[NatureNS] re Spiraea tomentosa -- was An evening Fishing

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Hi Patricia and Dave and All=0AHardhack was a very used plant in early agri=
culture.=0AI have seen a number of baskets made from it as well as brooms.=
=0AThe brooms are not feather dusters but good to sweep out=0Aa barn or a g=
ranary.=0AThe baskets were made before the present time consuming chores=0A=
of TV and Computers. Some folks hands had to be busy.=0AHave a nice day=0AP=
aul=0A =0A=0A________________________________=0A From: P.L. Chalmers <plcha=
lmers@ns.sympatico.ca>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Wednesday, Au=
gust 21, 2013 10:14:54 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] re Spiraea tomentosa --=
 was An evening Fishing=0A  =0A=0A=0ADavid,=0A=0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 I=
=0Aappreciated your comment about the name Hardhack (which in my experience=
=0Areferred to L. tomentosa).=A0 I never understood what the name meant,=0A=
but as you imply it probably reflects a farmer's experience taming a=0Apast=
ure.=A0 =0A=0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 A friend=0Aof mine plans to take par=
t in the Hand Mowing Competition at New Ross=0AFarm this weekend http://www=
.atlanticfarmer.com/handmowing.php I must tell him about=0Athis.=0A=0A=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Cheers,=0A=0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =0APatricia=0A=
=0AAt 07:51 PM 20/08/2013, you wrote:=0A=0AHi Jim &=0AAll,=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=0AAug 20, 2013=0A>=
=A0=A0=A0 Hardhack is a good example of the fluidity of common=0Anames. Whe=
re I grew up both latifolia and tomentose were called Hardhack;=0Abest avoi=
ded with a grass scythe and not readily mowed with a brush=0Ascythe. =0A>=
=A0=0A>=A0=A0=A0 Roland and Smith have Hardhack as an alternate name=0Afor =
latifolia. =0A>Fernald has Hardhack as an alternate name for tomentosa.=0A>=
=A0=0A>Yt, DW=0A>----- Original Message ----- =0A>From: James W. Wolford =
=0A>To: NatureNS =0A>Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 5:43 PM =0A>Subject: [N=
atureNS] re Spiraea tomentosa -- was An evening=0AFishing=0A>=0A>I believe =
Paul's "hardhack", Spiraea tomentosa, is what I=0Acall "steeplebush", a ver=
y attractive pink marshy cousin of=0A"meadowsweet", Spiraea ?latifolia? or =
alba?, which has white=0Aflowers with splashes of pink and is much more abu=
ndant.=A0=A0 =0A>=0A>Also keep checking on that big bed of turtlehead, beca=
use a beautiful=0Abutterfly that is very rare here and belongs further sout=
h raises its=0Ayoung mainly on turtlehead foliage -- Baltimore checkerspot=
=0Abutterfly.=0A>=0A> =0A>Baltimore=0ACheckerspot - Wikipedia, the free enc=
yclopedia =0A>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Checkerspot -  Cached -  Simi=
lar  =0A>The Baltimore=0ACheckerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) is a North Americ=
an butterfly of the=0Afamily, Nymphalidae. It is the official state insect =
of the U.S. State of=0A...=0A>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. =0A>-----------=
---------=0A>=0A>Begin forwarded message:=0A>=0A>=0A>From: Paul MacDonald=
=0A<paulrita2001@yahoo.com > =0A>>Date: August 20, 2013 9:24:49 AM ADT =0A>=
>To: Nature NS=0A<naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > =0A>>Subject: [NatureNS] An eve=
ning Fishing =0A>>Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca  =0A>>Hi all =0A>>Yeste=
rday was a beautiful evening and as I am feeling up =0A>>to going out I wen=
t to the river to cast a few flies. =0A>>A bed of Turtlehead _Chelone glabr=
a_ was in bloom in the ditch =0A>>just opposite where I parked. The side of=
 the ditch has water oozing=0Aout =0A>>of the hillside so it stays moist al=
l summer.=A0 The bed was maybe=0A50 m long and =0A>>quite wide in spots. I'=
ve never seen a bed of Turtlehead before -=0Ajust single plants. =0A>>The p=
ool the water forms is a good spot for tree frogs. They call=0Athere in sea=
son. =0A>>In the Turtleheads are a few bunches of Hardhack _Spiraea=0Atomen=
tosa_. =0A>>A bee was feeding on their flowers. It was quite showy with a r=
ed=0Aabdomen =0A>>but I could not see the thorax so it was either=A0 _Bombu=
s=0Aternarius_ or _B. rufocinctus_.=A0 =0A>>When I went down to the water, =
small beds of Pickerelweed _Pontederia=0Acordata_ were =0A>>in bloom up and=
 down the river. I was standing beside such a bed and=0Aafter a while a =0A=
>>small group of Bumble bees _Bombus impatiens_ came to feed on the=0Ablue =
blooms. =0A>>There would be 8 - 10 bees in the group and as the good they w=
ere=0Aeasy to id. =0A>>After 5 minutes or so they left for another bed. =0A=
>>The fish were quite in good cheer so it was a delightful evening. =0A>>On=
 the way home a woodcock fluttered across in front of the car. A=0Afriend f=
rom the UK =0A>>calls is "rooding" - not a term I've heard in NS and I'm=0A=
not sure of the spelling - let =0A>>with his accent and all. He might say "=
Use a GP fly when the=0Awoodcock are rooding!" =0A>>Enjoy the late summer =
=0A>>Paul=0A>>=0A>>=A0 =0A>No virus found in this message. =0A>Checked by A=
VG - http://www.avg.com/ =0A>Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/65=
94 - Release Date:=0A08/20/13  
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar=
ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Hi Patricia and Dave =
and All</span></div><div><span>Hardhack was a very used plant in early agri=
culture.</span></div><div><span>I have seen a number of baskets made from i=
t as well as brooms.</span></div><div><span>The brooms are not feather dust=
ers but good to sweep out</span></div><div><span>a barn or a granary.</span=
></div><div><span>The baskets were made before the present time consuming c=
hores</span></div><div><span>of TV and Computers. Some folks hands had to b=
e busy.</span></div><div><span>Have a nice day</span></div><div><span>Paul<=
/span></div><div><br></div>  <div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, s=
ans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: times new roman, n=
ew york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"h=
r" style=3D"margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204);
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adonly=3D"true"></div>  <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> <b><span style=3D"=
font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> P.L. Chalmers &lt;plchalmers@ns.sympat=
ico.ca&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturen=
s@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b=
> Wednesday, August 21, 2013 10:14:54 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:=
 bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] re Spiraea tomentosa -- was An e=
vening Fishing<br> </font> </div> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><br><meta =
http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-control" content=3D"off"><div id=3D"yiv1311369=
601">=0A<div>=0A<font size=3D"3">David,<br><br>=0A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I=0Aappreciated your comment about the name Hardha=
ck (which in my experience=0Areferred to L. tomentosa).&nbsp; I never under=
stood what the name meant,=0Abut as you imply it probably reflects a farmer=
's experience taming a=0Apasture.&nbsp; <br><br>=0A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A friend=0Aof mine plans to take part in the Hand=
 Mowing Competition at New Ross=0AFarm this weekend=0A<a href=3D"http://www=
.atlanticfarmer.com/handmowing.php" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow">=0Ah=
ttp://www.atlanticfarmer.com/handmowing.php</a> I must tell him about=0Athi=
s.<br><br>=0A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cheers,<br>=
=0A<br>=0A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =0APatricia<br>=
<br>=0AAt 07:51 PM 20/08/2013, you wrote:<br>=0A</font><blockquote class=3D=
"yiv1311369601cite" cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><font size=3D"3">Hi Jim &amp;=
=0AAll,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=0AAu=
g 20, 2013<br>=0A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hardhack is a good example of the fluid=
ity of common=0Anames. Where I grew up both latifolia and tomentose were ca=
lled Hardhack;=0Abest avoided with a grass scythe and not readily mowed wit=
h a brush=0Ascythe. <br>=0A&nbsp;<br>=0A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Roland and Smith=
 have Hardhack as an alternate name=0Afor latifolia. <br>=0AFernald has Har=
dhack as an alternate name for tomentosa.<br>=0A&nbsp;<br>=0AYt, DW<br>=0A-=
---- Original Message ----- =0A</font><dl><font size=3D"3">=0A<dd>From: <a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" y=
mailto=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">James W. Wolford</a> =0A<dd>To: <a=
 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow"=
 ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</a> =0A<dd>Sent: Tuesd=
ay, August 20, 2013 5:43 PM=0A<dd>Subject: [NatureNS] re Spiraea tomentosa =
-- was An evening=0AFishing<br>=0A=0A<dd>I believe Paul's "hardhack", Spira=
ea tomentosa, is what I=0Acall "steeplebush", a very attractive pink marshy=
 cousin of=0A"meadowsweet", Spiraea ?latifolia? or alba?, which has white=
=0Aflowers with splashes of pink and is much more abundant.&nbsp;&nbsp;=0A<=
br>=0A=0A</dd></font><dd><font size=3D"3">Also keep checking on that big be=
d of turtlehead, because a beautiful=0Abutterfly that is very rare here and=
 belongs further south raises its=0Ayoung mainly on turtlehead foliage -- B=
altimore checkerspot=0Abutterfly.<br><br>=0A</font>=0A<dd><font color=3D"#1=
52cc5" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D"5">=0A<a href=3D"http://www.google=
.ca/url?q=3Dhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Checkerspot&amp;sa=3DU&a=
mp;ei=3DCNUTUr-wJ--n4AO9lIGICQ&amp;ved=3D0CCQQFjAE&amp;usg=3DAFQjCNETgiFGoY=
Zs7mwRcXf7PPiycu26YA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow">=0ABaltimore=0AChe=
ckerspot</a>=0A<a href=3D"http://www.google.ca/url?q=3Dhttp://en.wikipedia.=
org/wiki/Baltimore_Checkerspot&amp;sa=3DU&amp;ei=3DCNUTUr-wJ--n4AO9lIGICQ&a=
mp;ved=3D0CCQQFjAE&amp;usg=3DAFQjCNETgiFGoYZs7mwRcXf7PPiycu26YA" target=3D"=
_blank" rel=3D"nofollow">=0A - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></font><=
font size=3D"3"> </font>=0A<dd><font color=3D"#46953a" face=3D"Arial, Helve=
tica" size=3D"4">=0Aen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Checkerspot</font>=0A<f=
ont color=3D"#222222" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D"4"> -=0A</font>=0A<=
a href=3D"http://www.google.ca/url?q=3Dhttp://webcache.googleusercontent.co=
m/search%3Fhl%3Den-CA%26q%3Dcache:mUchAPZVnscJ:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki=
/Baltimore_Checkerspot%252Bbaltimore%2Bcheckerspot%2Bbutterfly%26gbv%3D2%26=
ct%3Dclnk&amp;sa=3DU&amp;ei=3DCNUTUr-wJ--n4AO9lIGICQ&amp;ved=3D0CCUQIDAE&am=
p;usg=3DAFQjCNHukfjA-EjZaqSQzDnpCdfBck-xdw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofoll=
ow">=0A<font color=3D"#152cc5" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D"4">Cached<=
/font></a>=0A<font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D"4"> =
-=0A</font>=0A<a href=3D"http://www.google.ca/search?hl=3Den-CA&amp;gbv=3D2=
&amp;q=3Drelated:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Checkerspot+baltimore+chec=
kerspot+butterfly&amp;tbo=3D1&amp;sa=3DX&amp;ei=3DCNUTUr-wJ--n4AO9lIGICQ&am=
p;ved=3D0CCYQHzAE" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow">=0A<font color=3D"#15=
2cc5" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D"4">Similar</font></a>=0A<font size=
=3D"3"> </font>=0A<dd><font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" siz=
e=3D"4">The Baltimore=0ACheckerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) is a North America=
n butterfly of the=0Afamily, Nymphalidae. It is the official state insect o=
f the U.S. State of=0A...</font><font size=3D"3"> =0A</font><dd><font size=
=3D"3">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.=0A</font><dd><font size=3D"3">--------=
------------<br>=0A=0A</font><dd><font size=3D"3">Begin forwarded message:<=
br><br>=0A</font><blockquote class=3D"yiv1311369601cite" cite=3D"" type=3D"=
cite">=0A<dd><font face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica" size=3D"3">From: Paul MacD=
onald=0A&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.=
com</a>=0A&gt;=0A</font><dd><font face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica" size=3D"3">=
Date: August 20, 2013 9:24:49 AM ADT=0A</font><dd><font face=3D"Helvetica, =
Helvetica" size=3D"3">To: Nature NS=0A&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuc=
to.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@che=
bucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>=0A&gt;=0A</font><dd><font face=3D"=
Helvetica, Helvetica" size=3D"3">Subject: [NatureNS] An evening Fishing=0A<=
/font><dd><font face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica" size=3D"3">Reply-To:=0A<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" yma=
ilto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>=0A</fon=
t>=0A<dd>Hi all=0A<dd>Yesterday was a beautiful evening and as I am feeling=
 up=0A<dd>to going out I went to the river to cast a few flies.=0A<dd>A bed=
 of Turtlehead _Chelone glabra_ was in bloom in the ditch=0A<dd>just opposi=
te where I parked. The side of the ditch has water oozing=0Aout=0A<dd>of th=
e hillside so it stays moist all summer.&nbsp; The bed was maybe=0A50 m lon=
g and =0A<dd>quite wide in spots. I've never seen a bed of Turtlehead befor=
e -=0Ajust single plants.=0A<dd>The pool the water forms is a good spot for=
 tree frogs. They call=0Athere in season.=0A<dd>In the Turtleheads are a fe=
w bunches of Hardhack _Spiraea=0Atomentosa_.=0A<dd>A bee was feeding on the=
ir flowers. It was quite showy with a red=0Aabdomen=0A<dd>but I could not s=
ee the thorax so it was either&nbsp; _Bombus=0Aternarius_ or _B. rufocinctu=
s_.&nbsp; =0A<dd>When I went down to the water, small beds of Pickerelweed =
_Pontederia=0Acordata_ were=0A<dd>in bloom up and down the river. I was sta=
nding beside such a bed and=0Aafter a while a =0A<dd>small group of Bumble =
bees _Bombus impatiens_ came to feed on the=0Ablue blooms.=0A<dd>There woul=
d be 8 - 10 bees in the group and as the good they were=0Aeasy to id.=0A<dd=
>After 5 minutes or so they left for another bed.=0A<dd>The fish were quite=
 in good cheer so it was a delightful evening.=0A<dd>On the way home a wood=
cock fluttered across in front of the car. A=0Afriend from the UK=0A<dd>cal=
ls is "rooding" - not a term I've heard in NS and I'm=0Anot sure of the spe=
lling - let=0A<dd>with his accent and all. He might say "Use a GP fly when =
the=0Awoodcock are rooding!"=0A<dd>Enjoy the late summer=0A<dd>Paul<br>=0A=
=0A<dd>&nbsp;</dd></blockquote>=0A<dd>No virus found in this message.=0A<dd=
>Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"=
nofollow">http://www.avg.com/</a>=0A<dd>Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Databa=
se: 3211/6594 - Release Date:=0A08/20/13=0A</dd></dl></blockquote></div>=0A=
=0A</div><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-control" content=3D"on"><br><br=
></div> </div> </div>  </div></body></html>
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