Re: Evolution
- Subject: Re: Evolution
- From: "ranbl" r*@netsync.net
- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 23:08:59 -0400
On Sunday, June 01, 2003 at 05:29:37 PM, hosta-open@hort.net wrote:
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Marie
In answer to your question, yes I think in nature everything has a reason. We simply don't always have the right perspective to understand. There seems to be among gardeners , the thinking that the garden & the plants in it are there for our pleasure, but in fact ( hope this isn't to much of a shock) those plants couldn't care less if you are injoying them, they live only for the purpose of interaction with other species ( plant and anamial) and to prepetuate the species. Nature is lean and dos not waste anything.
You are right in asking how a vase shaped plant makes any difference. All leaf petioles ( or at least almost all) are shaped so the top side of the petiole is concave. It is very simply a conduit for channeling water from the base of the leaf , to exactly where it is needed at the root level.
Thanks
Ran Lydell
Eagle Bay Gardens
10749 Bennett Rd.
Dunkirk, NY 14048
> > If a dome shape wicks water away from the crown, why does a vase shape
> > wick
> > water to the crown?
>
> Hello!
>
> am I missing something? Vaseshape to me meanshence
> concentrating the water at one point?!
>
> Another thing: Does there have to be a reason for everything?
> >
>
> --
> Cheerio
>
> Marie
>
>
>
ranbl
e-mail: ranbl@netsync.net
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