Re: Alive and wondering...
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Alive and wondering...
- From: A* R* <a*@austx.tandem.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 17:58:18 -0600 (CST)
> and he thought that irises and other plants that do not freeze have a higher
> concentration of sugar (or other substances) in the sap. These substances
> act like anti-freeze. He had read an article in SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN; he
> couldn't recall when but thought within the last three years.
Well, certainly the deciduous hardwood trees have sweet sap -- the
classic is the maple. I can't think of a tropical that does -- the sap
is usually milky, rubbery, poisonous, or all three.
--
Amy Moseley Rupp
amyr@austx.tandem.com, Austin, TX, zone 8b
*or* amyr@mpd.tandem.com
Jill O. *Trades, Mistress O. {}
