Re: OT: Weather (was: Re: questions)
| From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 30, 2001, 15:58 |
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On Tue, 30 Oct 2001 03:00:39 -0800 Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
writes:
> The 5 mediterranean climates of the world are, of course, the area
> surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, the South African Cape, Southern
> and
> Western Australia, Central Chile, and much of California. There are
> other
> areas 'allied' with these climates as well. Gardeners in these areas
> enjoy
> a diversity of native plants (the South African Western Cape endemic
> flora
> is the most diverse in the world), as well as beautiful and
> interesting
> plants of other similar climates which sometimes become naturalized
> ("No, Eucalyptus is not native to California").
-
Or Israel. :-)
I can still remember my 6th-through-8th grades Hebrew teacher talking
about _atzei ha-eikaliptus_ and how they are used _leyabeish et habitzot_
"to dry up swamps".
-Stephen (Steg)
"mew. mew hast. mew hast meep.
mew. mew hast. mew hast meep.
mew hast meep get frog.
mew hast meep get frog.
mew hast meep get frog and a smelly sock!"
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