Thanks Gurucharan ji, these are the types of exuberant leaves that I have seen in NYBG and even in my own garden... way back when... that's what I was after... to match up with my memory...
Pankaj: dont remember the exact history... but there are several books on Plants of the bible, may be your library has some.. if you find it , xerox the page and send it in, I would love to see the history...I dont have access to such rare books here in Kolkata... Usha di === Ps saw your pic in one of your papers... :) =========== On Dec 21, 3:12 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Here are more of leaves from 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Mam, there are leaves below in the picture. I had known about the > > mythological Jacob's Ladder but never knew its connection with this. > > Thanks for the enlightenment. I was thinking there are many plants > > with similar leaves, then why this particular plant??? May be because > > it is found at higher elevations close to sky !! Or may be it is such > > a sedative that it gives you relief like heaven :P... > > Pankaj > > > On Dec 21, 4:14 pm, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Very nice to see this plant again, in India > > > I know this plant as Jacob's ladder, quite popular to plant as a > > > perennial in woodlands , it come bursts forth after snow melts... > > > > Do you have pictures of the leaves? > > > Since the name of this plant is mythological > > > ; story is Jacob dreamt of a ladder with alternate rungs in a ladder- > > > like contraption, rising from ground and going skyward allll...lll the > > > way up to the heavens... the leaves are arranged as if they are > > > forming this ladder of Jacob's dreams... I always loved this myth... a > > > tiny plant ascribed duty to carry one heavenwards... > > > > Interesting mix of medicinal claims, if they can be verified by modern > > > science... > > > > Usha di > > > > == > > > > On Dec 21, 10:31 am, prasad dash <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Good catch suresh ji. the flowers loooks promishing. > > > > > Regards > > > > > prasad > > > > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Suresh Rana <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Thanks a lot Gurcharan Sir and Pankaj Sir for the sharing the > > > > > medicinal properties of the plant. The information is very helpful > > for > > > > > me. > > > > > > Warm regards > > > > > Suresh Rana > > > > > -- > > > > Prasad Kumar Dash > > > > Ecologist, Orissa, India > > > > email: [email protected] > > > > ph. 09437444241 > > > > Polemonium-coeruleum-Khillenmarg-Kashmir-4.jpg > 401KViewDownload > > Polemonium-coeruleum-Khillenmarg-Kashmir-5.jpg > 291KViewDownload
