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previous message in archive<br --047d7bb04dbaf6b390050241c06a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Firs,t thanks all for the info regarding the plant books. I found a new copy (1993 print of Newcomb's) from Abe Books! I first noticed in back in August 2012, near the entrance to Graves Island Provincial Park, Chester Basin, Lunenburg County. 2014 August Found growing along the Rails to Trails trail, Lunenburg County where it crosses East River. September 2nd Found growing along Rails to Trails Trail in Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, just west of the recently replaced rail-road bridge. September 3rd Found growing roadside on Hampton Mtn Rd, Lawrencetown, Annapolis County. South of Valleyview PP. Cheers, Ian On 3 September 2014 08:15, M gayle Maclean <dashis9@yahoo.ca> wrote: > Hello Phil and all, > > In the old growth green belt that backs onto our backyard here in > Dartmouth (close to Lake Banook) we have, in every previous years, had > quite a lot of the tall 'Himilayan Balsam', but this year, I have only > seen just the smaller golden coloured jewelweed which is still very > abundant. > I was told that the Himilayan Balsam, 'Policeman's Helmet' was very > invasive, but it never seemed to get into any of my flower gardens in my > backyard. The plants, including in smaller flowered golden > jewelweed, seemed to like growing mostly around the brook that runs down > the centre of the green belt that separates Celtic Avenue & my street, > Glenwood Avenue. > > Gayle MacLean > > > > On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 7:16:29 PM, Phil Schappert < > philjs@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > > At 5:59 PM -0400 9/2/14, Fred Schueler wrote: > > >You'll see that we use "Pink Jewelweed" as the common name - made up > >by us in Toronto long before we knew of "Himalayan Balsam" or the > >unfortunate British moniker "Policeman's Helmet.' > > > There's a persistent, but controlled, stand of this species at the > beginning of the McIntosh Run Trail here in Spryfield. The native > species is abundant along the trail... > > Phil > > -- > > Phil Schappert, PhD > > 27 Clovis Ave. > Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3 > 902-460-8343 (cell) > > philschappert.ca > imaginaturestudio.ca > imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca > philschappert.com > > "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..." > (Michael Hedges) > > > > --047d7bb04dbaf6b390050241c06a Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Firs,t thanks all=C2=A0for the info regarding the pla= nt books. I found a new copy (1993 print of Newcomb's) from Abe Books! = </div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>I first noticed in back in August 2012, near th= e entrance to Graves Island Provincial Park, Chester Basin, Lunenburg Count= y.</div> <div>=C2=A0</div><div>2014</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>August </div><div>Fou= nd growing along the Rails to Trails trail, Lunenburg County=C2=A0where it = crosses East River.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>September 2nd</div><div>Foun= d growing along Rails to Trails Trail in Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, ju= st west of the recently replaced rail-road bridge.</div> <div>=C2=A0</div><div>September 3rd</div><div>Found growing roadside on Ham= pton Mtn Rd, Lawrencetown, Annapolis County. South of Valleyview PP.</div><= div>=C2=A0</div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Ian</div><div>=C2=A0</div></div><div= class=3D"gmail_extra"> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3 September 2014 08:15, M gayle Macle= an <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dashis9@yahoo.ca" target=3D"_bla= nk">dashis9@yahoo.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu= ote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex= "> <div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neu= e,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;background-color:= rgb(255,255,255)"><div><span>Hello Phil and all,</span></div><div style=3D"= color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,L= ucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-colo= r:transparent"> <span><br></span></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica= Neue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13.3= 3px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span>In the old growth= green belt that backs onto our backyard here in Dartmouth (close to Lake B= anook) we have, in every previous years, had quite a lot of the=C2=A0tall &= #39;Himilayan Balsam',=C2=A0but this year, I have only seen=C2=A0=C2=A0= just the smaller golden coloured jewelweed which is still very abundant.</s= pan></div> <div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Hel= vetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;b= ackground-color:transparent"><span>I was told that the Himilayan Balsam, &#= 39;Policeman's Helmet' was very invasive, but it never seemed to ge= t into any of my flower gardens in my backyard. The plants, including in sm= aller flowered=C2=A0golden jewelweed,=C2=A0seemed to like growing mostly ar= ound the brook that runs down the centre of the green belt that separates C= eltic Avenue & my street, Glenwood Avenue.</span></div> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,= 0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,s= ans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"= ><span><br> </span></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helve= tica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-s= tyle:normal;background-color:transparent"><span>Gayle MacLean</span></div> </font></span><div><div class=3D"h5"><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-fa= mily:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;= font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span><br= > </span></div> <div><br><br></div><div style=3D"display:block"> <div style= =3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Hel