correction re arka etc.

Allen Thrasher athr at loc.gov
Wed Aug 30 19:47:25 UTC 1995


I forgot to apologize for and correct an error.  At least according to my 
unabridged dictionary Jimson weed is a Datura, not a milkweed.

Also, Calotropis is not a "little" shrub, growing to the height of an 
American male.  Lots of things smaller than that count as "trees" in 
Sanskrit.

Allen
 






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