yes, but what about my question: i repeat it here.... MY Question: did you get to feel the surface of the leaves? is it really rough enough to be used as polishing material?
end repeat... usha di ======================= On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks UshaJi for the information > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Ushadi micromini < > microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Balkar ji: >> New to my eyes, though my ears had heard about this... >> >> My Dad's wood furniture polish guy had talked of some tree whose >> leaves were used by his father for the final poilsh on small >> delicate ornamental pieces... >> >> I /we thought he was shooting the breeze and pulling our legs >> that day many years ago... he said it was called Sheora... >> he talked of some other leaves that were also quite rough like >> fine sandpaper... I wish I had written down the list... >> such memories are priceless... little did I know.. >> It had taken me awhile to track down that bengali name, >> and then discovered he was not being funny, he was in the earnest... >> I had found it in Tinkodi Ghosh’s Bonaushadhi book .. >> >> >> I had forgotten that episode.. >> >> Untill today, I googled your tree name .. >> and the story floated up from deep recesses of the memory bank... >> >> MY Question: did you get to feel the surface of the leaves? >> is it really rough enough to be used as polishing material? >> >> >> Usha di >> ==== >> >> >> >> On Aug 10, 12:00 pm, Pinki <alok12...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Surely Streblus asper >> > >> > Alok >> > >> > On Aug 9, 10:06 am, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > Dear All >> > > Small tree roadside area on Munak Road Karnal for id pls >> > > Wild but may be planted by forest dept as only 2-3 trees were there on >> whole >> > > 25 KM stretch >> > > Flowers not seen Fruits orange colored >> > > simple leaves >> > > Thanks >> > >> > > -- >> > > Regards >> > >> > > Dr Balkar Singh >> > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> > > Arya P G College, Panipat >> > > Haryana-132103 >> > > 09416262964 >> > >> > > IMG_5754Sm.JPG >> > > 126KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5755Sm.JPG >> > > 92KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5756Sm.JPG >> > > 94KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5757Sm.JPG >> > > 126KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5758Sm.JPG >> > > 141KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5759Sm.JPG >> > > 101KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5760Sm.JPG >> > > 120KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5761Sm.JPG >> > > 103KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5762Sm.JPG >> > > 193KViewDownload >> > >> > > IMG_5763Sm.JPG >> > > 173KViewDownload >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
