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Subject: [Leica] Cacti?
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Mon Sep 3 22:56:58 2007
References: <3577070.1188856754177.JavaMail.root@elwamui-rustique.atl.sa.earthlink.net><46DC8A02.6050706@hemenway.com> <001401c7eeb6$8a03c570$bf34a33e@user8dbcacc2cb>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave
"It is a common misconception that Agaves are a cactus. Agaves are closely 
related to the lily and amaryllis families, and are not
related to cacti."

;-)
Botanically yours
Hoppy 
-----Original Message-----
FSubject: Re: [Leica] Cacti?

<A cactus (plural cacti, cactuses or cactus>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus
best regards
simon jessurun
amsterdam



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 12:26 AM
Subject: [Leica] Cacti?


> Doug:
> 
> That's what I thought... but Nathan called it cacti, and who am I to 
> question a native European in his own common market?
> 
> Perhaps they're really named Snail-cacti in the old country.  ;-)
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> Douglas Herr wrote:
> 
>> Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>... I'm fascinated by the snails on the 
>>>cacti, have never seen that before.
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> The plant is an agave, not a cactus.
>> 
>> 
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>> 
> 
> 
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