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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hardhack is a goo ---285128509-510878675-1377191192=:7781 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Patricia and Dave and All=0AHardhack was a very used plant in early agri= culture.=0AI have seen a number of baskets made from it as well as brooms.= =0AThe brooms are not feather dusters but good to sweep out=0Aa barn or a g= ranary.=0AThe baskets were made before the present time consuming chores=0A= of TV and Computers. Some folks hands had to be busy.=0AHave a nice day=0AP= aul=0A =0A=0A________________________________=0A From: P.L. Chalmers <plcha= lmers@ns.sympatico.ca>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Wednesday, Au= gust 21, 2013 10:14:54 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] re Spiraea tomentosa --= was An evening Fishing=0A =0A=0A=0ADavid,=0A=0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 I= =0Aappreciated your comment about the name Hardhack (which in my experience= =0Areferred to L. tomentosa).=A0 I never understood what the name meant,=0A= but as you imply it probably reflects a farmer's experience taming a=0Apast= ure.=A0 =0A=0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 A friend=0Aof mine plans to take par= t in the Hand Mowing Competition at New Ross=0AFarm this weekend http://www= .atlanticfarmer.com/handmowing.php I must tell him about=0Athis.=0A=0A=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Cheers,=0A=0A=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =0APatricia=0A= =0AAt 07:51 PM 20/08/2013, you wrote:=0A=0AHi Jim &=0AAll,=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=0AAug 20, 2013=0A>= =A0=A0=A0 Hardhack is a good example of the fluidity of common=0Anames. Whe= re I grew up both latifolia and tomentose were called Hardhack;=0Abest avoi= ded with a grass scythe and not readily mowed with a brush=0Ascythe. =0A>= =A0=0A>=A0=A0=A0 Roland and Smith have Hardhack as an alternate name=0Afor = latifolia. =0A>Fernald has Hardhack as an alternate name for tomentosa.=0A>= =A0=0A>Yt, DW=0A>----- Original Message ----- =0A>From: James W. Wolford = =0A>To: NatureNS =0A>Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 5:43 PM =0A>Subject: [N= atureNS] re Spiraea tomentosa -- was An evening=0AFishing=0A>=0A>I believe = Paul's "hardhack", Spiraea tomentosa, is what I=0Acall "steeplebush", a ver= y attractive pink marshy cousin of=0A"meadowsweet", Spiraea ?latifolia? or = alba?, which has white=0Aflowers with splashes of pink and is much more abu= ndant.=A0=A0 =0A>=0A>Also keep checking on that big bed of turtlehead, beca= use a beautiful=0Abutterfly that is very rare here and belongs further sout= h raises its=0Ayoung mainly on turtlehead foliage -- Baltimore checkerspot= =0Abutterfly.=0A>=0A> =0A>Baltimore=0ACheckerspot - Wikipedia, the free enc= yclopedia =0A>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Checkerspot - Cached - Simi= lar =0A>The Baltimore=0ACheckerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) is a North Americ= an butterfly of the=0Afamily, Nymphalidae. It is the official state insect = of the U.S. State of=0A...=0A>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. =0A>-----------= ---------=0A>=0A>Begin forwarded message:=0A>=0A>=0A>From: Paul MacDonald= =0A<paulrita2001@yahoo.com > =0A>>Date: August 20, 2013 9:24:49 AM ADT =0A>= >To: Nature NS=0A<naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > =0A>>Subject: [NatureNS] An eve= ning Fishing =0A>>Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0A>>Hi all =0A>>Yeste= rday was a beautiful evening and as I am feeling up =0A>>to going out I wen= t to the river to cast a few flies. =0A>>A bed of Turtlehead _Chelone glabr= a_ was in bloom in the ditch =0A>>just opposite where I parked. The side of= the ditch has water oozing=0Aout =0A>>of the hillside so it stays moist al= l summer.=A0 The bed was maybe=0A50 m long and =0A>>quite wide in spots. I'= ve never seen a bed of Turtlehead before -=0Ajust single plants. =0A>>The p= ool the water forms is a good spot for tree frogs. They call=0Athere in sea= son. =0A>>In the Turtleheads are a few bunches of Hardhack _Spiraea=0Atomen= tosa_. =0A>>A bee was feeding on their flowers. It was quite showy with a r= ed=0Aabdomen =0A>>but I could not see the thorax so it was either=A0 _Bombu= s=0Aternarius_ or _B. rufocinctus_.=A0 =0A>>When I went down to the water, = small beds of Pickerelweed _Pontederia=0Acordata_ were =0A>>in bloom up and= down the river. I was standing beside such a bed and=0Aafter a while a =0A= >>small group of Bumble bees _Bombus impatiens_ came to feed on the=0Ablue = blooms. =0A>>There would be 8 - 10 bees in the group and as the good they w= ere=0Aeasy to id. =0A>>After 5 minutes or so they left for another bed. =0A= >>The fish were quite in good cheer so it was a delightful evening. =0A>>On= the way home a woodcock fluttered across in front of the car. A=0Afriend f= rom the UK =0A>>calls is "rooding" - not a term I've heard in NS and I'm=0A= not sure of the spelling - let =0A>>with his accent and all. He might say "= Use a GP fly when the=0Awoodcock are rooding!" =0A>>Enjoy the late summer = =0A>>Paul=0A>>=0A>>=A0 =0A>No virus found in this message. =0A>Checked by A= VG - http://www.avg.com/ =0A>Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/65= 94 - Release Date:=0A08/20/13 ---285128509-510878675-1377191192=:7781 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar= ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Hi Patricia and Dave = and All</span></div><div><span>Hardhack was a very used plant in early agri= culture.</span></div><div><span>I have seen a number of baskets made from i= t as well as brooms.</span></div><div><span>The brooms are not feather dust= ers but good to sweep out</span></div><div><span>a barn or a granary.</span= ></div><div><span>The baskets were made before the present time consuming c= hores</span></div><div><span>of TV and Computers. Some folks hands had to b= e busy.</span></div><div><span>Have a nice day</span></div><div><span>Paul<= /span></div><div><br></div> <div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, s= ans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: times new roman, n= ew york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"h= r" style=3D"margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, = 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" contenteditable=3D"false" re= adonly=3D"true"></div> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> <b><span style=3D"= font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> P.L. Chalmers <plchalmers@ns.sympat= ico.ca><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturen= s@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b= > Wednesday, August 21, 2013 10:14:54 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:= bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] re Spiraea tomentosa -- was An e= vening Fishing<br> </font> </div> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><br><meta = http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-control" content=3D"off"><div id=3D"yiv1311369= 601">=0A<div>=0A<font size=3D"3">David,<br><br>=0A = I=0Aappreciated your comment about the name Hardha= ck (which in my experience=0Areferred to L. tomentosa). I never under= stood what the name meant,=0Abut as you imply it probably reflects a farmer= 's experience taming a=0Apasture. <br><br>=0A  = ; A friend=0Aof mine plans to take part in the Hand= Mowing Competition at New Ross=0AFarm this weekend=0A<a href=3D"http://www= .atlanticfarmer.com/handmowing.php" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow">=0Ah= ttp://www.atlanticfarmer.com/handmowing.php</a> I must tell him about=0Athi= s.<br><br>=0A Cheers,<br>= =0A<br>=0A =0APatricia<br>= <br>=0AAt 07:51 PM 20/08/2013, you wrote:<br>=0A</font><blockquote class=3D= "yiv1311369601cite" cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><font size=3D"3">Hi Jim &= =0AAll, &n= bsp; =0AAu= g 20, 2013<br>=0A Hardhack is a good example of the fluid= ity of common=0Anames. Where I grew up both latifolia and tomentose were ca= lled Hardhack;=0Abest avoided with a grass scythe and not readily mowed wit= h a brush=0Ascythe. <br>=0A <br>=0A Roland and Smith= have Hardhack as an alternate name=0Afor latifolia. <br>=0AFernald has Har= dhack as an alternate name for tomentosa.<br>=0A <br>=0AYt, DW<br>=0A-= ---- Original Message ----- =0A</font><dl><font size=3D"3">=0A<dd>From: <a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" y= mailto=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">James W. Wolford</a> =0A<dd>To: <a= href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow"= ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</a> =0A<dd>Sent: Tuesd= ay, August 20, 2013 5:43 PM=0A<dd>Subject: [NatureNS] re Spiraea tomentosa = -- was An evening=0AFishing<br>=0A=0A<dd>I believe Paul's "hardhack", Spira= ea tomentosa, is what I=0Acall "steeplebush", a very attractive pink marshy= cousin of=0A"meadowsweet", Spiraea ?latifolia? or alba?, which has white= =0Aflowers with splashes of pink and is much more abundant. =0A<= br>=0A=0A</dd></font><dd><font size=3D"3">Also keep checking on that big be= d of turtlehead, because a beautiful=0Abutterfly that is very rare here and= belongs further south raises its=0Ayoung mainly on turtlehead foliage -- B= altimore checkerspot=0Abutterfly.<br><br>=0A</font>=0A<dd><font color=3D"#1= 52cc5" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D"5">=0A<a href=3D"http://www.google= .ca/url?q=3Dhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Checkerspot&sa=3DU&a= mp;ei=3DCNUTUr-wJ--n4AO9lIGICQ&ved=3D0CCQQFjAE&usg=3DAFQjCNETgiFGoY= Zs7mwRcXf7PPiycu26YA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow">=0ABaltimore=0AChe= ckerspot</a>=0A<a href=3D"http://www.google.ca/url?q=3Dhttp://en.wikipedia.= org/wiki/Baltimore_Checkerspot&sa=3DU&ei=3DCNUTUr-wJ--n4AO9lIGICQ&a= mp;ved=3D0CCQQFjAE&usg=3DAFQjCNETgiFGoYZs7mwRcXf7PPiycu26YA" target=3D"= _blank" rel=3D"nofollow">=0A - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></font><= font size=3D"3"> </font>=0A<dd><font color=3D"#46953a" face=3D"Arial, Helve= tica" size=3D"4">=0Aen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Checkerspot</font>=0A<f= ont color=3D"#222222" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D"4"> -=0A</font>=0A<= a href=3D"http://www.google.ca/url?q=3Dhttp://webcache.googleusercontent.co= m/search%3Fhl%3Den-CA%26q%3Dcache:mUchAPZVnscJ:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki= /Baltimore_Checkerspot%252Bbaltimore%2Bcheckerspot%2Bbutterfly%26gbv%3D2%26= ct%3Dclnk&sa=3DU&ei=3DCNUTUr-wJ--n4AO9lIGICQ&ved=3D0CCUQIDAE&am= p;usg=3DAFQjCNHukfjA-EjZaqSQzDnpCdfBck-xdw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofoll= ow">=0A<font color=3D"#152cc5" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D"4">Cached<= /font></a>=0A<font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D"4"> = -=0A</font>=0A<a href=3D"http://www.google.ca/search?hl=3Den-CA&gbv=3D2= &q=3Drelated:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Checkerspot+baltimore+chec= kerspot+butterfly&tbo=3D1&sa=3DX&ei=3DCNUTUr-wJ--n4AO9lIGICQ&am= p;ved=3D0CCYQHzAE" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow">=0A<font color=3D"#15= 2cc5" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D"4">Similar</font></a>=0A<font size= =3D"3"> </font>=0A<dd><font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" siz= e=3D"4">The Baltimore=0ACheckerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) is a North America= n butterfly of the=0Afamily, Nymphalidae. It is the official state insect o= f the U.S. State of=0A...</font><font size=3D"3"> =0A</font><dd><font size= =3D"3">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.=0A</font><dd><font size=3D"3">--------= ------------<br>=0A=0A</font><dd><font size=3D"3">Begin forwarded message:<= br><br>=0A</font><blockquote class=3D"yiv1311369601cite" cite=3D"" type=3D"= cite">=0A<dd><font face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica" size=3D"3">From: Paul MacD= onald=0A<<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank" rel= =3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.= com</a>=0A>=0A</font><dd><font face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica" size=3D"3">= Date: August 20, 2013 9:24:49 AM ADT=0A</font><dd><font face=3D"Helvetica, = Helvetica" size=3D"3">To: Nature NS=0A<<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuc= to.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@che= bucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>=0A>=0A</font><dd><font face=3D"= Helvetica, Helvetica" size=3D"3">Subject: [NatureNS] An evening Fishing=0A<= /font><dd><font face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica" size=3D"3">Reply-To:=0A<a hre= f=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" yma= ilto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>=0A</fon= t>=0A<dd>Hi all=0A<dd>Yesterday was a beautiful evening and as I am feeling= up=0A<dd>to going out I went to the river to cast a few flies.=0A<dd>A bed= of Turtlehead _Chelone glabra_ was in bloom in the ditch=0A<dd>just opposi= te where I parked. The side of the ditch has water oozing=0Aout=0A<dd>of th= e hillside so it stays moist all summer. The bed was maybe=0A50 m lon= g and =0A<dd>quite wide in spots. I've never seen a bed of Turtlehead befor= e -=0Ajust single plants.=0A<dd>The pool the water forms is a good spot for= tree frogs. They call=0Athere in season.=0A<dd>In the Turtleheads are a fe= w bunches of Hardhack _Spiraea=0Atomentosa_.=0A<dd>A bee was feeding on the= ir flowers. It was quite showy with a red=0Aabdomen=0A<dd>but I could not s= ee the thorax so it was either _Bombus=0Aternarius_ or _B. rufocinctu= s_. =0A<dd>When I went down to the water, small beds of Pickerelweed = _Pontederia=0Acordata_ were=0A<dd>in bloom up and down the river. I was sta= nding beside such a bed and=0Aafter a while a =0A<dd>small group of Bumble = bees _Bombus impatiens_ came to feed on the=0Ablue blooms.=0A<dd>There woul= d be 8 - 10 bees in the group and as the good they were=0Aeasy to id.=0A<dd= >After 5 minutes or so they left for another bed.=0A<dd>The fish were quite= in good cheer so it was a delightful evening.=0A<dd>On the way home a wood= cock fluttered across in front of the car. A=0Afriend from the UK=0A<dd>cal= ls is "rooding" - not a term I've heard in NS and I'm=0Anot sure of the spe= lling - let=0A<dd>with his accent and all. He might say "Use a GP fly when = the=0Awoodcock are rooding!"=0A<dd>Enjoy the late summer=0A<dd>Paul<br>=0A= =0A<dd> </dd></blockquote>=0A<dd>No virus found in this message.=0A<dd= >Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"= nofollow">http://www.avg.com/</a>=0A<dd>Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Databa= se: 3211/6594 - Release Date:=0A08/20/13=0A</dd></dl></blockquote></div>=0A= =0A</div><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-control" content=3D"on"><br><br= ></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html> ---285128509-510878675-1377191192=:7781--
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