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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>I must say that I agree with James. This doesn’t fit the definition of “native” that we use in Texas.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cynthia Maguire<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>2011 President, NPSOT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#144415'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>The mission of the Native Plant Society of Texas is to promote the conservation, research and utilization<span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> of the native plants and plant habitats of Texas, through education, outreach and example.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a href="www.npsot.org"><span style='color:blue'>www.npsot.org</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org [mailto:native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of James Trager<br>Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 10:00 AM<br>To: Olivia Kwong; native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org<br>Subject: Re: [PCA] NEWS: Native plants thrive in SDSU's expanding McCrory Gardens</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The article defines "native" as plants hardy in South Dakota, and is<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>accompanied by pictures and examples of plants of Eurasian origin. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Putting it politely: Not exactly fitting my definition of native.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>James C. Trager, Ph. D.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Biologist - Naturalist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Shaw Nature Reserve<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>P.O. Box 38<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Gray Summit MO 63039<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>636-451-3512 ext. 6002<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>[mailto:native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Olivia Kwong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 8:24 AM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: [PCA] NEWS: Native plants thrive in SDSU's expanding McCrory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Gardens<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.argusleader.com/article/20110503/LIFE/105030310/1004/Native-plants-thrive-SDSU-s-expanding-McCrory-Gardens">http://www.argusleader.com/article/20110503/LIFE/105030310/1004/Native-plants-thrive-SDSU-s-expanding-McCrory-Gardens</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Native plants thrive in SDSU's expanding McCrory Gardens<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Visitors center will be added to student-built structures, arboretum<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>12:00 AM, May. 3, 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Written by Dorene Weinstein<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>BROOKINGS - Every morning at dawn, Felix Hsia could be found in McCrory <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Gardens.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>He was bent down, cultivating or sitting in silence watching the sun<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>rise.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>See the link above for the full article text.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>