Enjoyed it a lot. :-)
Thanks and regards, rakesh On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Good to hear the interesting stories.. > > > On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Very Interesting stories Pankaj Ji and Gurcharan Ji >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hahahaha, thats funny sir.... good good your litchi worked :)) >>> >>> actually they were kept among the vegetables along with tomato too. >>> and I didnt notice the persistent sepals..... even later when I saw >>> the sepals, I thought it must be some different species of tomato. I >>> could realise only when I cut it !!! :)) >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Pankaj ji >>> > I am surprised you could not identify persimon, although this one is >>> more >>> > reddish than usual one. I had uploaded both astringent (when not fully >>> ripe) >>> > and non-astringent types. But don't worry I feared worst when I came to >>> > Delhi. I had seen a girl for match (she is now my wife) in 1976. Next >>> day >>> > her brother and sister came to my place. I asked them to wait in my >>> room, >>> > and rushed to the next fruit shop, bought what I thought strawberry, >>> only >>> > realizing after the shopkeeper handed it over to me, that was not >>> > strawberry. I rushed home, gave them the fruit and told them to eat it >>> the >>> > way you like. Later I cam to know that it was litchi. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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 Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 7:02 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Trust me dear. Its very tasty......!! >>> >> Pankaj >>> >> room >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Sid <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> > Wow interesting story. Though I have seen that fruit, I have never >>> tried >>> >> > it. >>> >> > Thanks of the nice pictures and the nice story. >>> >> > >>> >> > Sid. >>> >> > >>> >> > On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Pankaj Kumar < >>> [email protected]> >>> >> > wrote: >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I went to city to buy some stuff with one of our staff members, >>> Daisy >>> >> >> Hu. While we were returning, I bought some guava and she bought >>> some, >>> >> >> what I thought was tomato. Then she came to me and gifted me one of >>> >> >> those tomato and asked me to try it. >>> >> >> I smiled, "I know how tomato tastes". She said, "no this is not a >>> >> >> tomato". >>> >> >> Hesitantly, I took it and came home. >>> >> >> In the evening she called me to say, "wise man, you are too bad". I >>> >> >> said," why?". She replied, " when a girl gifts you something you >>> >> >> should have gifted her the guavas". I couldnt stop laughing. She >>> >> >> asked, "did you taste the fruit, do it now if you haven't and you >>> will >>> >> >> know its not a tomato". >>> >> >> And finally I tasted what I thought to be tomato. And I am glad >>> that I >>> >> >> was wrong. Its one of the best fruits I have ever tasted. Very >>> >> >> peculiar color and very peculiar taste. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Its commonly called the Persimmon. >>> >> >> Diospyros kaki Thunb. >>> >> >> Family: Ebenaceae >>> >> >> This is a very high value medicinal plant. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Pankaj >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> -- >>> >> >> >>> ********************************************************************** >>> >> >> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> >> >> Conservation Officer >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Office: >>> >> >> Flora Conservation Department >>> >> >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >>> >> >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Residence: >>> >> >> 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun >>> >> >> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> email: [email protected] >>> >> >> [email protected] >>> >> >> [email protected] >>> >> >> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) >>> >> >> +852 9436 6251 (mobile) >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> ********************************************************************** >>> >> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> >> Conservation Officer >>> >> >>> >> Office: >>> >> Flora Conservation Department >>> >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >>> >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>> >> >>> >> Residence: >>> >> 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun >>> >> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>> >> >>> >> email: [email protected] >>> >> [email protected] >>> >> [email protected] >>> >> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) >>> >> +852 9436 6251 (mobile) >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ********************************************************************** >>> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >>> >>> >>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> Conservation Officer >>> >>> Office: >>> Flora Conservation Department >>> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >>> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>> >>> Residence: >>> 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun >>> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>> >>> email: [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) >>> +852 9436 6251 (mobile) >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke >
