flower names on a ship

[Alan Taylor]

Just wondering if any of you ex sailors could add to this one. I can only remember 2.

Compass ROSE and TULIP.

For the non mariners, the compas rose is the bit in the middle with all the North, South etc and degrees etc and the Tulip, as far as I can remember is located on the bow and has something to do with ropes and cables :confused:

 

Alan(nl)

[Davy Holt]

What about Leek? or is that pushing it

[Alan Taylor]

Davy Holt:

What about Leek? or is that pushing it          

LOL

 

Alan(nl)

[ayjay]

Jacobs Ladder,it's the common name for a plant called "polemonium"

[John Ellison]

I bought a Jacob's ladder about 2 months ago, could I find its botanical name, I could not. Thanks a bundle.

[ayjay]

Some one on here would have helped you John.

 

http://www.realgardeners.co.uk/

[Alan Taylor]

John Ellison:

I bought a Jacob's ladder about 2 months ago, could I find its botanical name, I could not. Thanks a bundle.      

Funny how 1 silly little topic accidently solves a mystery for someone

 

Alan(nl)

 

[ 30. July 2003, 08:21 AM: Message edited by: Alan Taylor ]

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Aren't there usually some pansies on board an HMS?

[corydoras]

Graham X:

Aren't there usually some pansies on board an HMS?

No mate, on an HMS they are ALL pansies, and the rest are just matlows.

[will this name be ok]

I found this on the compass rose but still looking for others.

A nice looking case was made to put the magnetic needle in, and all around the outside were marked the cardinal and all the in-between bearings. Since this was the age of the Renaissance, the case was fancied up. Someone noted that it looked like a rose, and the name stuck. Now all the compass bearings together are called the "Compass Rose".