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NUTRITION IQ: TRUE OR FALSE?
Columbia Daily Tribune
; 1. Cruciferous vegetables got their name because their flowers resemble a cross. 2. Sunflower seeds, whole grain cereals and Brazil nuts are loaded with selenium, which can ease a bad mood. 3. Besides dairy products, calcium is found in dark green, leafy vegetables, beans and legumes. Click here to
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 "The Journal (Newcastle, England)")
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Robber caught by his button.(News)
The Journal (Newcastle, England)
; A COAT button trapped a bungling robber who targeted his local fish and chip shop twice in two days. David Evans made off with pounds 60 from South Gosforth Fisheries, Newcastle, after threatening staff with a piece of wood and demanding cash. The 26-year-old returned the next day again armed with
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The World Below.(Review)
Book
; The World Below SUE MILLER Alfred A. Knopf 272 pages The World Below takes its title from something the narrator, Catherine, sees on a childhood fishing expedition with her grandfather: an entire Vermont town submerged after a dam was built. As a divorced adult, Catherine returns to the area and
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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YOU DON'T NEED TO CUT BACK ASTERS, BUT YOU CAN.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)(Editorial)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; Byline: MARIANNE BINETTI COLUMNIST Q: I bought purple and lavender fall asters. The flowers resemble mini-daisies and they look great. What do I do to them after they bloom? - T., e-mail M.B.: You don't have to do anything in the fall but enjoy your asters. Leaving the faded blooms and
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Small in size
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Small in size, big in chocolate Wednesday, August 16, 2000 In the ain't-it-cute department: new Mini-Oreos from Nabisco. After 85 years of cookie success, the Oreo is being shrunk to a bite-sized version that weighs a mere one-tenth of an ounce and measures 1 inch in diameter, the size of a small
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FLOWERING MAPLE
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Plant of the Week FLOWERING MAPLE Sunday, November 2, 2003 Botanical name: Abutilon sp. Description: Favorites of Victorian gardeners, abutilons have leaves shaped like those of a maple tree and their dangling flowers resemble small hollyhocks or frilly bells. Unlike maples or hollyhocks, however,
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Carefree bloomer.(lily)(Brief article)
Sunset
; Buttery yellow blooms with velvety chocolate blotches look like fluttering butterflies atop fortnight lily (Dietes bicolor) from spring into fall. What's more, although the flowers resemble small, delicate Japanese irises, this South African native is one tough plant. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Stiff,
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Dictionary Gives Root Meanings for Garden
Chicago Sun-Times
; When it comes to being well informed, the home gardener is the one hobbyist who really digs for the dirt. The following gardening dictionary picks up what glossaries gloss over: Rabbits: Cotton-tailed, hip-hopping vandals of the outdoor set who so love to munch on floral arrangements that it's
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I Write My Mother a Poem.(Poem)
The Southern Review
; Sometimes I feel her easing further into her grave, resigned, as always, and I have to come to her rescue. Like now, when I have so much else to do. Not that she'd want a poem. She would have been proud, of course, of all its mystery, involving her, but scared a little. Her eyes would have filled
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Nose knows acidanthera has advantages.(Home & Garden)(Midwest gardening)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Jan Riggenbach Sometimes called fragrant gladiolus or peacock orchid, acidanthera flowers resemble those of their close relatives, the gladioli. Both grow from tender summer bulbs, or corms. Both make long-lasting cut flowers and are good candidates for a hummingbird garden. And both are
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