Nalini ji How the children all over the world are similar? It was our favourite game also, though in a slightly different format. We used to pluck the fruiting head and ask the other person whether he/she wants a turban or cap. If the child asked for cap we would blow fully so that all achenes fall off and only the receptacle remains. If the child opted for turban, we would blow gently so that most achenes remain on the heard. These are the games children play.
-- 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 Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:34 PM, nabha meghani <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> wrote: > Thank you Prof Singh ji for posting my favorite flower. > > German name Löwenzahn exact translation of the english name Dandilion. > > Children call it Pusteblume, the flower for blowing. This herb grows in > meadows, along the roadside, everywhere. When children see the ripe fruits > (my fotos ) they just pluck them and blow. They compete with eachother, one > who can blow all fruits in one go, may wish something and the wish comes > true. > > It is a medicinal Herb. The leaves are used in Soup, salad, the petals are > used in salad to as decoration. It is a good source of nectar for henoybees > and LöwenzahnHonig is very popular. The leaves are even sold in shops, good > that my mother did not see that. > > The german wiki has much more information that engl. wiki. In fact I > observe this many times. > > *Here is some more Info using translator.google, which I edited a bit.* > ** > *During the Second World War dandelion has been used in Russia and in the > German Reich (here under the project Kok sagyz) as rubber substitute. **Among > other things, in 1942 in Auschwitz, a research station for plant rubber was > established, 150 to 250 laborers from the camp were forced to work > there[1]. > > Based on the research dandelion is considered as potential raw material for > rubber plant and researched in Europe and North America. The aim of the > research is to gain from Russian dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) > rubber that can be an alternative to natural rubber from the latex of rubber > tree (Hevea brasiliensis) and synthetic rubber.* > > > On 500 DM banknote one side shows Löwenzahn plant, the otherside shows > portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian > http://www.bundesbank.de/bargeld/bargeld_faq_dmbanknotenabbildungen.php > > Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 - 1717) was a naturalist and scientific > illustrator who studied plants <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany> and > insects <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects> and made detailed paintings > about them. Her detailed observations and documentation of the metamorphosis > of the butterfly make her a significant, albeit not well known, contributor > to entomology <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomology>. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Sibylla_Merian > > Löwenzahn is a very interesting plant for me and therefore my favorite. > Thanks for posting fotos. > > Regards > Nalini > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > *To:* efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 28, 2010 5:20 AM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:45744] Taraxacum officinale from Kashmir > > Taraxacum officinale from Kashmir, very common in shaded areas in lawns, > open meadows and pasture lands. Photographed from Shalimar garden on June 17 > and Botanical garden on June 26, 2010. > > > -- > 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/ >
