Re: REJOICE


So which is worse - being punked or skunked?

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] REJOICE


> Once when my children were in elementary school and I was a room mother, a
> small child filled my purse with skunk cabbage during recess. (There was a
> swampy area at the edge of the school yard.) I realized it while riding
home
> in my car.  "Skunk" is definitely an appropriate name. <LOL>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
> <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 6:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] REJOICE
>
>
> > ooohhhh neat, even without a picture - check this out:
> > " The flowers are produced at ground level before the leaves
appear...they
> > appear in late winter and early spring.  The flower spadix can raise its
> > temperature up to 55 degrees F above the surrounding conditions, and so
> > prevent frost damage."
> >
> > We  need to send some of our other plants to Skunk Cabbage School.
> > (aka: Polecat Weed, foetid Pothos)
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
> > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 4:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] REJOICE
> >
> >
> >> Congrats Cathy!  I wanted to look it up to see what all the fuss was
> >> about
> >> this 1000 page book didn't deem it worthy of a picture even though it
is
> >> a
> >> single species genus..  Will try to find a pic when I get home.
> >> Kitty
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 3:41 PM
> >> Subject: [CHAT] REJOICE
> >>
> >>
> >> > Perhaps you remember my attempts to find and establish Skunk Cabbage
> >> > (Symplocarpus foetidus) a couple years ago? Found a source, but
> >> > apparently none of the seedlings took? Well...I was roaming the swamp
> >> > yesterday, wondering when I would ever be able to get it weeded (just
> >> > try weeding a swamp!) and looked up and saw... the leaves of a very
> >> > healthy Skunk Cabbage!!! May it live long and prosper! Cannot wait to
> >> > start monitoring the spot in early spring to see if it blooms.
> >> > Cathy
> >> >
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