Interesting experiences. Pankaj, did you finally offer her your guava or not?! if not...try to be sincere in the future at least...hahaha
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >> > >
