> I can't offer a source for fava beans, but I hear they go well with liver
> and a nice chianti.
How true that is, Clarice!
Dr. Hannibal Lecter sez:
A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans
and a nice chianti. Fffffffff!!!
"Jensen, Douglas" <Doug.Jensen at Converse.edu> wrote in message
news:mailman.979.1138979531.29584.plant-ed at net.bio.net...
> Roxanne,
>> I've nearly always had success getting epidermal peels from Kalanchoe,
> Sedum, and Allium bulbs, if they will suit your purposes. Leaves that
> are not succulent are more difficult. We've had good results coating
> them with nail polish, waiting for it to dry, and peeling it off the
> leaf surface. Students won't see the actual cells, so you can't do
> experiments on them, but the cell shapes and patterns are easy to see.
>>> I can't offer a source for fava beans, but I hear they go well with
> liver and a nice chianti.
>> Doug
> ________________________________
> Douglas P. Jensen
> Assistant Professor and Chair of Biology
> Converse College
> Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29302
>douglas.jensen at converse.edu> (864)596-9123
>>> -----Original Message-----
> From: plant-ed-bounces at oat.bio.indiana.edu> [mailto:plant-ed-bounces at oat.bio.indiana.edu] On Behalf Of Fisher,
> Roxanne
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:36 PM
> To: plant-ed at magpie.bio.indiana.edu> Subject: [Plant-education] fava bean seed/epidermal peels
>> Dear Plant-Ed folks:
>>>> Does anyone know of a source for fava bean seeds? I've needed them in
> the past because fava bean plants are really good for epidermal peels.
> Alternatively, does anyone know of another common plant which is good
> for epidermal peels?
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Roxanne
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>> Roxanne Fisher (rfisher at chatham.edu)
>> Assistant Professor of Biology
>> Buhl Hall
>> Chatham College
>> Woodland Road
>> Pittsburgh, PA 15232
>> (412)365-1893
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