The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-27, Page 15• .
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Better to I�arn of poison iv
A hike in the woodlands of
the Maitland Valley
Watershed is an inexpensive
way to spend a .day, but a
well-known danger could ruin
your fun;
Poison ivy is 'widespread
throughout Southern Ckntario,
especially in the vacation
areas -along Lake Huron. Itis.
a Very adaptable. and hardy
plant, growing in such places
as wooded areas, sandy or
• - rocky soil and it can in be.
fund in your own back yard.
The plant .comes up
perennially in !many forms."
Poison ivy appears most
commonly as a dwarfed,
shrubby plant, but can .also
appear as a stalk plant
growing as tall as 2 or ,31feet,
or as a vine -like plant
clinging to trees, shrubs or
nearby pots..
The staggered arrangement along
the stem. Three leaflets form
. •
Diamonds haitiitier_
Superstars 22-4
• The Goderich Diamonds
scored seven runs in the first
. inning and coasted to 22-4
victory over. the. Goderich '
Swingers •in Ladies
Recreational Softball League
play last week_
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„ The Diamonds scored
seven runs in their top half of
the first ork the strength of a
home run by Linda Talbot
They added four runs in both
the third and seventh innings
and scattered their seyen
other runs over three innings.
Talbot and Joanne
Chambers led the Diamonds
offence with five hits apiece
in as many trips to the plate.
Talbot scored three runs and :-
Chambers three. Linda Miller
added four hits along with
teammate judyBrindley.
Helen White was the top
Swingers batsworoan as she
connected for three hits in
four trips to the plate and'
scored two of their four runs:
Jean MacInnis ,and Cindy
Fisher chipped in with two
hits apiece. • •
.. Joy Orr went the distance
in the win for the Diamonds
• and pitched a strong control
game while Diane LecIdy.took
the loss. •
Tonight the Goderich
Sailorettes battle the Clinton
Housewives in Clinton and
next Wednesday the
Sailorettes ,will host the
Clinton Sluggers, :the
_Superstars will play the
Swingers_and the.° Diamonds
,will be in.Seaforth. .7 •
a leaf; one placed higher
along the stem of the leaf than
the other two.
It is ,\often difficult to
identify :Poison ivy since the
leaflets vary ln size and shape
as nWoh as the appearance of
the plant: The leaflet may
range from being perfectly
smooth to "tooth-like at the
edges.
In spring, the young leaflets
are a reddish or bronzy -green
colour. Aslite plants develop;
the leaflets gradually become
a bright green, taking on an
almost glossy appearance. '
§hOrtly after the leaves
have, developed in spring or
early summer, dense clusters
of whitish or yellowish
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flowers form at. point's where
the leaves join to the main
sten.). During the summer. .
months' the flowers, while
protected by the leaves,
develop small hard berries,
which look very much like
miniature peeled oranges.,
Theise berries are the seeds
tphlaant startt..next.year's
• Poison ivy contains an oil
that is present in all parts of
the plant. The oil is exposed
the plant parts are torn. or
bruised. It is this oil that, ifln
• Contact with .your
causes an irritating rash. The
• poison ivy oil will stick, to.
anyone or any object that it
comes in contact with. It is.
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pOSsibla for a liersofl to. be-
affected- by the: oil even
though direct exposure to the
plant has not occurred.
' Destroying the above
ground parts of the poison ivy
plant w ilitn'anecessarily Stop
the plant ft:Om sprouting up
the following year. .New
Shoots Can also grow from the
plant's extensive root system.
Chemical weed killers are an
• ,
effective .vklay of controlling
the , grOWth of poison ivy.
Extreme - • care •should - be.
exercised. . whea using
cliemicals..,You may -destroy
desirable • plants • that
surround the poison ivy:
•
If poison ivy is located near
your favourite, shrub, the
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safest method for removal is
---to dig the plant and root
system out and' destru:•-it.
Heavy clothing and &yes
.will protect you from the:
, poisonous oils. CautiOn•should
be used when later handling
•the clathes, If you are -burning
the plant the • oil can also be
vapourized and carried by the.
smoke.ith0
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each person 60wirr
reacts, differently to poison
ivy, irshauld npt be taken for
• granted 'that you are immune
to the' poison-iVy oil. There
are a ,number of effective'
treattnents for pois'pr; ivy, but
it wise to consult, your. •
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