Thanks to all who replied-I think I'll go with this one- Interestingly if you Google 'pipe grass' you come up with many marihuana sites! Les DSL - SND1 PIPE, n., v. Also pip (Bnff. 1729 W. Cramond Ann. Bnff. (1891) I. 200). Sc. usages: I. n. 1. As in Eng. Combs., phrs. and deriv.: (1) pipe-bent, a species of bent-grass, Agrostis; (2) pipe(y)-dottle, the plug of unconsumed tobacco and ash in a half-smoked pipe. Gen.Sc. See Dottle, and cf. 5.; (3) pipe-grass, appar. = (1); -----Original Message----- From: Gary Bond [mailto:gary@johncmalouf.com.au] Sent: Monday, 5 September 2005 2:58 PM To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Any farmers out there? Pypys Grass Hi Les Try typing Grass in Google and then pypys in search within results and you will get two sites. I didn't have time to go through all the detail but it looks like an ancient word. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna O'Mara" <donnamarie@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 2:22 PM Subject: RE: Any farmers out there? Pypys Grass > Hi Les > > Maybe it is papyrus grass?? > > Donna > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LesPitt [mailto:lespitt@optusnet.com.au] >> Sent: Sunday, 4 September 2005 8:21 AM >> To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Any farmers out there? Pypys Grass >> >> >> In the 1874 diary I am working on are references to "pypys grass", he >> buys >> the seed and sows it. >> I have been unable to find what it is, anyone have any clues? I >> have googled >> it to no avail. >> >> Regards >> >> Les >> and thanks to all who answered on the "powdered butter". >> >> ______________________________ > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Threaded archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/aus-vic-goldfields > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== Searchable archives at http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.17/85 - Release Date: 30/08/2005