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From: Ina Hicks <>
Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Florida Spring and Summer
Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 13:15:42 -0400
References: <F6udgUWr81nn9RQAOCo00020c6e@hotmail.com>


Dear Ann,
My husband was a medic during WWII and he tells me that the
Australian medics used melalucca salves and ointments to reduce infection
before penicillin. It was amazingly effective. I hope they don't destroy all
of the trees.
Ina

Ann Lock wrote:

> Yes Jeff, that is a nasty one and it is now a nuisance tree which must be
> removed by 2004 (I think that is the date). Many are gone already, they take
> too much water and choke out native trees. All the fruit trees are blooming
> or have already bloomed, orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, they are all
> wonderful. Then there is the mango, wonderful fruit but pehew!!! on the
> blossoms. Also avocado, you can hold your nose on that one,too. We have
> orchid,(lavender) royal Poinciana,(bright orange and red). They are very
> large trees and beautiful, flowers come first then leaves later. Several
> beautiful yellow trees one being the yellow shower. Bougainvillea come in
> many different colors and are gorgeous but have very large thorns!!!!! Then
> of course there are the many colored hibiscus. Bottle brush trees have
> blossoms in bright red that resemble, of all things a bottle brush. Of
> course there is crepe myrtle, and many more. We have had lots of rain and
> everything is beautiful and very colorful!!! Can you tell I like it here??
>
> Ann
>
> >From: "jeff" <>
> >Reply-To:
> >To:
> >Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Garrett Spring
> >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:27:50 -0400
> >
> >Ann
> >I am not laughing although I remember a nasty smelling tree that they
> >called mellaluca( not sure of the spelling) are you far enough south to
> >know
> >what I am speaking of? remind me of some of the things that are blooming
> >now. I love the grapefruit blossoms . The aroma from them is soooo
> >sweeeett.
> >JEFF
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Ann Lock <>
> >To: <>
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:30 PM
> >Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Garrett Spring
> >
> >
> > > What the heck are these Redbuds I keep reading about??? If you laugh at
> >me
> > > I will send you a few names of a few things that flower in FL :-)
> > >
> > > Ann
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "connie beachy" <>
> > > >Reply-To:
> > > >To:
> > > >Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Garrett Spring
> > > >Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 21:45:02 -0400
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Delores,
> > > >Redbuds won't bloom in Garrett County at all and I haven't been down to
> > > >Cumberland for a couple of weeks.
> > > >
> > > >Connie
> > > >
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