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stickbender:


     And down here in the NY elephant burial grounds, we have a nuisance weed that grows wild, some call it a cockle burr, but cockle burrs are bigger.  It has a small seed pod, that breaks in two, and is similar to the velcro part that catches on the fuzzy part.  Anyway, I believe the proper name is velvet leaf.  I could be wrong.  But it has a bark that when stripped green, and allowed to dry, it makes very strong string.  Somewhat like hemp.  No , I don't know how it smokes......But when you go through a patch, or have a long haired dog, you are going to be busy for awhile.

                                                                                     Stick Bender

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