The book, 1949 edition is published by Macmillan Co., New York. It is out of print. I bought a second hand copy while in USA. If you are planning to buy, go for Hortus Third published in 1969. An old copy may be available on the net at reasonable price.
-- 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 Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:01 PM, arjun <dobighazam...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanx to all once again. Also Gurcharanji can you tell me about the > publisher of "The manual for Cultivated Plants, by L.H. Bailey and if anyone > of you can tell me a about a good reference book/s for plants/ trees/ > flowers for Western India. > > regards to all & as you said on "friendship day ".... to all the unknown & > virtual ones !! > > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 6:17 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for correcting me >> Tanay >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Nalini ji and Tanay >>> Perhaps this will resolve the identity of plant posted by Naliniji, and >>> possibly also Arjun ji >>> >>> P. crispum: Leaves small, usually less than 2.5 cm long, margin toothed >>> and incised but not divided, margin crisped; flowers 2-2.5 cm long, upper >>> larger petals sometimes emarginate. >>> >>> P. graveolens: Leaves large, usually longer than 5 cm, long petiolate, >>> divided almost to the base into 5-7 lobes, lobes again divided into about 6 >>> mm broad segments dentate along margin; flowers 1.5 cm long. >>> >>> >>> On that basis Naliniji's plant is clearly Pelargonium graveolens, and so >>> is that of Arjun ji. There is some mix up of names. P. crispum is lemon >>> geranium (that must have led Tanay to give this name) or Crisped-leaf >>> geranium and P. graveolens the rose geranium or rose-scent geranium. But >>> that in no way should affect the identification. Photograph of the plant is >>> here with us. >>> >>> Here are some links: >>> >>> http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelargonia_pachnąca<http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelargonia_pachn%C4%85ca> >>> >>> >>> http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/m1/raznozvet2/Pelargonium_graveolens9308.jpg >>> >>> >>> http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/43430/ >>> >>> http://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pelargonium_crispum1.jpg >>> >>> But then there is a lot of confusion and mix up there on the internet, >>> the images having been mixed up. That must also be reason for mix up of the >>> names. But my description is based on famous book "Manual of Cultivated >>> Plants" by L. H. Bailey >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 4:08 PM, nabha meghani <nabha-megh...@gmx.de>wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you Tanay ji, >>>> i am not aware of the exact scientific name of my plant as I have no >>>> idea of botany. But when i search for Zitronengeranie under which the plant >>>> is known here, i get *Pelargonium graveolens.* So i leave it to the >>>> experts to identify my plant as well as that of Arjun ji. >>>> I hope you agree with me? >>>> Regards >>>> Nalini >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> >>>> *From:* tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> >>>> *To:* Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> >>>> *Cc:* nabha meghani <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> ; >>>> arjunan<dobighazam...@gmail.com>; mani >>>> nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> ; Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> ; >>>> efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>> *Sent:* Sunday, August 01, 2010 5:10 AM >>>> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:43012] Re: please id this medicinal plant >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear Nalini Ji, >>>> >>>> I am not aware of German name as I have no idea regarding the language. >>>> But the only the thing i can assume is the scientific name, which is .... >>>> >>>> *Pelargonium crispum* (Berg.) L'Her. *Engl. >>>> *gooseberry geranium, crisped-leaf geranium, lemon geranium, lemon-scented >>>> geranium, peach geranium. >>>> >>>> Tanay >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Nalini ji for sharing the photographs. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 1:55 AM, nabha meghani <nabha-megh...@gmx.de>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hallo all, >>>>>> here are some fotos of Zitronengeranie ( german name. I don't know >>>>>> engl.name. Sorry). Leaves and flowers taken in April 2008. I hope >>>>>> in this summer, it shall get some more Flowers. >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Nalini >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tanay Bose >>>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> >> >> > > > -- > Best ! > > Arjun. > > at village: Pishvi > taluka: Velhe > district: Pune > Maharashtra. > Pin : 412 212 > > +91 981 0448200 > +91 940 4241901 > http://dobighazameen.wordpress.com/ > >
