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03-05-2006, 02:23 PM posted to fj.life.in-japan,uk.rec.gardening

In article .com,
writes:
|
| Speaking of which... has such a cheeky trick ever been played here? A
| spaghetti tree for April Fools' day, mayhaps?
| Cat(h)
|
| some of the plant descriptions are very hard to follow as it is without
| needing any deceit.
| A typical description goes something like: sort of greenish leaves,
| pointy at one end
| and low growing with sort of brownish stems.
|
| Then on further probing about say the flower, you get told, ahhh yes
| the flower is 2 metres high and bright blue and yellow and smells like
| rotting flesh.

And the plant is actually growing in Hicksville, Alabama, or the Costa
del Chips.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.