<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=brads@redhat.com href="mailto:brads@redhat.com">Brad Smith</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=fedora-list@redhat.com href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 06, 2003 12:43 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Yarrow</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I'm really wondering about this as well. My first thought was that it<BR>was named after Channon Yarrow, from Warren Ellis' very excellent comic,<BR>Transmetropolitan. That's one of the only things I can think of that<BR>would top the previous releases' string of Hyperion references (Shrike,<BR>Severn) for semi-obscure geeklore coolness factor. =:)<BR><BR>Unfortunately, I don't even know who to ask to find out for sure.<BR><BR>--Brad<BR><BR>On Thu, 2003-11-06 at 12:38, Karl R. Steenblik wrote:<BR>> I know that Yarrow is a plant that grows in meadows. It was used by<BR>> Native Americans as a natural laxative. It has a little white flower<BR>> and grows well in Northern alpine forests. I wonder if this is the<BR>> actual Yarrow or if I am off base.<BR>> <BR>> <A href="http://www.flowersociety.org/images/firm_and_strong.jpg">http://www.flowersociety.org/images/firm_and_strong.jpg</A><BR>> <A href="http://www.flowersociety.org/Yarrow_plant_study.htm">http://www.flowersociety.org/Yarrow_plant_study.htm</A><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Karl<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> --<BR>> fedora-list mailing list<BR>> <A href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</A><BR>> <A href="http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list">http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</A><BR><BR><BR>--<BR>fedora-list mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list">http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>