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--Boundary_(ID_MVtI1lWaapo78xG4dMNjxg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Lesley et al., I forwarded your message to Ruth Newell, curator of Acadia's herbarium, and here is her reply. Cheers from Jim Begin forwarded message: > From: Ruth Newell <ruth.newell@acadiau.ca> > Date: July 16, 2008 9:54:15 AM ADT > To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, Ruth Newell > <ruth.newell@acadiau.ca>, Marian Munro <ZinckMC@gov.ns.ca> > Cc: Laurel McIvor <mcivorll@gov.ns.ca>, Melanie Priesnitz > <melanie.priesnitz@acadiau.ca> > Subject: RE: Hemp dogbane and fireflies > > All of my information sources on the status of wild plants in Nova > Scotia say that this is not a rare or endangered species here. It > is listed as a green species i.e. a species that is secure in Nova > Scotia, on the DNR General Status of Wild Species website. > > Ruth > > From: James W. Wolford [mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca] > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:23 PM > To: Ruth Newell; Marian Munro > Cc: Laurel McIvor; Melanie Priesnitz; Jim Wolford > Subject: Re:Hemp dogbane and fireflies > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Lesley Butters <lesley.butters@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: July 15, 2008 11:04:00 AM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Re:Hemp dogbane > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Apocynum cannabinum Indian Hemp, Dogbane family > > This plant is quite prolific along the roadside, near my cottage, > in the settlement of Albany New, Medway River. At the moment this > plant is in full bloom and looks so pretty, though I realize it is > a poisonous plant to animals, if digested. On one website, I read > that this plant was endangered. Is that so here in Nova Scotia? > > "The Firefly," like most things in nature runs in cycles. Over the > past 7 years, at my cottage, my Mum and I have observed a decline > in the firefly population. This July, I have seen a grand total of > 51 flickering split seconds of light. Always a thrill to see, > despite the lack of numbers. > > Lesley Butters > Halifax,NS > > > --Boundary_(ID_MVtI1lWaapo78xG4dMNjxg) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Lesley et al., I forwarded your message to Ruth Newell, curator of = Acadia's herbarium, and here is her reply. =A0Cheers from = Jim<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Ruth Newell <<a = href=3D"mailto:ruth.newell@acadiau.ca">ruth.newell@acadiau.ca</a>></font><= /div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 16, 2008 9:54:15 AM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>>, Ruth = Newell <<a = href=3D"mailto:ruth.newell@acadiau.ca">ruth.newell@acadiau.ca</a>>, = Marian Munro <<a = href=3D"mailto:ZinckMC@gov.ns.ca">ZinckMC@gov.ns.ca</a>></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Laurel = McIvor <mcivorll@gov.ns.ca>, = Melanie Priesnitz <<a = href=3D"mailto:melanie.priesnitz@acadiau.ca">melanie.priesnitz@acadiau.ca<= /a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RE: Hemp dogbane and = fireflies</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"City"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"State"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"PlaceName"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"place"><div class=3D"Section1"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; = margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; = color: navy; ">All of my information sources on the status of wild = plants in<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:state = w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Nova = Scotia</st1:place></st1:state><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>say that this is not a rare or = endangered species here. It is listed as a green species i.e. a species = that is secure in<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:plac= e w:st=3D"on"><st1:state w:st=3D"on">Nova = Scotia</st1:state></st1:place>, on the DNR General Status of Wild = Species website.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" = color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; = ">Ruth<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; = margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; = color: navy; "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div><div><div = class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center; = margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: = 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font = size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><hr size=3D"2" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center" = tabindex=3D"-1"></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; = margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; = font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></font></b><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; = "><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>James W. Wolford [<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>]<= span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><br><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:23 = PM<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>Ruth Newell; Marian = Munro<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold; ">Cc:</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>Laurel McIvor; Melanie = Priesnitz; Jim Wolford<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold; = ">Subject:</span></b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>Re:He= mp dogbane and fireflies</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size: 12pt; "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size: 12pt; "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size: 12pt; "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">Begin forwarded = message:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"1" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; color: black; font-weight: bold; ">From:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span></font></b><font = size=3D"1" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; ">Lesley Butters <<a = href=3D"mailto:lesley.butters@ns.sympatico.ca" style=3D"color: blue; = text-decoration: underline; = ">lesley.butters@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div>= <div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"1" color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; = font-weight: bold; ">Date:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span></font></b><font = size=3D"1" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; ">July 15, 2008 11:04:00 AM = ADT</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"1" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; color: black; font-weight: bold; ">To:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span></font></b><font = size=3D"1" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; "><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><di= v style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"1" color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; = font-weight: bold; ">Subject:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span></font></b><b><font = size=3D"1" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: bold; ">[NatureNS] Re:Hemp = dogbane</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"1" color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; = font-weight: bold; ">Reply-To:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span></font></b><font = size=3D"1" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; "><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div = style=3D"min-height: 14px; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; = margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times = New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">Apocynum = cannabinum<span class=3D"apple-converted-space">=A0<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span>Indian Hemp, Dogbane = family<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style=3D"min-height: = 14px; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: = 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">This plant is = quite prolific along the roadside, near my cottage, in the settlement of = Albany New,<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Medway</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:placetype = w:st=3D"on">River</st1:placetype></st1:place>. At the moment this plant = is<span class=3D"apple-converted-space">=A0<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span>in full bloom and looks = so pretty, though I realize it is a poisonous plant to animals, if = digested. On one website, I read that this plant was endangered. Is that = so here in<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:state = w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Nova = Scotia</st1:place></st1:state>?<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div = style=3D"min-height: 14px; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; = margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times = New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">"The = Firefly," like most things in nature runs in cycles. Over the past 7 = years, at my cottage, my Mum and I have observed a decline in the = firefly population. This July, I have seen a grand total of 51 = flickering split seconds of light. Always a thrill to see, despite the = lack of numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div = style=3D"min-height: 14px; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; = margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times = New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">Lesley = Butters<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:city w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New = Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = ">Halifax</span></font></st1:city>,<st1:state = w:st=3D"on">NS</st1:state></st1:place><o:p></o:p></div></div><div = style=3D"min-height: 14px; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; = margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times = New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div></div><div style=3D"min-height: = 14px; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: = 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div></div></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtyp= e></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></span></blockquote><= /div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_MVtI1lWaapo78xG4dMNjxg)--
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