vintage photos

[doranakandawatta]

Tout va bien! ....everything is fine.. written by some french people around 1933 in Ceylon, sent to someone in Cambodge Saïgon Cochinchine !

(do you know some palm species: xxx cochinchinensis?)

How the french colonial administration change the geography!

on a postcard showing:

Peradeniya botanic garden in Kandy

Can some Palmtalk friend put updated pics of this palm?

Regards

[doranakandawatta]

If you agree, can you also put old pics of palms and palm gardens?

[John in Andalucia]

By the power of Google!

[doranakandawatta]

ok but google work .... it's not fair! c'est pas du jeu!

Thanks anyway.

Regards

[John in Andalucia]

Wait a minute.. are you saying that you've been there recently and those are your photos?

[John in Andalucia]

..on the other thread, I meant. Oh, never mind. You've probably answered your own question via two seperate topics.

[doranakandawatta]

Yes it is,

But as you can see on my profile and most of my posts, I am in love with Sri Lanka and go there in december, april and august...every year.

I am posting photos I took since 2008... and most of them are from the last visits.

You and Palmtalk friends are welcome in Sri Lanka, you can come to Doranakanda Estate palmetum and plant some palm if you wish.

But it seems that not so many Palmtalk members are visiting the country, anyway; let's have rice and curry and tea!

I'll be there from 1st of august until 16th.

regards

Philippe

[John in Andalucia]

Well, being British, I'm quite fond of a good curry, and I drink at least 5 cups of tea a day, so it sounds ideal!

[doranakandawatta]

Actually Livistona conchinchinensis is synonym of Livistona saribus...

[doranakandawatta]

Does really none has old postcards with palms?

I would like to see old pics of botanic gardens of the tropics! and next, if we can, the existing situation...