[pbs] Ipomoea pandurata... 2nd attempt
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Sun Nov 5 12:10:14 EST 2006
On 4 Nov 06, at 16:25, rdjenkins wrote:
> Guess this is really a bit OT, the tuberous pandurata root not being
> exactly a bulb......?
I'm not privy to Mary Sue's inmost thoughts, but it's easy to imagine
that she's happy with a fairly broad-brush interpretation of the word
bulb, so that rhizomatous, tuberous, and cormous plants are all grist
for the mill.
There was a spate of messages about peonies some time back, but I
felt that was stepping beyond the pale; a fleshy root system alone
doesn't qualify for discussion here -- in my books!
You might think of it this way, that the word "bulb" in PBS means
bulb in the everyday common or garden sense, not the narrower
technical sense.
Myself, I'm fascinated to read of these tuberous morning glories
native to the eastern US.
--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate
on beautiful Vancouver Island
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