Vineland, page 3

Robin Landseadel robinlandseadel at comcast.net
Sun Nov 30 18:20:55 CST 2008


FYI & all that, creeping fig is commonplace in the "Emerald Triangle",
a transplant that thrives in those parts, like the Hippies that  
settled there.
Thus, another take on "Vineland", seeing as it's a vine and all.

On Nov 30, 2008, at 4:01 PM, Robin Landseadel wrote:
>   " . . .drifted awake in sunlight through a creeping fig. . ."
>
>          Ficus pumila. . .   . . .(creeping fig or "climbing fig")  
> is a
>          woody evergreen vine that is native to East Asia. As the
>          common names would suggest, it has a creeping habit
>          and is often used as a houseplant  . . .
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_pumila

> FYI & all that, creeping fig is commonplace in the "Emerald Triangle",
> a transplant that thrives in those parts, like the Hippies that  
> settled there.
> Thus, another take on "Vineland", seeing as it's a vine and all.



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