Thanks, Gurcharanji... May be just do a week of Salix... very nice and useful "family"... we dont seem to have many in Bengal...
I wish I could see these... but for my math studies... cant go out ... Usha di ========== On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Ushadi > There are good number of species of Salix in Kashmir (though not S. > tetrasperma). This year I am visiting Kashmir in April mainly to capture > these in flower. I don't know whether I would be able to catch the most > spectacular of all the Salix caprea, the first species to flower in Kashmir > as early as late February, producing most fragrant flowers, whose fragrance > like Magnolia grandiflora can be felt from several metres. We used to keep > twigs of this in flower in flower pots to give fragrance in the room for > several days. > > > -- > 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 Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Ushadi micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> spectacular.... >> later, can you also take pictures of the leaves, branches, and tree >> trunk... >> >> and canopy... >> >> sorry I am asking for a whole lot.... >> but not seen this in Calcutta.. >> the flowers are out of this world and your photo is as I said: >> spectacular... >> >> Usha di >> ======= >> >> On Jan 10, 8:02 pm, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Anush Ji >> > Really nice pictures of *Salix tetrasperma*. >> > Family : Salicaceae >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Anush Shetty <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Indian Willow tree in full bloom in Lalbagh, Bangalore >> > >> > > These pics were taken on Jan 7th, 2012. >> > >> > > - >> > > Anush >> > >> > -- >> > Dr Satish Phadke >> > > > > -- Usha di ===========
