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Cacalia plantaginea YES PLEASE !

Hi Geoff ! I am growing my Arnoglossum atriplicifolia  ( that's a long name ! )plants in Sweden in the garden at my parents' summer house, which is situated between the cities of Karlstad and Arvika in western Sweden ( about the same latitude as Stockholm ). I would love to swap seeds with you, as I  would very much like to try other Arnoglossum ( Cacalia ) plants as well. I have the Peterson's Field Guides series  Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers, and Cacalia plantaginea ( I wonder if that is considered Arnoglossum too now- we have to ask Mr. Trager. The leaves look very decorative. My address is:
 
Paul M. Olsson
Stockholmsvagen 57
S-602 17 Norrkoping
SWEDEN
 
Please send me your address and I will try and have the seeds on their way by tomorrow. Take care, and talk to you later. Thanks for all the info you have been finding for me too. I really appreciate it !
Paul
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Från: Geoff Stanford <g*@swbell.net>
Till: prairie@mallorn.com <prairie@mallorn.com>
Datum: den 22 december 1998 02:33
Ämne: Re: Pale Indian Plantain -ethnobotanical info ? try this:

Paul Olson:   according to my O E D , 1961 reprint of 1933 edn, p 951ff, the word was first used botanically in 1265 a.d., in England, but does not say what herb it applies to there
 
Where are you growing it?   We have here, in Dallas Tx,  C. plantaginea (aka. tuberosa).  Your C. atri- is not listed in our Tx reference Correll & Johnston, altho Flora of the Great Plains says it is growing in this region, but I have not seen it yet.   For me  C. tub. needs continually damp soil.  Would you like to swap seeds?
 
Geoff       g*@swbell.net   Dallas Nature Center  7171 Mountain Creek Pkwy  DS  TX  75249-1159
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From: Paul M. Olsson <p*@mbox305.swipnet.se>
To: prairie <prairie@mallorn.com>
Date: Monday, December 21, 1998 4:14 PM
Subject: Pale Indian Plantain -ethnobotanical info ?

I am wondering if anybody knows where the name plantain comes from in Pale Indian Plantain. If someone knows if it has any culinary or medicinal properties, or if it was used by Native Americans in any way. I would appreciate all  information. I am growing it in my garden, and I would like to find out as much as possible about this species. The scientific name is Arnoglossum atriplicifolia aka  Cacalia atriplicifolia.
Yours sincerely,
                               p*@mbox305.swipnet.se
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