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TALKING DIRT: LATIN NAMES REVEAL ROOTS
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I come from a large family in the small town of Washington, N.C.,
and we went there for Christmas.
The house was full of family and neighbors and dogs. What little
time we didn't spend discussing the past meal or the next one, or
composing a list for yet another trip to the Piggly Wiggly, we spent
catching up on old friends. You know: those stories that include the
current situation, a few detours into who was wearing what and whom
they dated in high school and then the crucial info - ...
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LATIN NAMES ARE GREEK TO MOST GARDENERS.(HOME)
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