"Cyli" wrote in message
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On 20 Mar 2005 22:31:55 -0800, "Tinkerntom" wrote:

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We should probably start him off with some papyrus reeds! TnT

Is there, by the way, a midwestern US equivalent of papyrus reeds?...

There is a common plant called the "giant reed"......grows along roadsides
(as well as other places) throughout the upper Great Lakes region. I've
looked up the Latin binomial in the past when I thought about growing it in
my yard, but don't remember it. It shouldn't be hard to find on Google.

I have no idea of how similar it is to papyrus. As a matter of fact, I
don't know much about either plant, but the giant reed is tubular and
hollow......seems like it ought to float.

Wolfgang