[Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
(Citronella). Does anybody know if this plant is available in Assam and what it is called in Assamese? Anyidea, C'da or AKN, probably?Seems like it keeps the bugs away like the citronella sprays, candles etc. The Neem tree should do the job, but I think it is "harmless" to the bugs unless that

Re: [Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread D Deka
It grows in abundance in Assam. In fact there was a thriving industry around it for a while. A friend of mine also started a Citronella processing plant in Assam, to extract the oil. I understand he abandoned the plant later, for whatever reasons. Citronella plant really looks like grass. Dilip

Re: [Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
is it called it Assamese? sitronela? From: D Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] citronella Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 11:18:47 -0700 (PDT) It grows in abundance in Assam. In fact there was a th

Re: [Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
CC: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] citronella Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:29:58 -0400 D Deka said on AssamNet: + + Citronella plant really looks like grass. i think it also goes by the name of lemon grass. sna

Re: [Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
. :) From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] citronella Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:50:32 -0400 Alpana B. Sarangapani said on AssamNet: no wonder last ti