Yes, and the berries were used by the Indians to make ink. Just found that out at another site. That's another reason it is so wild here along the Susquehanna. But, I'm sure that Susanna Wright thought to use it for dye, when she had her silk mills in the area, when Columbia was founded. I found so many funny site_or I should say fun sites in searching for info about the Polk Plant/Weed/Greens, whatever people call it, because it seems, in reading about it, it's called Polk something or other, not always plant. Anyway, one said the yuppie & hippies spread around a rumor that the Polk is poisonous. But, at a country site, they were talking about it and said that the tender leaves, the very young leaves, were always a favorite with their granny, and they couldn't wait for her to make her cooked Polk greens. :o) Here is a good picture of the plant when it is way too old to use the leaves. Either of these is it's poisonous season. Once you see ANY berries, and they start out as teeny-tiny white berries, it's way too late to harvest them. Though I will never try to make them, I believe they must be good from all the talk I've heard. :o) Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: Del Bristol To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Hollyhocks & Polk Plants & Foxglove Is this what is referred to in the song, "Polk Salad Annie"?