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Gavin Ramsay <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:28:27 +0000
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Hi Bob

It's that 'divided by a common language' thing again.

Scrummy = scrumptious = 'extremely pleasing to the sense of taste'

While we're on the topic of linguistic differences, we use 'heartsease' for a pansy or violet (Viola sp.), a plant with no interest for bees.  I believe that your 'Smartweed' is our 'Water pepper' or 'Persicaria', Polygonum hydropiper.  I don't think that we get honey from it, but we do get a dark honey from Japanese Knotweed, a large and invasive relative.

all the best

Gavin

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