[NatureNS] re identification of caraway or other N.S. plants

Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:52:38 -0300
From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
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For folks who don't have a handy plant field guide, remember that =20
Roland's Flora of N.S. is in all public libraries and high school =20
libraries in N.S., I think.  AlsoI believe that, via the Irving =20
Environmental Sciences Centre and/or the Harriet Irving Botanical =20
Gardens Web-sites, the herbarium specimen images can be accessed on-=20
line by anyone?? Perhaps Ruth or Melanie can confirm or deny this and =20=

send contact information for access?  Thanks in advance, from Jim in =20
Wolfville.

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> From: "Paul S. Boyer" <psboyer@eastlink.ca>
> Date: July 2, 2008 9:04:01 PM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Caraway & toad
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> I think that I have this in my yard.  It smells good when I mow =20
> over it.  It is not native to N. Am.
>
> =97Paul
>
> On Jul 2, 2008, at 4:37 PM, Marian Fulton & Art Harding wrote:
>
>> Not sure how common it is now but when I was growing up in central =20=

>> New
>> Brunswick (Chipman and Coal Creek) it was every where.  My =20
>> grandmother used
>> it in her molasses cookies.
>>
>> Marian Fulton
>> Hantsport
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-=20
>> owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
>> On Behalf Of David & Alison Webster
>> Sent: 02 July 2008 11:28
>> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Caraway & toad
>>
>> Dear All,                July 2, 2008
>>    I collected some Caraway seed at Black Rock year before last, the
>> only nearby patch I know of offhand, to plant in the garden. The =20
>> Black
>> Rock colony has been around for at least 150 years but is about to =20=

>> fade
>> away.
>>
>>    Roland and Smith say common throughout (the latest edition is mute
>> on distribution) but I can recall seeing it only near the coast. I
>> wonder how common it really is inland. My garden plants are =20
>> bearing seed
>> but have a fair amount of mildew.
>>
>>    I saw a toad in the yard yesterday; now an event.
>> Yt,  DW
>>
>


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For folks who don't have a handy plant field guide, remember that =
Roland's Flora of N.S. is in all public libraries and high school =
libraries in N.S., I think. =A0AlsoI believe that, via the Irving =
Environmental Sciences Centre and/or the Harriet Irving Botanical =
Gardens Web-sites, the herbarium specimen images can be accessed on-line =
by anyone?? Perhaps Ruth or Melanie can confirm or deny this and send =
contact information for access? =A0Thanks in advance, from Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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margin-left: 0px; ">I think that I have this in my yard.<span =
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">On Jul 2, 2008, at 4:37 PM, =
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margin-left: 0px; ">Not sure how common it is now but when I was growing =
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Brunswick (Chipman and Coal =
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