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Index of Subjects --00151773d79c957d5804a7f6d057 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks to John and Nhung for alerting me to Balm of Gilead. When I collected the leaves I knew they weren't trembling aspen nor large-toothed aspen, so I jumped at Balsam Poplar. I've just checked Zinck, and the leaves are much more correct for Balm of Gilead. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 13 July 2011 13:11, John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote: > We have a few here, just south of Yarmouth. Not sure if they are balsam > poplar or Balm of Gilead. We heard the latter, years ago, but the buds are > gummy with an interesting smell. **** > > ** ** > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Randy Lauff > *Sent:* July-13-11 12:48 PM > *To:* NatureNS > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Balsam Poplar**** > > ** ** > > All,**** > > ** ** > > In a drive down my road, westerly - the direction I don't travel as > frequently, I came across a whole pile of fruit clusters on the side of the > road. These were the fuzzy "seeds" of a Balsam Poplar. I stopped, took a > leafy twig for our herbarium at StFX and had a good look at one of the very > few poplars I've ever come across in NS. Perhaps they're more common in > other parts of the province, but to me, it was a good sighting.**** > > ** ** > > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS.**** > --00151773d79c957d5804a7f6d057 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to John and Nhung for alerting me to Balm of Gilead. When I collecte= d the leaves I knew they weren't trembling aspen nor large-toothed aspe= n, so I jumped at Balsam Poplar. I've just checked Zinck, and the leave= s are much more correct for Balm of Gilead.<div> <br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all">_________________________________<br>= RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 13 July 2011 13:11, John and Nhung <s= pan dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca">nhungjohn@east= link.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D= "margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNorm= al"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">We have a few here, just= south of Yarmouth.=A0 Not sure if they are balsam poplar or Balm of Gilead= .=A0 We heard the latter, years ago, but the buds are gummy with an interes= ting smell. <u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></= u>=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style= =3D"font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-si= ze:10.0pt"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_bla= nk">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-ow= ner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b= >On Behalf Of </b>Randy Lauff<br> <b>Sent:</b> July-13-11 12:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> NatureNS<br><b>Subject:</b> = [NatureNS] Balsam Poplar<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div></div><div class= =3D"h5"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">= All,<u></u><u></u></p> <div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"Mso= Normal">In a drive down my road, westerly - the direction I don't trave= l as frequently, I came across a whole pile of fruit clusters on the side o= f the road. These were the fuzzy "seeds" of a Balsam Poplar. I st= opped, took a leafy twig for our herbarium at StFX and had a good look at o= ne of the very few poplars I've ever come across in NS. Perhaps they= 9;re more common in other parts of the province, but to me, it was a good s= ighting.<u></u><u></u></p> </div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class= =3D"MsoNormal">Randy<br clear=3D"all">_________________________________<br>= RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<u></u><u></u></= p></div> </div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> --00151773d79c957d5804a7f6d057--
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