Re: Growing Seasons

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• To: i*@Rt66.com
• Subject: Re: Growing Seasons
• From: C*@aol.com
• Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 07:27:22 -0400

In a message dated 96-04-18 03:50:27 EDT, you write:

>Question:  Why is thepossession of water hyacinth and water lettuce
>prohibited
>in Texas?? ((this is not a trick question))I'm looking at Lilypons catalog..
>
>It's a federal law that these two cannot be shipped interstate, also.  
>anyboody know why?????
>
>

Answer...because they are SERIOUS problems in semi-tropical and tropical
climates.  They thrive, killing native flora, clogging waterways, destroying
food plants of fish and other animals.  Clarence Mahan in VA

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