In message <bdp8tk+kv5o@eGroups.com>, sonnicat <nchroustchoff@...> writes ... According to Stace, it was formerly used in hedging in "W Britain" and ...
... Bearing in mind the plant morphology, I'd go for Peter's interpretation. Of course it could be an Anglo-Saxon pun... Did they go in for such things? ... ...
Is this species ever actually eaten by the animals - if not then I presume the toxicity is unimportant? Aside from this, wouldn't the beauty of this species...
... I fear farmers would have been more concerned with how stock-proof it is, rather than the appearance. But you could be right about animals not eating it. ...
I had been wondering the same thing about laburnum in hedges near the Stiperstones in Shropshire. I had heard somewhere that laburnum stakes were used for...
Hello, Bollocks does not seem to be an Anglo-Saxon word, not according to the Shorter Oxford. I cannot find "ballucwyrt" or "bullucwyrt" anywhere either. Could...
Hello, Whoops! My dictionary on a CD-ROM did not cross reference bollocks to ballocks: ballock | blk | n. Now coarse slang. See also BOLLOCK n. [OE bealluc...
An awful taste could well explain why in practice it is not toxic to stock. Obviously its stock-proofing properties are not insignificant, but if it is at...
I heard somewhere, can't remember where, that orchis relates to the testicles!!!! Kate ... From: "glaucus25" <Glaucus@...> To:...
Kate Hayward
Kate.Hayward@...
Jul 1, 2003 8:14 pm
1875
Hello, It would be useful if anybody could direct me to the reference source for OE/Celtic plant and tree and animal words and their modern equivalents. This...
The OE word 'bulluc' means 'male calf.' I cant see why this name should be applied to the orchid. Lots of OE words are absent from the shorter oxford. peter...
... Did a quick search with Google and there are several herbal and horse-oriented sites which mention Laburnum. Although they mention other plants as...
Please don't do anything to encourage the consumption of salep in Turkey. Native orchid populations are ravaged for the sake of the tubers. ... From: sonnicat...
Hello, It is strange he way this thread developed. I certainly found out something new about the use of this plant. Could these orchids become a commercial...
EUROPE'S MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS: THEIR USE, TRADE AND CONSERVATION A TRAFFIC Species in Danger Report June 1998 Trade monitoring Many species of...
... Hello, By the Sea (was Vetches by the M25) Not much to go on, not even the time of year: it is difficult enough w/o a photograph, and even then I would...
Hello, What is the tallest Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum that you have seen and photographed? It is meant to reach six feet in height, so anything over two metres...
Dear All, Does anyone out there know of good sites for Epipactis leptochila Narrow-lipped Helleborine (ss ie not 'Dune Helleborine')? When is the very best...
Monkey Flower (Mimulus)? ... From: "British Marine Life Study Society" <Glaucus@...> To: "UKBotany" <UKBotany@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 03,...
Hello We have some Teasel (D.fullonum) in the garden grown from collected wild seed. The tallest currently measures 230 cm or 7 ft 6 ins from ground base to...
Talk of tall teasels has prompted me to ask about the maximum height obtained by Plantago major. Has anyone seen one higher than the almost 1m specimen growing...
I don't know about good sites, because I've never seen very much of it. My only recent record is 04/08/02 Marlow Common, Bucks (by the side of the road that...
2 years ago a friend found a mixed colony of Dipsacus fullonum and the alien from Eastern Europe, D. laciniatus (Cut-leaved Teasel) together with the hybrid D....
Martin, Nowhere near in the New Forest last week - just a few plants visible at one site, all scrawny little buggers with only a few leaves on. Reckon they...
sean.cole
sean.cole@...
Jul 6, 2003 6:56 am
1892
Martin, Penny Royal in full flower at Whisby Nature Park, very near Lincoln, yesterday Sunday 6th of July. Regards, Brian. [Non-text portions of this message...
This raises the question - what is the normal duration of Plantago major? Floras say it is perennial but it certainly flowers in the first year and in my...
... Turkey. ... You are absolutely right to make this point! However I think it is also important to preserve traditional knowledge and use of plants. We have...
