In a message dated 11/3/98 3:23:52 PM EST,
[log in to unmask]
writes:
<< Plus, grasses as
a form of plant life are fairly recent to the earth. >>
Fairly recent? Compared to what? It has been some time, but I recall
that
these monocotyledons with parallel veins are actually quite old as
compared
to
many other plant varieties that are much more complex.