From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Plonkworthy? Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 23:35:04 -0700 (PDT)
--- Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Behalf Of Deborah Harrell > > >William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Religion is extremist by nature. > > > > <YAWN> > > <stre-e-etch> > > <curl up comfortably under the lilac bush> > > > > Heretic Lutheran Deist Maru :) > > > Why Lilac? :)
Perhaps Gandalf's or the hobbits' pipes were made of lilac: http://www.devonian.ualberta.ca/pwatch/lilac.htm "?Syringa' originates from the Greek ?syrinx', meaning hollow stem. One of the first common names for Syringa vulgaris in English was ?pipe tree', because the straight stems made excellent pipes. The stem was used by ancient Greek doctors to inject medications into their patients..."
It's an "indicator plant:"
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It travels well and is hardy:
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But most of all, I loved it as a child: the marvelous odor from the lavender blooms, how perfect a "secret meeting place" the lilac thicket on the crest of the hill made, playing at Mowgli peering out from the jungle to the houses below...
I remember playing around a huge hedge of them at my grandparents place in Pennsylvania when I was young. That smell always brings back the memory of playing on their swing and eating big helpings of pancakes, eggs and sausages. :) (The scent would drift in through the windows every morning over breakfast.)
My cats like to hang out under the lilac bush out back; it's cool, shady, and protects from sharp bird eyes as well as silly dog noses. ;)
Heh. If they're anything like mine, they probably like the scent as well. My cats rub themselves all over the place if there's something floral scented about.
Too cool!!! Thanks for posting this. Fascinating! :)
Jon
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