SC - malt
Philip & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
Fri Dec 17 05:32:43 PST 1999
Mordonna22 at aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 12/14/1999 10:48:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> LrdRas at aol.com writes:
>
> <<
> Actually, I don't. Mezcal is distilled from fermented agave which is about
> as
> closely related to a cactus as a turnip is to a banana.....
> >>
>
> Not quite true, Dear Ras. Agave and Cactii are far more closely related than
> turnips and bananas. But your point is well taken. Agave and Cactii are not
> the same family. For those who do not know, Agave is the family that
> includes Century Plants and Aloe.
My question is, how close is the respective relative relationship (in
terms of degrees of separation) between turnips, bananas, cacti, agave,
and wheat berries? Perhaps a chart drawn to scale might help the
non-botanists among us. Anybody up for this?
Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
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