Re: Running Postman
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Running Postman
- From: J* A* <j*@nemo.mech.eng.usyd.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 11:49:15 +1000 (EST)
At 08:59 18/07/99 +0800, Beverley Elischer wrote:
>Kaj Dorstenia wrote:
>> - And another one
>> Dodonaea viscosa - which is called HOP-BUSH - why?
>>
>As for Hop Bush, the fruits are attractive and maybe reminded people of
>the hops used in brewing of beer, though from what I see the resemblance
>is not very strong.
>From what I taste, the resemblence is very strong. The flower-casings (not
fruits, I believe) do taste of hops, just like in the domestic hop-vine.
I always understood that our hop-bush is in fact closely related to the
domestic hop-vine (must check though).
John.
>
