Yes, matches as per images at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimonanthus_praecox
On Fri, 3 Feb 2023 at 15:55, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Taffazull ji > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > On Fri, 3 Feb, 2023, 3:45 pm [email protected], <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Two photos: >> Photo 1 is longitudinal section of Hypanthium showing multiple carpels >> and their styles. >> Photo 2 shows an individual carpel with a ovary of 1mm length and its >> style of nearly 3mm length. >> In August the ovaries would have transformed into brown achenes. Although >> it can be propagated from seed but because of the long time taken it is >> said that it is better to propagate it from cuttings however so far I have >> not been lucky in doing this. >> >> On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 7:39:50 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> Details of Flower: >>> Flower1: Photo of long waxy yellow tepals and shorter purplish red inner >>> tepals >>> Anther 1 and Anther 2: photo of 5 stamens with tepals removed >>> Filament 1: Photo showing attachment of filament to anther. >>> Style: Shows multiple styles(styloids) . Both styles and bases of >>> filaments are hairy. >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 2:46:33 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Gurcharan ji and Garg ji, >>>> Thanks sirs for your kind appreciation >>>> Previously these bushes were only seen in Mughal gardens but now people >>>> have started planting them in their private gardens. >>>> As Gurcharan ji has rightly said before the advent of digital cameras >>>> photography was a luxury. I too purchased an entry level digital camera >>>> only after retirement when my local vendor stopped selling films saying >>>> there was no demand for them. >>>> Garg ji as always is very kind. >>>> With sincere regards >>>> Taffazull >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 11:41:09 AM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: >>>> >>>>> Beautiful presentation, Taffazull ji. >>>>> Yeh dil mange more. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J. M. Garg >>>>> On Sun, 29 Jan, 2023, 11:36 am [email protected], <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>> Am posting photos of the shrub wintersweet (*Chimonanthus praecox*)which >>>>>> is becoming popular in lawns of homes in Srinagar. >>>>>> Habitat: Cultivated. In gardens and lawns >>>>>> Habit: Shrub with a woody stem 3-4 m high. >>>>>> Family: Calycanthaceae native to China >>>>>> It is deciduous and sheds all its leaves in autumn. Around the last >>>>>> week of January it starts flowering and the pale yellow waxy flowers >>>>>> borne >>>>>> in profusion remain till early March. The inner tepals have purplish red >>>>>> bases. The flowers are very fragrant and to me their fragrance seems >>>>>> very >>>>>> similar to that of Narcissus flowers'. In light breeze a single tree can >>>>>> fill a moderate sized lawn with its fragrance. >>>>>> For members who like myself are fascinated by the shape of pollen >>>>>> grains I have also posted pictures of its pollen seen through a >>>>>> microscope. >>>>>> The pollen is peculiar in that it seems spherical when seen in polar view >>>>>> but appears elongated in equatorial view. Experts have used SEM images of >>>>>> its pollen to distinguish between its different cultivars. >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/81007323-a876-44c7-9762-ae9a0b28ac64n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/81007323-a876-44c7-9762-ae9a0b28ac64n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "eFloraofIndia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/565cf80d-d9af-404e-8774-cc58c70e3b48n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/565cf80d-d9af-404e-8774-cc58c70e3b48n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAV%2BzS_DYanAPOae%3DkH0Kg50py1xAJbS3yJq_NS%3DM_bxQ%40mail.gmail.com.
