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[Rick Valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>]

> From: "Ed Fackler" <efackler@woh.rr.com>

> One I'm familiar with is Reine Claude d' Althan.  It's more common
> name is Count Althan's Gage.  And as grown in So. Indiana, it was mediocre
> at best,

Ahhh, in the Willamette Valley, it is wonderful- I've impressed many people
with this plum! (and I dearly love petite too)

-Rick
with bamboos putting up shoots and the first Zelicaon swallowtail (male) of
the year sighted today (!!!)