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25-02-2007, 03:01 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Sacha
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On 25/2/07 14:48, in article
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Hemmings" wrote:
Sacha wrote:
Er, yes. ;-) I'll feel better when the aspirin start to work.
Ahaaa! Aspirin, made from Salicylic acid, which is made from Salicin, which
is an extract from the bark of...... (drum roll.... ) Salix alba! (White
Willow)
Now even *I* knew that one! There's a few places called Sampford in these
yurr parts and I think that has something to do with willow.
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