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--Apple-Mail-10--830705196 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed For those who wish to see marsh marigolds at their best, visit the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens at the Irving Ctr. in Wolfville. It is in bloom along the edges of the cattail pond, and along the brook in the southeast corner of the Gardens. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> > Date: May 19, 2014 10:18:57 AM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Plant at Garden Lots > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi Ian & All, May 19, 2014 > I think you meant Inverness county. Most of the records are in > Inverness Co. near the coast . > Lindsay (1875) listed it from Mahone Bay so I wonder if all or > any of the Mahone Bay stands you mention are transplants. It is a > swamp plant and conspicuous only when in bloom so a small patch > could be easily missed. > Also swamps can change over time as a result of natural > infilling, changes in upslope drainage or water use and migration > of nutrients. Consequently so called stations may be relatively > transient. > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James Hirtle > To: Naturens Naturens > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 12:09 AM > Subject: [NatureNS] Plant at Garden Lots > > Hi all: > > This is what Ian Manning has come up with for me. > I ran this through my Roland's Key. My best guess is Marsh Marigold > (Caltha palustris). The range map in the book (which is due for a > revision) states it's only found in Cape Breton County. But upon a > further search, it looks like there has been some introduced > populations seen in Mahone Bay, and other locations in Lunenburg > Co. I think it's safe to assume that if this is C. palustris, that > its origin is likely human caused. I'd like to hear what others think. > > I also would like to hear your comments on this species. > > James R. Hirtle > Bridgewater > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4577 / Virus Database: 3950/7502 - Release Date: > 05/15/14 --Apple-Mail-10--830705196 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> For those who wish to see marsh marigolds at their best, visit the = Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens at the Irving Ctr. in Wolfville. = It is in bloom along the edges of the cattail pond, and along the = brook in the southeast corner of the Gardens. Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">David & Alison Webster <<a = href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</a>></font></div>= <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">May 19, 2014 10:18:57 AM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Plant at Garden = Lots</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Calibri; font-size: = 29px; "><div><font face=3D"Arial">Hi Ian & All, = = = May 19, 2014</font></div><div><font = face=3D"Arial"> I think you meant Inverness county. = Most of the records are in Inverness Co. near the coast = .</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial"> Lindsay = (1875) listed it from Mahone Bay so I wonder if all or any of the = Mahone Bay stands you mention are transplants. It is a swamp plant and = conspicuous only when in bloom so a small patch could be easily = missed.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial"> Also = swamps can change over time as a result of natural infilling, = changes in upslope drainage or water use and migration of