A genus of American and Asiatic herbs or shrubs, family Solanaceae, having sticky foliage and tubular flowers. A sweet smelling annual flower that blooms and releases its scent late in the afternoon and evening.
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Ohiowaterways describes life along the Ohio Canal and the Little Cuyahoga River that run through Akron, Ohio. The form of the site is an illustrated dictionary. The dictionary contains information about plants, animals, built things, organizations, and culture and landscape found along the canal and the river. The dictionary is open ended, that is, there can be more entries added and as many different kinds of illustrations of the entries as are presented by participants. A single definition can have many different illustrations. Some could be drawings, others photographs or videos.
If you have an idea for the site please contact me. If you have a definition or an illustration you may email it to me by using the address to the left.
Thank you,
Donna Webb
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Norway Maple
(Acer platanoides) A handsome European maple much planted for shade in the U.S. Since l900 many have escaped into the wild from home landscapes.
Nye, Pearl
Born in 1872 on a canal boat in Chillicothe, he was raised on the canals and became a canal boat captain on one of his families two boats (still owned by his mother) when his … more
Oak
Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus and of the related genus Lithocarpus. In our park, most often seen as red or white oak, monumental, towering trees of north eastern Ohio. Oak was used … more
Ohio & Erie Canal
Also called the Ohio-Erie Canal or the Ohio Canal. Most canals were named for the two bodies of water they connected. This waterway was built to connect Lake Erie with the Ohio River, allowing water … more