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2 posted on 04/27/2010 9:22:07 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Very pretty :)


3 posted on 04/27/2010 9:24:57 PM PDT by PERKY2004 (Proud military wife of a pilot ~ Praying for him and for all our troops!)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Stunning!

I was curious as to the origin of the name foxglove, this is what I found...

The earliest known name for this plant is the Anglo-Saxon “foxes glofa” (the glove of the fox). It derives its name from the flowers which resemble the fingers of a glove and possibly from a northern legend that bad fairies gave the blossoms to the fox to put on his toes, so that he might soften his tread while he hunted for prey.


21 posted on 04/28/2010 3:10:06 AM PDT by Daffynition ( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Those are beautiful flowers. Do you know the name of them?


27 posted on 05/09/2010 10:25:38 AM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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