On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:05:47 -0000, Janice wrote:

"Rodger Whitlock" wrote
I've tried [Actinidia] kolomikta from seed trice and failed
completely.

I have an actinidia kolomikta and the neighbourhood cats go wild for it.
I
couldn't understand what was chewing the leaves, until one day I saw a
cat
rubbing itself on the leaves and realised what it was.

Split open a twig and take a look at the pith inside. These two
nearly-identical species differ in that regard: one has
"lamellate" pith, the other doesn't.


What is "lamellate pith"?

lamellate. adj. A botanical term used by smartasses to troll
those less enamoured of Big Words.

Means that the pith is divided into lamellae, little cells
separated by crosswise membranes or partitions.


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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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