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#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" Also, Brass Hill, Barrington in the mid-80's on the property of Viola Sperka. I have photos in Port Greville somewhere. Cheers, Joan James W. Wolford wrote: > To Sherman, Peter, Heather, and all: > > I think Heather's note below about the Wolfville Watershed (Gaspereau > Mountain) referred to our walk there on Aug. 23, when at least three > plants were seen, and one small one was still in bloom. > > More important, Carl Munden's 2001 book, "Native Orchids of Nova > Scotia: A Field Guide", shows known locations for broad-leaved > helleborine from near Maitland (Hants Co.) to Digby on the western > mainland (add Peter Hope's addition now for northern Queen's County), > no locations furthern east or north on the mainland, but then two > locations in northeastern Cape Breton (one natural spot near Cheticamp). > > From what I recall, not long after Bernard Forsythe's initial > discovery of this species in Blomidon Park, it was quickly also > discovered at Annapolis Royal, and then it seemed in succeeding years > to get widespread at least in The Valley area. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > > Begin forwarded message: > >> *From: *Heather Drope <heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca >> <mailto:heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca>> >> *Date: *August 25, 2008 8:18:33 PM ADT >> *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> *Subject: **[NatureNS] Epipactis helleborine in Smiley's Park* >> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> >> Hello Sherman and all,, Last year I led a field trip for the Nature >> Canada >> conference and it was at Smiley's Park.. At that time we encountered >> E. hellebonine very near the Canada Lily.. and in fact this was a pure >> white version. I didn't report it as I didn't think is was a special >> find >> knowing that it is up at Blomidon Park and also nearby Smiley's on some >> intervale land. > >> I feel that if anyone has it popping up in their garden, >> leave it and enjoy. > >> Heather Drope > >> P.S. we found quite a few 'gone off' ones on >> the Wolfville Watershed property. > >> ------- Forwarded message follows ------- >> From: Sherman Williams <shermw@xcountry.tv <mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv>> >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Epipactis helleborine orchid observations >> Date sent: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:14:03 -0300 >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Send reply to: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> >> 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=1003880 >> >> Sherman >> ------- End of forwarded message ------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.9/1637 - Release Date: 8/27/2008 7:01 AM >
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