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Show Ouch!! Stinging nettle! Mm'te MS Mr I - By CONNIE KEARNEY petals, numerous stamens, and few Editor's Note: This article was to many pistils. written by a new friend of mine The rose is not only beautiful, but who has spent years studying can be a great help to a stranded of hiker. It is good for a case of interesting aspectsto our wildfiowers common diarrhea. Five to 10 flowers or buds nearby field and mountains. Being in the mountains around steeped in hot water for 20 minutes the beautiful and drunk as needed, generally 2 or us, among wildfiowers and other vegetation, is 3 hours. As an eyewash and a great experience for all. Whether astringent use 2 to 3 flowers steeped in a cup of water until it reaches you are climbing rugged and Strain the water majestic peaks, hiking along quiet, body temperature. well clean the skin or eyes shady trails, backpacking, or just very out for a fun and relaxing picnic, gently. The Wild Rose is a thorny shrub 2 your experience in the outdoors can to 3 feet high with pink flowers. The be a lot more exciting if you are aware of some of the things around red rose hips (seeds) are attractive and provide food for animals. you. Just for fun, did you know that Mountain vegetation is useful as well as beautiful. It prevents leaves of the Elderberry can be used for a skin toner, the Bistort is food and erosion, provides edible and the Yucca completely for animals and birds as protection be for making shampoo used can well as for people. It is hoped that and a needle with thread strong a couple of and by discussing few dried seeds of the a that wildfiowers in our area, you will Cow Parsnip (Queen Ann's I .ace) interest and greater gain an can settle an upset stomach. appreciation for the wildfiowers It is lots of fun to identify see all we that through our wildfiowers whenever in the beautiful state. When trying to identify plants, outdoors. A small handbook, just there are a couple of items to right to take on your favorite consider. For instance, the size of outing, has been compiled by the flower may vary according to Connie Kearney and Barbra altitude and the amount of Wardle titled A GUIDE TO UTAH seasonal moisture. Also, some WILDFLOWERS and is available sale. Forty-onplants are flower's blooming season is very for described with interesting facte short; therefore, to be able to with a sketch of each plant to identify a plant it is important to along be colored. There is even a place to recognize the leaf. When buying a record your finding and identifying book for plant identification, try to each plant If you are interested in find one that shows the leaf as well purchasing a book for your family, as the flower. write to Connie Kearney, There are many plants that are please 1475 South 75 West, Orem, Utah edible well useful or as as being 84057 or The price phone very pretty. When considering if a of the book is $3.25 50 cents plus remember there is plant is edible, postage. no sure edibility test Before eating any plant be sure you can positively identify it as safe for consumption. If in doubt, don't eat it Let's talk about the dreaded STINGING NEETLE of the Nettie family, scientific name Urtica. The common name for Nettle is STINGING NETTLE. The stems are square and substantial, with little hairs all along the length, particularly in the comers. The leaves are luxuriant green with subdued but strong veins, the undersides often lighter and with Btinging hairs along the central vein in some species. Leaves come to a tapering point and are strongly toothed. Flowers are inconspicuous green, becoming small green seeds that drop from the upper leaf pairs 'at the stem in close clusters. V ; When growing in a stream gorge or a steep moist embankment, they can farm a Stout fence that will be three to four feet tall. They are f sometimes mistaken for large mints. Always use gloves to pick any Nettle. A good remedy for a NETTLE BURN is to apply a CURLEY DOCK leaf on the burn. Nettle is one plant everyone should be able to recognize. The Nettle tea can be used for internal bleeding. The seeds are rich in oils and can be boiled and when cooled, the liquid can be used asj'a good hair conditioner. (1 teaspoon is soaked in a cup of hot 20 minutes) water until lukeward and applied to the hair after washing. The leaves are an excellent "potherb", losing their sting upon cooking and may be prepared like spinach or used in soups. of the The family, Scientific name Typha Latifolia is a good plant to introduce to everyone, especially children because they can find it so easily. It grows in shallow water or marshes, along streams, ponds and lakes, and swamps. They are from 3 to 12 feet high at maturity. It's most pronounced feature is the e 9ilJ IL f,.SJ met at the old school last Saturday for their Dilannn llnnnal 'immprman CCIark. VCrlS ihtuj imt,McAffee s. Gordon Laura Brown Evans. Madge Whimpey Doris Carson Mava Russon, Bair, (irate Watkins Hancock, Shepherd. Carlton, Back row, Smith. Lloyd Ardella t'alton C'lifla Bennett Varney. Anita Van Wagoner Fitzgerald. Betty lgsdon Blamikes. Geralee Soren'0" Dale Kirkham. Kugene Strasburg. (Jarlh Jones. Maurice Taylor. Dale Kusson. Ralph Wing. Willa lladfield Wing. Rex Larsen, Elwood Glather, lie Christensen Miller. Bernadine Fagan Keller, Ray Chapman. Karl Gray. Harold Giles, Myrten Grant. Hunt. Ihi....!.Highu School CIJVSS OF '43..Members of the graduating class of l!M3 from the .I.M.... K'. i... ..i.... if ." kwumh nawKr, rayr .Minnie reunion, rroni row, i w Class of '43 reunion Ijuhi class of '43 celebrated their 40th reunion at their old high school, which is the present junior high. Members came from all over the western states especially to attend the exciting event Garth Jones traveled from Alaska and Ray Anchorage, Chapman came from idaho Falls. Dale Kirkham and Faye N. Beck were here from Focatello and Earl Gray came from Brigham City. Also present was Harold Giles who traveled to IeHi from his home in Ogden. Ardella C. Smith was present from Tooele. Dale and Meva Russon came from Salt Lake, Maurice Taylor and Eugene Strasburg attended from Midvale and Grace C. Shepherd came from Alpine. 225-304- Others attended from American Fork, Orem and Provo. The group enjoyed a delicious dinner following a prayer by Ralph ar jrnn Hut-ching- Did they store up enough memories to last 5 more years? Wing. Dale Russon, class president, was emcee for the program. A tribute to 12 departed classmate was given by Anita Fitzgerald and Elwood Hunt presented awards. Each class member gave a brief introduction of himself and his partner. Committee members were: Willa Wing, Anita Fitzgerald, Clifta B. Varney, Doris Bair and Betty Blamires. Donna Z. Clark and Verla W. Hancock will head the reunion in five years. Teachers present were Mr. Washburn, Mr. Geviney and Miss Take A. with Tour West Travel 756-52- 75 Fox. Ruth Rothe Reeder from Brigham City sent her regrets at not being able to attend as did Carol Proctor Jaynes and Geo Holmstead Otes. Feb. 11-1- 8 Special Discounted Rate " CAT-TAI- cone-shape- d occurs Cat-Ta- L il flower spike that at the top of a long stalk reaching upward through a cluster leaves. These of pale leaves wrap around and sheath the stalk. The flower stalk is actually many minute flowers. Before flowering it is green, as it develops it turns brown, later it is covered with loose yellow pollen and in the fall it releases a cotton mass of windborne seeds. The leaves are to 1" wide. food is a The source. The stems in the spring can be used for salads and vegetables. The pollen can be used for flour, the roots for flour and a potato substitute. The sprouts for salads, "Vegetables and can be pickled. The leaves can be woven into a rush mat and the seeds (cotton) can be used for pillow stuffing and insulation. It is a real fun plant with many uses. ; The WILD ROSE is also very easy to recognize. It is from the Rose Family, Scientific name is Rosa. The Rose family is large and includes some of our loveliest flowers and most delicious fruits. The flowers are rich in pollen and honey. All members of the Rose Family have, alternate leaves, mrular flowers with 5 sepals, 5 green-tapelik- year-roun- d il - HAS' sMkk'. :tM' ".if e '" Cat-Ta- "ca Gene Harvey knows about success. Hebuilt the largest Chevrolet dealership in the county. He leads all other dealers in sales volume. In addition, he recently received an award for having the highest percentage of satisfied customers of 122 auto dealers in the western United States. We're glad he knows about service and success. 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