Re: germination and wet paper towels
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- From: R* C* I* <r*@UVI.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 12:30:30 -0400
At 12:30 PM 5/21/97 EDT, you wrote: >also, the "pest-man" is now going thru our home and we are apparently >hosting carpenter ants. He mentioned a flower that is a natural >pesticide. does anyone have any info about this plant? we will surround >our home with it.....if we only knew the name! > >thanks! > >Natalie in Pa. >LoonSong@Juno.com > That sounds like pyrethrum daisy, _Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium_. This is the plant from which pyrethrins are derived; these chemicals are quite deadly to insects and other cold-blooded animals. I've also seen _C. coccineum_ named as pyrethrum daisies; i think this is one of those cases where knowing the Latin name is critical. @->-`-,-------------------------------+ | Cousin Ricky USDA zone 11 | | rcallwo@uvi.edu formerly zone 6 | +-------------------------------------+ *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe, send to: listserv@umslvma.umsl.edu the body message: unsubscribe sqft See http://www.umsl.edu/~silvest/garden/sqft.html for archive, FAQ and more.
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