On 23 Jul 2003 10:23:17 -0700, (Barbara2245) wrote:

I went out to vote in a local election and on the way home stop to dig
up some cattails growing in the ditch down the road. It was a fairly
busy highway but fortunately only three or four cars went by. Only one
had a good piece of root because I had to move fast. The ground was
quite dry.
I had to tie them up to some old broom handles. For some reason my
mini-catails rotted perhaps they were too deep or didn't like the clay

Awwww...that's not really stealing. Cattails are weeds to most people.

We have a local belief and custom about plants here in Cajun Country.

*Stolen cuttings or seeds grow better than bought or donated ones.
*If someone likes a plant, the owner says (with tongue-in-cheek) "steal you
a cutting when I'm not looking".

Yea, I know it sounds strange.

Bob