To: BIGLOOK
Some solonaceous plants are native to the Old World, including Okra, Eggplant, and short-staple cotton.
106 posted on
05/08/2005 8:37:03 AM PDT by
Renfield
(Philosophy chair at the University of Wallamalloo!!)
To: Renfield
Right about the eggplant but okra and cotton belong in the Hibiscus family. IIR, folks in the Old World believed solanaceous plants to be poisonous for a long, long time.
107 posted on
05/08/2005 10:13:16 AM PDT by
BIGLOOK
(I once opposed keelhauling but recently have come to my senses.)
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