Does this include living chickens? On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Bracey Tiede <tiede@pacbell.net> wrote: > OT - Article on Facebook today talked about the power of chicken odor to > repel mosquitoes. > > Cheers, > Bracey > San Jose CA > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of The Silent > Seed > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 10:15 AM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Dracunculus and Dogs > > That gives a whole new meaning to "tastes like chicken!" > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 1:07 PM, Tim Eck <teck11@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > > Interesting. > > It seems it would be very detrimental to the plant and slightly > > detrimental to the animal if large animals could not distinguish the > flower > > from real rotten flesh. Possibly one strong chemical and the lack of > other > > associated decomposition chemicals tells large carrion eaters that it is > a > > false signal, while flies don't process the information as well. > > Around here, paw paws are pollinated by carrion flies and friends hang > > chicken necks on the branches to attract pollinators. > > Tim > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James > > Waddick > > > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 10:48 AM > > > To: Pacific Bulb Society > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Dracunculus and Dogs > > > > > > And Turkey Vultures… > > > > > > A few years ago we had 3 or 4 Dracunculus in bloom at the same > > > time. We noticed a Turkey Vulture circling overhead - lower and lower. > > > Eventually one of them sort of crash landed near the clump, but took > off > > right > > > away. > > > > > > We were pretty certain he was targeting the Dracunculus even from > > > high in the sky. > > > > > > Jim W. > > > > > > > > > > > > Some time ago I mentioned something about the rotting meat smell of > > > dracunculus when in bloom and how odd it was that dogs totally ignored > > it. > > > > > > Someone did offer an explanation but I cannot find it. > > > > > > Anyone? An explanation / theory / suggestion - scientific or otherwise? > > > > > > It's academic, in any case, as after years and years of dracunculus in > my > > > garden it failed to show up this year. > > > > > > Judy in New Jersey where summer has definitely arrive, hot and mostly > > humid > > > Dr. James Waddick > > > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > > > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > > > USA > > > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > -- > The Silent Seed > Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. > thesilentseed.com > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/