The present paper was a part of Ph.D research work, conducted during the year 2014, in which 87 poisonous plants belonging to 54 genera, were collected, documented and preserved in the herbarium of Bannu, Department of Botany UST, Bannu Khyber Pakhtunkwa Pakistan. The plants were identified botanically, arranged alphabetically along with their Latin name, family name, common name, poisonous par...

narcissus is one of the very popular flowers among iranians. this flower has a short life. to investigate the increasing of vase life of cut narcissus, sour orange fruit extract in concentrations of 2.5, 4, 5.5 and 7 ml l-1 and sucrose in concentrations of 3, 4, 5 and 6% were used. in addition, distilled water was used as a control treatment. in this experiment, characters of vase life and perc...

several plant growth regulators are used to improve the quality of cut flower in bulb plants, but their effectiveness depends on genotype and plant growth conditions such as nutrition status. a pot experiment was conducted under farm condition to study benzyl adenine (ba) and potassium nitrate interaction on floret diameter, stem diameter, flower height, flower number per bulb, fresh and dry we...

The mythopoetic framework of Lalic?s poem Exercise implies complex figures Demeter, Persephone and Hades their manifestations within the Eleusinian Mysteries. paper focuses on floral symbolism associated with mythological figuration Kore/Persephone, ?the flower-faced maiden?, as characterized in Homeric Hymn to since at root this Greek myth lies a (initial fascination flowers: roses, irises, vi...

Chinese narcissus (Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis) was introduced to China 1300–1400 years ago, and has grown naturally in southeastern China. It is a popular traditional potted flower well-known flowering bulb cultivated worldwide with only two white-tepal triploid cultivars, ‘Jinzhan Yintai’ ‘Yulinglong’. Recently, mutant yellow tepals observed promptly became popular. To clarify the key pi...

The fifty-second annual meeting of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, Euston Koad, corresponded with " Daffodil Day," which no doubt accounted for the profusion of those cheerful and effective blooms that decorated every ward table in the hospital on March 14 and brightened the large entrance hall, where tea lay in readiness for guests attending the meeting. The chair was taken by Lord Ki...