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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C9070A.03BDFD60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Sherman, I found it last year beside a friend's cottage in mixed forest of = predominantly hardwoods on the edge of Cameron Lake in Northern Queens = Co.. It was confirmed by Marian at the NS Museum of Science and she said = it was the first Queens Co location she was aware of. Your note is timely as I tried to reach my friends this weekend to show = them the plant. Pete ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sherman Williams=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Epipactis helleborine orchid observations I am interested in comments on current Nova Scotia status, = observations and thoughts regarding the orchid, Helleborine (Epipactis = helleborine). A few years ago (2003), I first found some on a farm in = Berwick (under white pine). I had never heard of nor observed it = anywhere in the province before. =20 Low and behold, in 2007 it showed up for the first time, all on its = own, in one of my flower gardens in Avonport. It is there again this = year, looking well and healthy. Last Friday I had it pointed out to me = in Smiley's Provincial Park by Natural Resources person, Art Crowell; = it was of particular interest to him because this is the first year that = it has been noticed in the park. =20 In the Flora of Nova Scotia (Zinc), I see it was first recorded in the = province in the 1985. From comments of others with whom I've spoken, = I gather that this orchid has suddenly been appearing across the = province where it had not been seen before.=20 In the plants I've seen, the flowers are small and not very showy = (although when magnified they are more attractive), some references on = the "net" even go so far as to say that it is an invasive species, which = is not a characteristic that we usually associate with orchids. Here are two links to photos and comments about Helleborine (not Nova = Scotian). http://www.osrbg.ca/files/EPI_HEL.HTM http://northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=3D1003880 Sherman ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C9070A.03BDFD60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16705" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hi Sherman,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I found it last year beside a friend's cottage = in mixed=20 forest of predominantly hardwoods on the edge of Cameron Lake in = Northern Queens=20 Co.. It was confirmed by Marian at the NS Museum of Science and she said = it was=20 the first Queens Co location she was aware of.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Your note is timely as I tried to reach my = friends this=20 weekend to show them the plant.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Pete</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dshermw@xcountry.tv = href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">Sherman=20 Williams</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 25, 2008 = 4:14=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] = Epipactis=20 helleborine orchid observations</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I am interested in comments on current Nova Scotia status, = observations=20 and thoughts regarding the orchid, Helleborine (Epipactis = helleborine).=20 A few years ago (2003), I first found some on a farm in Berwick = (under=20 white pine). I had never heard of nor observed it anywhere in = the=20 province before. </DIV> <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>Low and behold, in 2007 it showed up for the first time, all on = its own,=20 in one of my flower gardens in Avonport. It is there again this year, = looking=20 well and healthy. Last Friday I had it pointed out to me in = Smiley's=20 Provincial Park by Natural Resources person, Art Crowell; = it was of=20 particular interest to him because this is the first year that it has = been=20 noticed in the park. </DIV> <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>In the Flora of Nova Scotia (Zinc), I see it was first recorded = in the=20 province in the 1985. From comments of others with whom = I've=20 spoken, I gather that this orchid has suddenly been=20 appearing across the province where it had not been seen=20 before. </DIV> <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>In the plants I've seen, the flowers are small and not very showy = (although when magnified they are more attractive), some references on = the=20 "net" even go so far as to say that it is an invasive species, which = is not a=20 characteristic that we usually associate with orchids.</DIV> <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>Here are two links to photos and comments about Helleborine = (not=20 Nova Scotian).</DIV> <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.osrbg.ca/files/EPI_HEL.HTM">http://www.osrbg.ca/files/= EPI_HEL.HTM</A></DIV> <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV><A=20 = href=3D"http://northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=3D100388= 0">http://northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=3D1003880</A>= </DIV> <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>Sherman</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C9070A.03BDFD60--
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