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<a href="../201207/29069 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01CD6D6D.39103A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Paul, July 29, 2012 It is no doubt included in the Noxious Weed Act. But some don't = consider the Weed Act to be noxious. I understand that, in exceptional circumstances, H. perforatum can = be toxic to livestock but I don't recall any local problems with it. On = the other hand I know of problems when livestock broke into a stand of = green Oats.=20 A beetle was introduced (Chrysolina hyperici ?) to control it. Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paul MacDonald=20 To: Nature NS=20 Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:01 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Common St Johns Wort Hi All This evening we went to the Owl Night at Graves Island Prov. Park, = Lunenburg Co. with Dr. Soren Bondrup-Nielsen. A very nice presentation even if = electricity might have eased the strain on Dr Soren. When we came out I noticed a large rough area of yellow flowers. I am = not very familiar with them and rarely visit Graves Island except in winter when they are not in = bloom. They look like Common St Johns wort Hypericum perforatum, with the = black spots on the petal and the translucent dots on the leaves. When I looked it up in Google, the Nova Scotia Museum www site on = poison plants has it among the=20 vilians. Perhaps not unusual for this site to over react on the = dangers of some plants but other www sites agree with them. The interesting thing is that it was growing profusely in a provincial = park with lots of=20 innocent folks tramping around. No livestock there so that was not a = danger. One would think if one Government department said something was = dangerous, other departments would take some simple steps to eliminate the danger. Or do I not = understand government? Anyone have any thoughts on this? Enjoy the summer - I am! Paul=20 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5157 - Release Date: = 07/26/12 ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01CD6D6D.39103A00 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 content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19258"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi Paul, =20 July 29,=20 2012</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> It is no doubt included in the = Noxious Weed=20 Act. But some don't consider the Weed Act to be noxious.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> I understand that, in exceptional = circumstances, H. perforatum can be toxic to livestock but I = don't=20 recall any local problems with it. On the other hand I know of problems = when=20 livestock broke into a stand of green Oats. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> A beetle was introduced = (Chrysolina=20 hyperici ?) to control it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <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=3Dpaulrita2001@yahoo.com = href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">Paul=20 MacDonald</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">Nature NS</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 28, 2012 = 10:01=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Common St = Johns=20 Wort</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new = york, times, serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV id=3Dyiv588435608> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-FAMILY: 'times new = roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV id=3Dyiv588435608yui_3_2_0_15_134352246180841>Hi All</DIV> <DIV id=3Dyiv588435608yui_3_2_0_15_134352246180841>This evening we = went to=20 the <B=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: = rgb(69,69,69); FONT-SIZE: 12px"=20 id=3Dyiv588435608yui_3_2_0_15_134352246180869> Owl Night at = Graves Island=20 Prov. Park, Lunenburg Co.</B></DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: = rgb(69,69,69); FONT-SIZE: 12px"=20 id=3Dyiv588435608yui_3_2_0_15_134352246180866>with Dr. Soren=20 Bondrup-Nielsen. A very nice presentation even if electricity might = have eased=20 the strain</SPAN> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: = rgb(69,69,69); FONT-SIZE: 12px"=20 id=3Dyiv588435608yui_3_2_0_15_134352246180872>on Dr = Soren.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: = rgb(69,69,69); FONT-SIZE: 12px"=20 id=3Dyiv588435608yui_3_2_0_15_134352246180879>When we came out I = noticed a large=20 rough area of yellow flowers. I am not very familiar with = them</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: = rgb(69,69,69); FONT-SIZE: 12px"=20 id=3Dyiv588435608yui_3_2_0_15_134352246180886>and rarely visit Graves = Island=20 except in winter when they are not in bloom.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: = rgb(69,69,69); FONT-SIZE: 12px"=20 id=3Dyiv588435608yui_3_2_0_15_134352246180893>They look like Common St = Johns=20 wort Hypericum perforatum, with the black spots on the petal = and</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(69,69,69); FONT-SIZE: 12px"=20 id=3Dyi