Re: [Assam] Fwd: My first web page
Mahanta da I have looked at both the pictures-the madhobi lota/Beena/Kunjolota (as you said now) resembles none of the two pictures. But the write up below vividly describes the flower. The long stems are greenish-not like those photos where the stem seems to be covered by the petals. Whoever wrote the description below-has grown up with Madhobi-lota.Made me quite nostalgic. But I think I will never be able to have a plant here in Australia-strick quarantine regulations of Australia makes any import of plant/seeds impossible. Will have to wait till my next visit Regards Chitta --- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Chitta: > > Sounds likle 'madhobi lota' is what we used to call > 'kunjo-lota' ( > Ipomea sloteri). > > See if it is: > http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/21628/ or > http://www.localharvest.org/images/cat/prod_7507_4274.jpg > > > I grew it in St. Louis for a couple of years, long > ago. Got seeds > from Namti. But gave up doing so--- takes too much > space to have it > show well, and too much trouble :-). Seeds are > widely available in > the USA from mail order nurseries. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I have seen madhabilata. It's a creeper. They bloom > profusely. The > >flowers have thin, long ( about 3/4 inches) stems > and the pink > >petals are oval shaped. The size of the flower is > kind of like > >vinca.The flowers bloom in a bunch together. > Madhabilata flowers > >have tiny holes inside and you can make a garland > out of several > >flowers by pushing in the stems into the center of > a flower one > >after another. You don't need a needle. My mom > showed me how.When I > >was about five years old, I used to make garlands > every > >morning for my grandfather. He was not keeping > well. I remember him > >lying in bed , resting but he would always raise > his head to accept > >the flower garland from me. I loved making flower > garland for > >him.The flowers have sweet fragrance and the > humming birds love > >them. You can snip off the end of the stem and suck > the nectar.The > >nectar taste so good. Last time I visited Guahati > the madhabilata > >was still there.I touched it and smelled it. > Different people live > >in that house now. Who knows ? They must have cut > it.The forty year > >old creeper was a nuisance to them because they > needed to add a > > room in the front. > >We do have a small plant here in our back yard in > Houston . Saw it > >in a nursery in Houston. It is not a giant creeper > but a very tiney > >one Had to have it:). This morning I saw tiny > flower buds pushing > >thru the branches. > > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Fwd: My first web page
Hi Chitta: Sounds likle 'madhobi lota' is what we used to call 'kunjo-lota' ( Ipomea sloteri). See if it is: http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/21628/ or http://www.localharvest.org/images/cat/prod_7507_4274.jpg I grew it in St. Louis for a couple of years, long ago. Got seeds from Namti. But gave up doing so--- takes too much space to have it show well, and too much trouble :-). Seeds are widely available in the USA from mail order nurseries. I have seen madhabilata. It's a creeper. They bloom profusely. The flowers have thin, long ( about 3/4 inches) stems and the pink petals are oval shaped. The size of the flower is kind of like vinca.The flowers bloom in a bunch together. Madhabilata flowers have tiny holes inside and you can make a garland out of several flowers by pushing in the stems into the center of a flower one after another. You don't need a needle. My mom showed me how.When I was about five years old, I used to make garlands every morning for my grandfather. He was not keeping well. I remember him lying in bed , resting but he would always raise his head to accept the flower garland from me. I loved making flower garland for him.The flowers have sweet fragrance and the humming birds love them. You can snip off the end of the stem and suck the nectar.The nectar taste so good. Last time I visited Guahati the madhabilata was still there.I touched it and smelled it. Different people live in that house now. Who knows ? They must have cut it.The forty year old creeper was a nuisance to them because they needed to add a room in the front. We do have a small plant here in our back yard in Houston . Saw it in a nursery in Houston. It is not a giant creeper but a very tiney one Had to have it:). This morning I saw tiny flower buds pushing thru the branches. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Fwd: My first web page
Thanks Chitta. I am not sure of my Rushdie looks. He is not all that handsome :-). I tell people I am a Karzai . Our native strangers here in St. Louis do a double-take thinking I am a shortened resurrection of CBS-60 Minutes' Ed Bradley ( who passed away recently). But really I look more like myself . Yeah, the website is a cat's meow. It is like a child learning ko-ko-mo-mo and dying to show off . So don't invoke 'ko bulibo-nware, rotnawoli porhe', yet, OK ? I am trying. But you know how that proboson goes: "burha xalikai maat loboli xikise'" ? It isn't easy. I already have pictures of many of the flowers you suggest below. Will post when time and purchased cyber-space allows. Some I have not tried to record, because they are common to large parts of the world. I try to stay to those that are unique to our native region. A few names I don't recognize. Can you refer me to alternative names, so I know what to look for when I go on my next shooting foray? These are: Akaxigonga, Beena, Madhoimaloti, Madhobilota, Maloti and Thupitora. Also, aren't Kothal sompa and Gulonchi ( gulos) the same? Thanks for the detailed response to the Mohamari curing problems. I will get back to you, hopefully some time soon. But the questions of intellect, intent, sincerity etc. are not irrelevant, when they stand out as they do. The trick to avoid bringing them out that create the displeasures they do is to act accordingly :-). m-da >>X-YMail-OSG: >>e5hpQ60VM1lgTcmZb._1G3D9oxXs_xYoWJtd0beeQobYYY9q990tghfaK0Ny7kYOEQ-- >>Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 20:29:29 -0700 (PDT) >>From: chittaranjan pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: My first web page >>To: assam@assamnet.org >>Cc: Chandan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>X-Chzlrs: 0 >> >>Mahanta da >>Nice clean refreshing website. You look good-a bit >>like Salman Rushdie. >>Just a request. Some body was mentioning service to >>Assam. Next time you go to Assam, if time permits >>please try to take photographs of all the Assamese >>flowers like Akaxigonga, Beena, Bhet, Bokul, Gulap, >>Gulonsi, Indramaloti, Jaba, Jai, Juti, Keteki, >>Khorikajai, Kopow, Kothalsompa, Krishnasura, >>Madhoimaloti, Madhobilota, Maloti, Modar, Naarzi, >>Nahor, Newali, Radhasura, Rokto joba, Sompa, Xunaru, >>Xurujmukhi, Tholpodmo, Thupitora, Togor, Xewali and >>many more which I might have missed. >>It will be a good repository for Assamese flowers and >>will be good for honing your photographic skills in >>Assam. >>Time permits-I will come back with the responses to >>some of the valid points you have raised. But you have >>to give REPLY-for a change. >>No analysis of the questioneer's intellect, intent, >>sincerity etc. >>Have a good weekend. >>Regards >> >>Chittaranjan Regards >> >> >> >> >>Ready >> >>for the edge of your seat? >>Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. >>http://tv.yahoo.com/ ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
