history

sidewalk builders

pecked

jessie

danger on the streets

breaking the law

october sky

melting

i'm a pirate

waiting at cafe flora

eaten

fall

mark

christian

pampas grass

costume test drive

tulips

susan

gus sleeps in

morning coffee

sumac

The true sumacs belong to the genus Rhus; some botanists include the poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac in that genus. Several species of sumacs are native to North America, usually in dry areas, and are noted for their brilliant autumn coloration. The common staghorn sumac (R. typhina) of the Eastern states is one of the species whose fruit is used in wine making and for medicinal purposes. Some sumacs-e.g., the Sicilian sumac (R. coriara) of S Europe-are cultivated for their tannin. Sumacs are also cultivated as ornamentals, e.g., the smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria) of S Eurasia, whose bark is sometimes used for a dye, and the pepper tree, or Peruvian mastic (Schinus molle), of the American tropics. The latter, with its drooping branches and red fruits, is a favorite avenue ornamental in Southern California; however, it is highly susceptible to black scale, a disease destructive to fruit trees, and hence must be destroyed in areas where there are citrus groves.

hazen & jeff

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make a wish

trouble too

happy drunk

walking after midnight

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trouble

one-man band

jeffs