Re: Beardless i.d. by foliage

Christopher Hollinshead wrote:
> 
> CEMahan@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 96-09-16 23:44:01 EDT, someone wrote:
> >
> > > Clarence maybe, suggested
> > >that water-loving iris foliage has horizontal lines which you can see when
> > >you hold it up to the light.  It seems that LAI are water loving
> 
> > Clarence clarified:
> > You call these little black things "lines"....I call them "specks" or "dots."
> 
> Chris adds: Yes, I too, would definitely call them black specks or
> dots!!
> No, Chris, they're definitely lines!  I must have very good eyesight, 
and besides, I took my magnifying glass out to make sure (my one LA is 
in a big pot on my deck so I don't have to get all gooey looking at it!)

The lines are very tiny and horizontal, and randomly placed between each 
of the vertical lines (which are probably "water routes," whatever you 
call the tubes in the leaves that conduct water??).  

So there.   BAJ
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