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*The botanical term for the structure at the base of of leaf is stipule.
Yesterday I bought a new Parker Reflex Fountain pen to replace the one I'd lost after signing books at the private view on Monday. Sure enough, half an hour after I'd bought it, the old one showed up on the floor in the car! But it was due for replacement anyway, because the top had cracked and it now has Magic Tape wrapped around it to stop it coming loose. When I'm drawing, the new pen has a crisper feel than the
old. Richard Bell, richard@willowisland.co.uk |
The
Kelvedon Wonder pea plants are coming along well but
what appears to be mottling on the 'leaves'* that clasp the stem is where
some creature has scraped away the top surface of the leaf. Could there
be a small snail or slug around?