Klarinet Archive - Posting 000554.txt from 1997/04

From: Bill Edinger <wde1@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: What's Dutch rush look like?
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:47:00 -0400

>Does anyone know the scientific name for Dutch Rush?
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>Frank Garcia fgarcia@-----.edu
>Clarinet Instructor (715)394-8115
>University of Wisconsin-Superior
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It is properly called Equisetum arvense (should be italicized or
underlined, and note the placement of capital letters). It is an ancient
plant that predates most, if not all, of the dinosaurs. It's almost
universal in distribution, growing in damp, sandy soils in shaded areas.
These things used to grow as tall as trees, but that was before my time
(several hundred million years ago).

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William D. Edinger, Ph.D.
Dept. Food Science & Technology
Cornell University
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva, NY 14456-0462
ph. 315-787-2277
fax 315-787-2284
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