Yes very nice to see the seedpods, I have only seen the famous laburnum path ... dont seem to have its photos handy, but found a website that shows its glory... in England...so I'll share it... very profusely flowering... http://www.libriscrowe.com/non/clipartflowerslaburnum.htm
Usha di On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for showing the true Laburnum. > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for shaowing this plant. >> Regards >> Prashant >> >> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> When ever the name Laburnum is mentioned we are reminded of Cassia >>> fistula, The Indian Laburnum, so common in hotter parts of India. Here is >>> the true Laburnum, easily separated by short stature, its trifoliate leaves >>> and more or less white hairy pods especially when young. >>> * >>> * >>> *Laburnum anagyroides* Medik., Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Öcon. Ges. >>> 2:363. 1787 >>> Syn: *Cytisus laburnum* L.; *Laburnum vulgare* J. Presl >>> >>> Common names: common laburnum, golden-chain, golden-chaintree, laburnum >>> , peatree >>> >>> Deciduous tree, rarely more than 6 m tall; leaves trifoliate with >>> elliptic-lanceolate or obovate leaflets, up to 7 cm long; petiole up to 6 >>> cm long, stipules small; flowers yellow in a pendulous raceme up to 35 cm >>> long; calyx hardly 5 mm long, slightly bilipped; corolla up to 3 cm long, >>> standard nearly rounded, keel shorter; stamens 10, monodelphous; pod up to >>> 8 cm long, white hairy especially when young, sutures slightly winged. >>> >>> Profusely flowering these days in Kashmir valley, especially in Gardens >>> in Srinagar. Photographed from Hazuri Bagh (now Iqbal Garden) in 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- Usha di ===========
