As Howie Coombe wrote to Kevin Jcjd Symons Re: AUSTRALIAN NATIVE HERBS 1
Kevin sat UTGT {at} 1050ore on a sunny 27th of February, 2003

Cooee Howie!!!

 HC> G'day Kevin, liking this rain?

It was lovely, but now I must cut the front grass patch.

 >> The Tasmannia species belongs to the WINTERACEAE family, which has been   
 >> used by Europeans from at least 1597 when the bark of the DRIMYS WINTERI
 >> was used to relieve scurvy on board the 'Elizabeth', one of Drake's fleet,
 >> under the command of Captain Winter.
 
 > HC> Aha, although im sure it was not refered to as tasmania anything,.
 
 >  Pepperberries are exclusively from Tasmania, I believe.

 HC> Aha, But in the 1500's Tasmania was not called Tasmania, it was called
 HC> Van Diemans Land,.

In the 1500's Tasmania was not known as anything except to the
local Aboriginals, I dare say. IIRC, Abel Tasman did not see the
island until 1652, and called it Van Dieman's land. It was later
re-named Tasmania in 1856, in his honour.
 
 > The above was a tidbit of info regarding the long-known knowledge about the
 > genera.                               

 HC> Aha, how long-known?,.

Possibly millenea in Europe.

 > " The end of the world has been postponed for 27 days
 > owing to the lack of UN trumpet players "

And counting!

Cooee and Love,
Kevin...         XXXXXXXXXXX

        " The end of the world has been postponed for 22 days
               owing to the lack of UN trumpet players "


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