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Isn't this the date palm calling the ginkgo dioecious?

Iris Cohen schreef
I love that line. Thanks.

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Up to a point. It seems to me that dioicy is pretty decent, perhaps even a
little puritanical?

Wouldn't a better line be
"Isn't this the Amorphophallus titanum calling the Aristolochia
grandiflora malodorous?"
PvR

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"Isn't this the Amorphophallus titanum calling the Aristolochia grandiflora
malodorous?"

Keep it simple: Taraxicum officinale calls Oxalis a weed.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

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"Isn't this the Amorphophallus titanum calling the Aristolochia
grandiflora
malodorous?"

Iris Cohen schreef
Keep it simple: Taraxacum officinale calls Oxalis a weed.

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That certainly is closer to the level preferred by the two persons involved!
(i.e. low, close to the ground if not subterranean)
PvR

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That certainly is closer to the level preferred by the two persons involved!
(i.e. low, close to the ground

How about this? Monotropa uniflora calls Corallorhiza heterotrophic.

Did you know? In Australia and the Far East there are certain fungi which are
parasitic on certain trees. There are orchids which live off the fungi without
touching the trees, thus preserving their innocent reputation.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

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That certainly is closer to the level preferred by the two persons
involved! (i.e. low, close to the ground

Iris Cohen schreef
How about this? Monotropa uniflora calls Corallorhiza heterotrophic.

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No, they attain nothing like that level of sophistication, and they are not
pallid creatures of the night either. How about:

Bellis perennis calling Poa annua common.
PvR

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or Cocos nucifera calling Couroupita guianensis a menace

[Apparently more people are killed annually by coconuts dropping out of
palms than are killed by sharks]

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or Cocos nucifera calling Couroupita guianensis a menace

I'm not that familiar with the cannonball tree. What family is it in? The
flowers are pretty, but I'd hate to have one of those fruits fall on me.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

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It's in the Lecythidaceae, which isn't the best-known of families, though
Barringtonia and Bertholletia are fairly well-known genera.

--
Geoff Bryant
www.hortiphoto.com


"Iris Cohen" wrote in message
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or Cocos nucifera calling Couroupita guianensis a menace

I'm not that familiar with the cannonball tree. What family is it in? The
flowers are pretty, but I'd hate to have one of those fruits fall on me.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)