[lace] May flower
As a newcomer to Nova Scotia, I don't know anything about the mayflower except that it is the provincial flower. Maybe there is something on a Nova Scotia site? On Friday, May 7, 2004, at 06:00 PM, Bev Walker wrote: Is the Mayflower a magical plant? I tried to Ask Google and got bogged down in commercials. Any info, true or false greatly appreciated. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] May flower
> I don't know about any magical (or even medicinal) properties of the > mayflower, but I do know what it looks like. ... > There are probably other plants called "mayflowers" in other > areas of N. America that are completely unrelated to this one, but this > is the only one I'm even vaguely familiar with. Hope it helps! Hello and apologies I am not on lace chat either, but this subject caught my attention. I don't know who was looking for magical or medicinal properties of Mayflowers - but there is some info on medicinal uses as an astringent, diuretic and tonic. .if you dare.. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/cgi-bin/pfaf/arr_html?Epigaea+repens&CAN=LATIND and the Mayflower is also a common name for Hawthorn which has plenty of Celtic folklore attached *No unfriendly ghosts may enter a house which boasts hawthorn.* ~ Nova -now looking for a 'Mayflower' shrub on Vancouver Island - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] May flower
Dear Nova, What a great site ! I went a-roaming around and learnt some very interesting things ! Thank you ! Sulochona - Original Message - From: "Spud Islander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lace- Chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [lace] May flower > > I don't know about any magical (or even medicinal) properties of the > > mayflower, but I do know what it looks like. ... > > > There are probably other plants called "mayflowers" in other > > areas of N. America that are completely unrelated to this one, but this > > is the only one I'm even vaguely familiar with. Hope it helps! > > > > Hello and apologies I am not on lace chat either, but this subject > caught my attention. I don't know who was looking for magical or medicinal > properties of Mayflowers - but there is some info on medicinal uses as an > astringent, diuretic and tonic. .if you dare.. > http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/cgi-bin/pfaf/arr_html?Epigaea+repens&CAN=LATIND > > and the Mayflower is also a common name for Hawthorn which has plenty of > Celtic folklore attached > > *No unfriendly ghosts may enter a house which boasts hawthorn.* > > ~ Nova > -now looking for a 'Mayflower' shrub on Vancouver Island > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] May flower
I am not sure of the botanical information but I do understand that April showers bring them... ;-) Sorry but I couldn't resist. Janet Fort McMurray, AB Daughter of a Bluenoser - Original Message - From: Margot Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, May 7, 2004 3:34 pm Subject: [lace] May flower > As a newcomer to Nova Scotia, I don't know anything about the > mayflower > except that it is the provincial flower. Maybe there is something > on a > Nova Scotia site? > On Friday, May 7, 2004, at 06:00 PM, Bev Walker wrote: > > Is the Mayflower a magical plant? > > I tried to Ask Google and got bogged down in commercials. > > Any info, true or false greatly appreciated. > > Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the > line:unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] May flower
Hi, all, I don't know about any magical (or even medicinal) properties of the mayflower, but I do know what it looks like. It's a moist-woodland plant, bright shamrock-green, that grows in colonies, each plant maybe 10-12 inches tall. Each one has an "umbrella" of a single leaf (with about 7 lobes or so -- don't remember for sure) on a straight, strong, vertical stem. The flower grows on a delicate little curved stem immediately under the main leaf, is generally hidden by the leaf, and is pale and creamy; it looks so different and delicate compared to the robust leaf and stem that you'd almost think they were a botanical hoax! Is this the one you mean? I'm dredging my memory on this -- we used to have them growing in the deeper woodsy areas behind my house in New Jersey. There are probably other plants called "mayflowers" in other areas of N. America that are completely unrelated to this one, but this is the only one I'm even vaguely familiar with. Hope it helps! Beth Schoenberg --- in beautiful downtown Wanniassa, Canberra, where we're having two *glorious* autumn days, and the thousands of imported deciduous trees are giving us a spectacular color show! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
