Re: chicory

> From: james singer <jsinger@igc.org>
> It does reinforce the question Auralie [I think} raised, and I 
> apologize for paraphrasing, how long and how well adapted does an 
> introduced plant have to be here before it's considered "native"?
As 
> someone pointed out, about 80 percent of our commercial crops--the 
> stuff we eat and wear--are not native. Sure wish the xenophyles
would 
> get off it.
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Amen to that, Jim!!!!!

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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