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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01CC5620.65A18C50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It lines much of our roads and can completely cover in guardrails and = shoulders. I knew it first as roadweed but after taking it's picture and = researching found out it was white sweet clover. I never would have = thought it was a clover being so tall. I pulled it all out across from = my house and the next year there was only a little left, I pulled it out = (comes out easy)and it never came back so no problem to get rid of.=20 It can be a danger in limiting ones sight at intersections and turns = etc. The Highways cuts it down with whipper snippers around guardrails = but of course it comes back. I don't believe it's what traditionally is = called roadweed but surely is our main (so called) weed of the roads = now. The yellow is quite beautiful, All the best, ----- Original Message -----=20 From: duartess@ns.sympatico.ca=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Cc: Darrell=20 Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] 'Nodding Ladies Tresses' NOT Really, 'road weed???'=20 Oh my!=20 Feel so embarrassed now! However, did read of a couple of positive = uses (but maybe in the past) for this (admittedly) invasive plant. Cheers! Gayle MacLean Dartmouth ---- Darrell <doabolit@northnovacable.ca> wrote:=20 > Otherwise known as road weed. > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: duartess@ns.sympatico.ca=20 > To: Naturelist=20 > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:25 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] 'Nodding Ladies Tresses' NOT >=20 >=20 > Hello All, >=20 > Thanks to the knowledge & expertise of Heather Drope (Wild Flora = Society), the plant I thought could be a variety of the wild orchid, = 'Ladies Nodding Tresses' growing at Grahams Grove Boardwalk, here in = Dartmouth, has been identified as 'White Sweet Clover' (Melilotus alba). = >=20 > Thank you Heather! >=20 > Cheers!!! >=20 > Gayle MacLean > Dartmouth ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01CC5620.65A18C50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19088"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4>It lines much of our roads and can completely = cover in=20 guardrails and shoulders. I knew it first as roadweed but after taking = it's=20 picture and researching found out it was white sweet clover. I never = would have=20 thought it was a clover being so tall. I pulled it all out across from = my house=20 and the next year there was only a little left, I pulled it out = (comes out=20 easy)and it never came back so no problem to get rid of.=20 </FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4>It can be a danger in limiting ones sight at = intersections=20 and turns etc. The Highways cuts it down with whipper snippers around = guardrails=20 but of course it comes back. I don't believe it's what traditionally is = called=20 roadweed but surely is our main (so called) weed of the roads=20 now.</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4>The yellow is quite beautiful,</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4>All the best,</FONT></EM></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dduartess@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</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>Cc:</B> <A = title=3Ddoabolit@northnovacable.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:doabolit@northnovacable.ca">Darrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 08, 2011 = 8:16=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] = 'Nodding Ladies=20 Tresses' NOT</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Really, 'road weed???' <BR>Oh my! <BR>Feel so = embarrassed now!=20 However, did read of a couple of positive uses (but maybe in the past) = for=20 this (admittedly) invasive plant.<BR><BR>Cheers!<BR><BR>Gayle=20 MacLean<BR>Dartmouth<BR><BR>---- Darrell <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:doabolit@northnovacable.ca">doabolit@northnovacable.ca</A>= >=20 wrote: <BR>> Otherwise known as road weed.<BR>> = -----=20 Original Message ----- <BR>> From: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</A>=20 <BR>> To: Naturelist <BR>> Sent: Monday, = August=20 08, 2011 7:25 PM<BR>> Subject: [NatureNS] 'Nodding = Ladies=20 Tresses' NOT<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Hello All,<BR>>=20 <BR>> Thanks to the knowledge & expertise of = Heather Drope=20 (Wild Flora Society), the plant I thought could be a variety of the = wild=20 orchid, 'Ladies Nodding Tresses' growing at Grahams Grove Boardwalk, = here in=20 Dartmouth, has been identified as 'White Sweet Clover' (Melilotus = alba).=20 <BR>> <BR>> Thank you Heather!<BR>> = <BR>> =20 Cheers!!!<BR>> <BR>> Gayle = MacLean<BR>> =20 Dartmouth</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01CC5620.65A18C50--