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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-03-22, Page 24PAGE 6A--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1979 Round `n' about with Martha "Spring" is another experience in the warmer climate. I have seen so many in our temperate climate - and enjoyed every one of them - that going through winter into spring down here gives you the thrill of your life, especially when you hope to see spring up north too. There axe a great many trees and'shrubs that are blooming and bearing fruit in a crazy cycle the whole year. Not like our plants that take months td go from bloom to seed, these trees have everything happening at the same time. You pick the fruit and smell the blossoms too. • The banana tree, goes quickly through its cycle. It - for what I have ob- served here - stops blooming after the fruit gets to a certain size, then by the time it ripens, the blossom is there again. I ' haven't seen any ripe bananas on a tree since they seem to disappear while they are still quite green. In our area there are several maple trees. They don't look quite like our maple trees but at the moment they have brilliant light red seed wings ready to scatter. The bark is very light and smooth. Nearby , are some papain trees that already have fruit hanging like large coconuts - and the .Martha _..Rathburn_.__ blossoms hanging above the fruit are so sweet and fragrant, they're over- powering. Before Christmas, a friend gave me several branches of flowers from one of the trees. The blossom looks just like the hyacinth bloom but larger hanging on a long, - quite softstem, these were about two feet long, the stems that is, and a creamy white color. I put "them ,in a tall bottle and they hung down to the table - they can't do anything but hang, .. so they are seldom picked. A few blocks away is a large Kapoc tree - I recall telling you , about this large tree with the giant red flowers a sight to see. This tree seems to bloom in the spring only. Recently I saw some trees I hadn't seen in the Venice:Sarasota area. This 'was 50 or- 60 miles south of here in the Naples -Fort Meyers area. One that puzzled me had seed pods that broke open like our walnut tree seeds or nuts with five sections of tough outer skin. The pods of the walnut tree are tough - but these were like hardwood (masonite). I couldn't believe - after picking up the five sections of a pod that had burst perhaps,, just hours before, that they could straighten out and be so hard in so short a time. • I believe I found the right name for this tree but now I've forgotten whether it was West Indies or Indian Mahogany tree. When the outer shell bursts, the seed wings are exposed and they fly away like feathers on the breeze. Well, I haven't seen any robins. I think they must go much farther south and make their touch- downs briefly on their way north. Seems it was in March last year when I saw the flock - staggering around -, drunk from eating the fruit of the pepper tree. 4 We had a full day of Turn to page 7A rine markets...of fine foods Det Monte •4. DEL MONTE FANCY QUALITY ASSORTED FLAVOURS PUDDING CUPS OUR REG. 51.27 SLEEVE OF 4-5 OZ. CUPS SLEEVE 99 c DEL MONTE DELMONTE PINE4PPLE 59) SLICED - CRUSHED OR TIDBITS 19 oz. c DEL MONTE OUR REG. 51.17 hiller 99c) ' " 28 oz. DHALVES OR SLICEDEL MONTE OUR, REG. 51.09 . r pue28 oz. DEL MONTE DELICIOUS STEWED OMATOES OUR REG. 5 14 oz. TINS 2x89._•__ IN EFFECT FROM , 9 A.M. WEDNESDAY MARCH 21 TILL CLOSING TUESDAY MARCH 27, 1979: 6 DAYS OF BARGAINS PEAS- CREAM CORN GREEN OR WAX BEANS (CUT) FANCY QUALITY -. ....INSTANT_. CQFFCE.._._.... _. MAXWELL HOUSE OUR REG. $5.99 10 oz. JAR 4.99 RUNE KOTAR WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT PURCHASES TO REASONABLE FAMILY WEEKLY REQUIREMENTS. 24 oz. 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