Re: [tied] Re: Apple

Peter P wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "david_russell_watson" <liberty@...>
> wrote:
>> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Peter P" <roskis@...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Blackberries look like raspberries except a little larger and black.
>>>
>>> http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/b/blaber49.html
>>
>> Oh yes, I know about blackberries, but besides blackberries and
>> red raspberries, and distinct from them both, there are also black
>> raspberries. See http://www.uga.edu/fruit/rubus.htm , where it
>> includes the fact, however, that the black raspberry is indigenous
>> to North America, and so I suppose no point then against Rob's
>> objection.
>>
>> David
>
> I know this is completely off topic, but I live on the West Coast of
> North America and blackberries (the local name) grow wild as do salmon
> berries (orange colour fruit) in the interior. I just thought I would
> mention this for interest, since I don't remember blackberries in
> Europe.

Blackberries are quite common in Polish forests, and especially common near
the town I live in (Libia,z., Little Poland, ca. 50 km west from Kraków =
Cracow). See
http://parda.w.interia.pl/075.html
http://parda.w.interia.pl/076.html
The plant is so common that it has two Polish names (both known in the
literary variant of the language): <jez.yna> from <jez.> 'Erinaceus,
hedgehog' and <ostre,z.yna> from <ostry> 'sharp' (contaminated with the
previous one; < *H2ak^-ro-, cf. Lat. acer).

> I know there are cloud berries in the North.
>
> Anyway this is just a slight diversion from the linguistic battles.
> Apologies for the OT post.
>
> Peter P

Why, if the plant hadn't been present in Central Europe, our discussion
would have been without a solid base.

Grzegorz J.



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