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Plants and Flowers of India Petunia

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Punemate

Petunia is genus of 35 species of  flowering plants of South American origin, closely related to tobacco, cape gooseberries, tomatoes, deadly nightshades, potatoes and chili peppers  in the family Solanaceae. The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet … Continue reading →

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John Ruskin on color

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Punemate

John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, … Continue reading →

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Plants of Pune Gazania

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Punemate

Gazania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Africa. Gazania are often planted as drought-tolerant groundcover. The genus was first formally described by German botanist Joseph Gaertner in the second volume of his major … Continue reading →

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