Nice Catch Sir On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Dianthus caryophyllus* L., Sp. pl. 1:410. 1753 > > Common names: Carnation, divine flower, Gilli-flower, clove pink > > A glabrous and glacous tufted perennial herb, up to 90 cm tall, branched > and woody at base; leaves thick, linear, up to 15 cm long, keeled, 3-5 > nerved; flowers 3-8 cm across in 2-5 o a branch, fragrant, long pedicelled; > bracts 4, broad, 1/4th the length of calyx; calyx cylindrical, 2.5-3 cm > long with pointed teeth; petals irregularly dentate, often double. > Photograhed from Delhi. > > > > -- > 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/ > > -- > > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology & Horticulture Incharge Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 --
