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Posted by crazy_gardener ~Z2b~ AB Canada (My Page) on Sat, Dec 1, 07 at 15:25
| Syreeta, will you like to continue the game for this winter?
Sharon |
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RE: Guess this Plant/ Garden Quiz Game/ 4
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| Sure, just let me find a question to post. Syreeta |
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| Sorry Guys it is taking me so long. Between making a Christmas present for everyone in my Family, going away to where it was warm and green for a bit I've been pretty busy. I'll try to find something tonight or tomorrow. Syreeta |
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| Okay here we go. Everyone ready and have their thinking caps on? What were Lilacs called when they first arrived in England and why? (Must have both answers.) |
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| The common name lilac is from the Arabic word laylak or the Persian word nylac both which mean blue. Ironically, in English lilac refers to a more purplish hue? Sharon |
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| My ex-MIL was very British & she would just freak if you suggested bringing lilac blossoms into the house, something about bad luck or death or dying... I still brought 'em in :). |
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| Nope sorry, both of you are way off base. Try again. Syreeta |
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| I'll try again... Way back, Mock Orange were known as Syringa because the stalks and branches thereof, when the pith is taken out, are hollow like a pipe? Sharon |
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| What do Mock Oranges have to do with lilacs? Sorry Sharon I don't understand your answer. Syreeta |
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| Blue-pipe tree was the ancient name of the Lilac, a reminder of the time when pipes were made of its wood. Is that the answer? |
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