Yes Mani ji This was a a regular pastime in our childhood. We would hold the achene head carefully so that it remains instact, then ask the friend whether he wants a turban or a cap. If he would ask for a turban we would blow it gently so that only a few achenes fall out and the heads has many achenes forming a turban. If the friend asked for a cap, we would blow it strongly so that all achenes fall off and cap like naked head is visible.
-- 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 Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:51 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Gurcharan ji, Nice photos of the flowers and plant. I have seen these > plant on the way to Gulmarg. We used to blow on the dried flower heads to > see the seeds flying in wind. > > Regards, > > Mani. > >
