tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post6371909527438775741..comments2023-11-05T01:38:03.385-08:00Comments on New To Farm Life: Philosopher's BaneAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009967346802541581.post-79963795096200469452008-06-28T22:13:00.000-07:002008-06-28T22:13:00.000-07:00Hey mom. Actually, I think what the noxious weed w...Hey mom. Actually, I think what the noxious weed woman was saying was that HEMLOCK killed socrates, not this specific STRAIN of hemlock. There are several varieties, all found around here, and all deadly. (I've become interested in poisonous plants lately.)<BR/>There's the tree Hemlock, which was the strain that actually killed hemlock. There's Giant Hogweed, which is what we have. And there's Water Hemlock, which as the name implies, grows in wetlands and bogs right at the edge of standing water. This last variety is my personal favorite, as it's flowers are larger than in the other types of hemlock, and it doesn't smell so bad.<BR/>Did you know hemlock is one of the ingredients in traditional witch's flying potions? These potions induce a psychedelic sleep in which the witch often flies. The potions, thankfully, stopped being made with the coming of witch prosecution. I guess one good thing came of that, eh?<BR/>Your daughter, Bryony. (yes, I'm going to start using this name a lot more often.)Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765746256119914968noreply@blogger.com