Re: copperas/Acidifying soil (was Re: Microsoft alert (Humor))

In a message dated 96-09-24 11:02:10 EDT, you write:

>I checked at the local nursery and the stuff often goes by the name of
>"Copperas", unless I'm mistaken. Odd, because it has nothing to do with
>copper as far as I can tell.

Copperas - sulfates of copper, iron etc, originally 'copper water'.
  'Copper' was also used to mean a vessel for heating water, in later useage,
a 'copper' used to heat water might be made of iron...  From Onions'
dictionary of etymology.

Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com
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