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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>darlin....when you're talking about
plants....they're ALL period.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Galen</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:lygabrielerdb@hotmail.com"
title=lygabrielerdb@hotmail.com>Michelle Dodd</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:elfsea@ansteorra.org"
title=elfsea@ansteorra.org>elfsea@ansteorra.org</A> ; <A
href="mailto:glaslyn@ansteorra.org"
title=glaslyn@ansteorra.org>glaslyn@ansteorra.org</A> ; <A
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title=lindenwood@ansteorra.org>lindenwood@ansteorra.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 02, 2005 3:27
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Glaslyn] OT sortof - for
herbalists & chocolate lovers (would anyof this be period?)</DIV>
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<P>Chocolate Garden</P>
<P>by Marie Hofer, Gardening editor, HGTV.com</P>
<P>-\There can be a world of chocolate in your garden. I'm not talking about
the plants that look milky brown and have chocolate in the name--'Chocolate
Ruffles' heuchera (brown foliage) or the 'Chocolate Soldier' columbine (brown
flowers) or even 'Chocolate Chip' ajuga (new leaves are brown). No, we're
talking about walking through the garden and smelling chocolate. A sniff of
the plants below can be very satisfying. Unfortunately though, if aroma makes
you hungry, you'll need to carry a chocolate bar with you. The only two of
these that are edible (the geranium and the mint) have only the vaguest of
chocolaty flavors. </P>
<P>Chocolate flower (Berlandiera lyrata). The chocolaty aroma that wafts from
these dark-eyed daisies is best in the morning. A wildflower that's native to
the Southwest, the chocolate flower thrives on minimal water. In moist, humid
climates, try planting in containers; that will also allow you to place the
plant where you can best appreciate its fragrance. This hardy perennial is
short-lived but freely reseeds. </P>
<P>Chocolate-mint geranium (Pelargonium tomentosum 'Chocolate Mint'). Scented
geraniums come in apple, pineapple, orange and even pink champagne, so
obviously a chocolate-mint was needed too. The foliage, not the flowers, carry
the fragrance. Enjoy as an annual during the growing season and then bring
inside for the winter. </P>
<P>Chocolate mint (Mentha x piperita 'Chocolate Mint'). Call the fragrance on
this mint nine parts mint to one part chocolate. Like others in its family,
this mint spreads aggressively via rhizomes. If you want to keep it inbounds,
plant in containers or install ground barriers. Mint is tolerant of almost any
soil, but in moist, rich soil, growth will be rampant. </P>
<P>Chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus). Velvety, black-maroon flowers
give off a wonderful chocolate scent from midsummer to fall. This plant needs
full sun and well-drained soil with even moisture. In spring, plant tubers
three feet apart in full sun. In the fall, treat as you would a dahlia; lift
and store for the winter. Enjoy the aroma but don't eat: this plant is toxic.
</P>
<P>Not on the list:<BR>Somehow the sweet shrub (Calycanthus floridus) has
gained the reputation for having a chocolate aroma. Not so. The brown-maroon
flowers of the sweetshrub have a lovely fragrance, but it's fruity (or
sometimes spicy). The other common names for this large deciduous shrub:
strawberry bush, spicebush and Carolina allspice.</P>
<P>Chocolate flower - Mountain Valley Growers </P>
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<P>RESOURCES:<BR>plants<BR>Mountain Valley Growers<BR>Website: <A
href="http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com">www.mountainvalleygrowers.com</A><BR><BR><BR><BR></P>
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<P><FONT color=#000066>Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the
intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but
rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, white russian in the other,
body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming </FONT><FONT
color=#cc0000>"WOO HOO what a ride!" <BR></FONT><BR><FONT color=#0000ff>A
friend comes and bails you out of jail - a True Friend is sitting next to you
in the cell going,</FONT><FONT color=#990099> "Wow, that was fun!"
</FONT><BR><BR><FONT color=#006600>Speak softly and own a big, mean Doberman.
-Dave Miliman <BR></FONT><BR><FONT color=#660099>Never take life seriously.
Nobody gets out alive anyway.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT color=#00cc00>Texas:
Scaring the bejezzus out of the other states since 1845. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#00cc00><BR><BR></FONT><BR> </P></DIV></DIV>
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