask the other person whether he/she wants a turban or cap. If the > child asked for cap we would blow fully so that all achenes fall off and > only the receptacle remains. If the child opted for turban, we would blow > gently so that most achenes remain on the heard. These are the games > children play. > > > -- > > 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/ > > > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:34 PM, nabha meghani <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thank you Prof Singh ji for posting my favorite flower. >> >> German name Löwenzahn exact translation of the english name Dandilion. >> >> Children call it Pusteblume, the flower for blowing. This herb grows in >> meadows, along the roadside, everywhere. When children see the ripe fruits >> (my fotos ) they just pluck them and blow. They compete with eachother, one >> who can blow all fruits in one go, may wish something and the wish comes >> true. >> >> It is a medicinal Herb. The leaves are used in Soup, salad, the petals are >> used in salad to as decoration. It is a good source of nectar for henoybees >> and LöwenzahnHonig is very popular. The leaves are even sold in shops, good >> that my mother did not see that. >> >> The german wiki has much more information that engl. wiki. In fact I >> observe this many times. >> >> *Here is some more Info using translator.google, which I edited a bit.* >> ** >> *During the Second World War dandelion has been used in Russia and in the >> German Reich (here under the project Kok sagyz) as rubber substitute. **Among >> other things, in 1942 in Auschwitz, a research station for plant rubber was >> established, 150 to 250 laborers from the camp were forced to work >> there[1]. >> >> Based on the research dandelion is considered as potential raw material >> for rubber plant and researched in Europe and North America. The aim of >> the research is to gain from Russian dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) >> rubber that can be an alternative to natural rubber from the latex of rubber >> tree (Hevea brasiliensis) and synthetic rubber.* >> >> >> On 500 DM banknote one side shows Löwenzahn plant, the otherside shows >> portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian >> http://www.bundesbank.de/bargeld/bargeld_faq_dmbanknotenabbildungen.php >> >> Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 - 1717) was a naturalist and scientific >> illustrator who studied plants <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany> and >> insects <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects> and made detailed >> paintings about them. Her detailed observations and documentation of the >> metamorphosis of the butterfly make her a significant, albeit not well >> known, contributor to entomology<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomology>. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Sibylla_Merian >> >> Löwenzahn is a very interesting plant for me and therefore my favorite. >> Thanks for posting fotos. >> >> Regards >> Nalini >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Saturday, August 28, 2010 5:20 AM >> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:45744] Taraxacum officinale from Kashmir >> >> Taraxacum officinale from Kashmir, very common in shaded areas in lawns, >> open meadows and pasture lands. Photographed from Shalimar garden on June 17 >> and Botanical garden on June 26, 2010. >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> > > > >
