I have seen them in florist shops in Vancouver. They call them halloween lantern !! Tanay
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 6:13 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Cardiospermum halicacabum* L., Sp. pl. 1:366. 1753 > > Common names: *balloonvine*, *heart-pea*, *lesser balloonvine*, * > winter-cherry* > * > * > *The herbaceous vive often cultivated for its attractive balloon shaped > fruits. Photographed from Haiderpur colony, Srinagar, Kashmir > * > > -- > 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 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
