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n ed St te Pa Ofifi e 3,314,809 PROCESS OF MAKING THERMOPLASTIC SHAPED ARTICLES FROM HYDROXYPROPYL CELLU- LOSE HAVING AN M.S. DE AT LEAST 2 7 Eugene D. King, Wilmington, Del.,' assignor to-Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, Del., a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. FiledFeb. 8, 1963, Ser. No. 257,062
6 Claims. (Cl. 106-197) g a 10 The present invention relates to a process of making 7 thermoplastic articles and particularly to such a process wherein the thermoplastic material used is a' particular and novel hydroxypropyl cellulose. If the desired article and use to be made of it are such as to make it desirable to have an extremely high degree of thermoplasticity, somewhat better results are obtained if the hydroxypropyl cellulose is mixed with a plasticizer.
Thus, in accordance with the present invention it has been found that excellent articles of any desired shape are obtained by forming under heat and pressure a particular and novel hydroxypropyl cellulose, said hyydroxypropyl cellulose having excellent thermoplasticity, an M.S. of at least 2 and being soluble in cold water. The hydroxypropyl cellulose is also well adapted to forming heatsealable thermoplastic articles, e.g. free films, coatings, capsules, etc.
The novel hydroxypropyl cellulose product used in the present invention and the novel process of making said product are described and claimed in copending application Ser. No. 257,064, entitled, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose and Process, filed on even date herewith in the name of Eugene D. Klug as inventor.
The purpose of the following three paragraphs is to explain the use herein and in the prior art of the term degree of substitution (D.S.) and M.S.
There are three hydroxyl groups in each anhydroglucose unit in the cellulose molecule. D8. is the average number of hydroxyl groups substituted in the cellulose per anhydroglucose unit. M.S. is the average number of moles of reactant combined with the cellulose per anhydrolucose unit. For the alkyl, carboxyalkyl, or aeyl derivatives of cellulose, the D.S. and M.S. are the same. For the hydroxyalkyl derivatives of cellulose, the M.S. is generally greater than the D8. The reason for this is that each time a hydroxyalkyl group is introduced into the cellulose molecule, an additional hydroxyl group is formed which itself is capable of hydroxyalkylation. As a result of this, side chains of considerable length may form on in Table 1, the first value given is the methyl D8. and the second value given is the hydroxypropyl M.S. The two most widely used methods for determining M.S. are the Zeisel-Morgan method and the terminal methyl method. The Zeisel Morgan method is reported beginning at page 5 00, vol. 18,1946, of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Analytical Edition. The terminal methyl method is reported by Lemieux and Purves be ginning at page 485, vol. 25B, 1947, of Canadian Journal of Research. Some are of the opinion that perhaps the latter method is somewhat more accurate. However all those skilled in the art realize that it is quite dillicult to obtain a high degree of accuracy in determiningM.S. at high M.S. levels, and that the accuracy of neither of these methods is as high as desired. All of the M.S. values given herein were determined by the terminal methyl method. This explanation is being given in orderto make it clear that although the M.S. values herein may not be highly accurate, they were determined by the most accurate method known.
The following examples illustrate the present invention, but they are not intended to limit the present invention beyond the scope of the appended claims. In the examples and elsewhere herein percent and parts are by weight unless otherwise indicated. All viscosities given herein were determined with a standard Brookfield Synchro-Lectric LVF viscometer using an aqueous solution of the cellulose ethers of the concentration specified and at a temperature of 25 C.
EXAMPLE 1 Plastic flow The plastic flow properties of the hydroxypropyl cellulose products of the present invention and of prior art materials were determined under the application of heat and pressure in an Olsen Bakelite flow tester. This is a standard testing device widely used in the plastics industry. It is described in ASTM method D569-46A (ASTM Standards, 1958, Part 9, page 393). This device is per haps more often referred to in the art as the Tinius Olsen flow tester.
For these plastic flow tests the cellulose ether was fused into a plastic mass by heat and pressure. This mass was ground to a fine powder and conditioned at 25 C. and 50% RH. for about 24 hours. Cylindrical pellets x were formed from this powder in a pelleting machine. The pellets were placed in the Tinius Olsen flow tester and the plastic flow thereof measured unde the conditions shown in Table 1 hereinafter.
TABLE 1 Viscosity Extrusion Flow Cellulose Ethers D.S M.S. In./2 mius.
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Hydroxypropyl cellulose 50 2 800 :3 Methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose 1.76 .16 2 400 Hydroxypropyl cellulose 3- 31 2 ggg 5 500 .12 Methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose. 1. 10 .20 a 50 500 i 65 The M.S./D5. ratio represents the average length of these side chains. Thus, from the 65 foregoing it will be seen that the D8. of a cellulose derivative can be no higher than 3, whereas the M.S. may be considerably higher than 3, depending on the extent to which side chains are formed.
When a mixed ether is involved herein, the first value given is the D8. and the second value given is the M.S. For example, regarding methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose the cellulose molecule.
As will be seen from Table l hereinbefore, the hydroxypropyl cellulose products employed in making thermoplastic heat-scalable articles in accordance with the present invention exhibited far better plastic flow properties than the prior art methy hydroxypropyl cellulose, which is a commercially available water soluble ether.
An attempt was also made to determine the plastic flow properties of commercially available hydroxyethyl cellulose (2.50 M.S. and substantially the same viscosities as the hydroxypropyl cellulose products in Table 1) using the same flow conditions in Table 1, but this was unsuccessful. The hydroxyethyl cellulose came out of the orifice in the form of crumbs, i.e. it did not weld or fuse together. In order to obtain plastic flow in the sense the term is used in the art and in the present application, the material being tested must weld; that is, the material must flow from the orifice of the extruder as a continuous article, e.g'. a continuous film if that is the article being extruded. V EXAMPLES 2-5 Thermoplastic articles Clear, transparent and flexible hydroxypropyl cellulose films 3-5 mils thick were prepared, without the use of a plasticizer, by compression molding for 4 minutes at 180 C. and 250 psi/g. The hydroxypropyl cellulose used had an M.S. of 327 and a 2% aqueous viscosity of 1800 cps.
EXAMPLE 3 Compression molding with plasticizer- Example 2 was repeated except that 0.1 part of dipropylene glycol per part of the hydroxypropyl cellulose was used as plasticizer. The hydroxypropyl cellulose used had an M.S. of 3.08 and a 2% aqueous viscosity of 87 cps. As in Example 2 above, the film thus produced was clear, transparent and flexible.
EXAMPLE 4 Injection molding with plasticizer 1 part hydroxypropyl cellulose was stirred in 10.5 parts hexane, and 0.2 part propylene glycol was added slowly to the slurry. As the propylene glycol was absorbed, the hydroxypropyl cellulose became swollen and then agglomerated. The hexane was filtered off and the filter cake was dried at room temperature and conditioned at 50% relative humidity and 25 C. Then the filter cake was worked on a two-roll mill at 110 C. The resulting thermoplastic sheet 3-5 mils thick was stripped from the rolls at 95 C. and cut up into small pieces which were injection molded at 140 C. using a Forhring Mini-jector. The final strip product was clear, transparent, flexible and readily dissolved in tap Water.
EXAMPLE 5 Extrusion molding without plasticizer The hydroxypropyl cellulose product of Example 2 above was made into a rod by extruding at 140 C. through a 1-inch National Rubber Machinery extruder fitted with a diameter circular orifice. The extruded rod has excellent tensile strength, was free of discoloration, and readily dissolved in tap water giving a 2% aqueous viscosity of 1630 cps. The resistance of the hydroxypropyl cellulose product to viscosity decrease under these conditions is considered excellent, since it only dropped from 1600 cps. before extruding to 1630 cps. after extruding and since it is well known in the art that extrusion molding of thermoplastic articles causes a decrease in viscosity.
As those skilled in the art Will appreciate, many variations may be made in the above conditions within the scope of the present invention defined in the appended claims.
As pointed out hereinbefore, it is preferable to use a plasticizer in admixture with the hydroxypropyl cellulose Where the desired article and use to be made of said article are such as to make it desirable to have an extremely high degree of thermoplasticity with a low M.S. hydroxypropyl cellulose, but the use of a plasticizer is not necessary. If a plasticizer is desirable, the art is well aware of many such suitable plasticizers. Typical examples of suitable plasticizers include the glycols, e.g. propylene glycol, diand tripropylene glycol; dimethyl phthalate', trimethylolpropane; lanolin; glycerol and its esters such as e.g. mono-, di-, and triacetin; hydroxyalkyl glycerol; sorbitol. The amount of plasticizer, based on the weight of the hydroxypropyl cellulose, may vary from 0%20% but preferably will be 2%10%. Although greater amounts of plasticizer can be used, no advantage is gained by doing so. Thus, as compared with prior art materials much less plasticizer is used in the present invention.
Generally the amount of hydroxypropyl cellulose will be about %-100%, by weight of the total mixture to be formed into the thermoplastic article. The minimum M.S. of the hydroxypropyl cellulose is critical and must be at least 2, preferably 3-10, 3-4 being specifically preferred for most uses. Although there is no maximum M.S. from a theoretical standpoint, as the M.S. increases above about 10 the hydroxypropyl cellulose is too soft for practical use, i.e. for most uses.
Thetemperatures and pressures used in forming the shaped articles vary inversely, i.e. the higher the temperature the lower the pressure, and conversely. Temperatures and pressures may vary over a very wide range. For instance, temperatures of 80 C.-250 C: and pressures of about 5025,000 p.s.i. are applicable in making the numerous articles in accordance with the present invention. For most articles contemplated, generally temperatures of C.-l80 C. and pressures of 750-1800 p.s.i. are satisfactory. Of course, as is well known in the art, temperature and pressure conditions will also varywith the type molding being used. Broadly, then, applicable temperature and pressure conditions may range from those at which the material being formed flows adequately to just short of those conditions at which said material is adversely afiected, e.g. as by being undesirably deformed or decomposed.
Viscosity of the hydroxypropyl cellulose is not a limiting factor. While low viscosity hydroxypropyl cellulose flows somewhat more easily, high viscosity hydroxypropyl cellulose is applicable. Generally the viscosity of the hydroxypropyl cellulose will range from a 5% viscosity of about 25 cps. to a 1% viscosity of about 3000 cps., however any viscosity desired may be used.
The hydroxypropyl cellulose used in the present invention has excellent thermoplastic and water-solubility properties. The M.S. of the hydroxypropyl cellulose has an important influence on these properties. The thermoplasticity of the hydroxypropyl cellulose varies directly with M.S., i.e. the higher the M.S. the higher the thermoplasticity, and conversely. The thermoplasticity varies inversely with viscosity, i.e. the higher the viscosity the lower the thermoplasticity, and conversely. The temperature at which the hydroxypropyl cellulose becomes insoluble in water varies inversely with M.S. For instance the hydroxypropyl cellulose of M.S. 2 does not become insoluble in water until the Water reaches a temperature of about 60 0, whereas the hydroxypropyl cellulose of M.S. 4 becomes insoluble in water when the water reaches a temperature of about 40 C. Stated in another way, the hydroxypropyl cellulose of M.S. 2 is soluble in water up to a temperature of about 60 C. but insoluble in Water above a temperature of about 60 C. whereas the hydroxypropyl cellulose of M.S. 4 is soluble in water up to a temperature of about 40 C. but insoluble in water above a temperature of about 40 C. Thus, the M.S. desired will depend on the particular articles to be made from the hydroxypropyl cellulose and also on the uses to be made of the articles. In some cases, hydroxypropyl cellulose of relatively low M.S. is more desirable, whereas in other cases hydroxypropyl cellulose of higher M.S. is preferred.
The present invention is applicable to making articles of any desired shape, typical examples being films, sheets, tubes, rods, capsules (cg. capsules for drugs and foods), coatings (e.g. coatings for paper, fabrics and plastics).
If desired, various other materials may be used in combination with the hydroxypropyl cellulose or with the hydroxypropyl cellulose and plasticizer, e.g. antioxidants, fillers, pigments, and the like.
A process of preparing the novel hydroxypropyl cellulose compound used in the present invention will now be given. In this process parts and percent are by weight. A slurry of 1 part finely cut wood pulp in parts tertiary butanol, 1.3 parts water and 0.2 part of 50% aqueous solution of N aOH is stirred for one hour at C. The slurry is prepared by adding the NaOH to a mixture of the pulp, tertiary butanol and water while stirring. Then the excess liquid is filtered off by means of suction, leaving a filter cake Weighing 3.2 parts. This alkali cellulose filter cake is broken up and added to a pressure vessel along with 7.8 parts hexane and 2.55 parts propylene oxide and heated for 16 hours at 70 C. while tumbling the vessel end over end. The hydroxypropyl cellulose product is a solid suspended in the hexane. The excess hexane is filtered off and the filter case is added to vigorously boiling water, the residual hexane and tertiary butanol flashing off. The slurry is kept acidic to phenolphthalein by addition of 85% H PO in small amounts as needed. The pH of the slurry is finally adjusted to 7.0, the product washed substantially free of salt impurities with hot water (85 C.-95 C.), the water decanted and the product dried at 130 C. using a two-roll drum drier. At room temperature the resulting product has excellent solubility in water. Its MS. is 3.26, which corresponds to a propylene oxide etherification efficiency of 43.5%. The Brookfield viscosity of a 2% aqueous solution of the hydroxypropyl cellulose product at C. is 47 cps.
Asmany apparent and widely difierent embodiments of this invention may be made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments thereof except as defined in the appended claims.
What I claim and 1. Process of preparing articles of manufacture of any desired shape which comprises subjecting hydroxypropyl desire to protect by Letters Patent is:
6 cellulose to a temperature of about C.-250 C. and a pressure of about 5025,000 pounds per square inch, said hydroxypropyl cellulose being characterized by: having a high degree of thermoplasticity and an M.S. of at least 2, being soluble in cold water and polar organic solvents and insoluble in hot Water.
2. Process of preparing heat-scalable articles of manufacture of any desired shape which process comprises subjecting hydroxypropyl cellulose to a temperature of about C. C. and a pressure of about 750-1800 pounds per square inch, said hydroxypropyl cellulose being characterized by: having a high degree of thermoplasticity and an M.S. of at least 2, being soluble in cold water and polar organic solvents and insoluble in hot water.
3. Process of claim 1 wherein the M.S. of said hydroxypropyl cellulose is 3-10.
4. Process. of claim 1 wherein the M.S. of said hydroxypropyl cellulose is 3-4.
5. Process of preparing articles of manufacture of any desired shape which process comprises subjecting a mixture of hydroxypropyl cellulose and plasticizer therefor to a temperature of about 80 C.-250 C. and a pressure of about 5025,000 pounds per square inch, said hydroxypropyl cellulose being characterized by: having a high degree of thermoplasticity and an M.S. of at least 2, being soluble in cold Water and polar organic solvents and insoluble in hot water.
6. Process of claim 5 wherein said plasticizer is a glycol in an amount of about 2%-10% by weight of said hydroxypropyl cellulose.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives, Part II, Polymer, vol. V, 2nd. ed., (pp. 900, 905, and 946).
ALEXANDER H. BRODMERKEL, Primary Examiner. J. H. WOO, Assistant Examiner.
High Interscience, 1954, Ott et al.
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Jean, have you been able to be out in the garden any more?
I spent all day outside yesterday, and managed to get the big iris bed (10X25) weeded. I do have a small area where I used a bit of Round Up on some of the very invasive Evening Primrose. Also, I decided that while I won't mulch right around the irises, the bed will be mulched except for immediately around the fans. I am tired of all the repeat heavy weeding.
One more iris bed, and a few other smaller areas and I will be ready for spring. which arrived today. But we are having a freeze tomorrow, and a cold week with nighttime freezes next week.
Ah well, all you can do about weather is complain. I hope you are having a good time in the garden, and do be very careful.
Hi KAy. I HAVE been out in the garden several times this week, weeding as best I can.I sure can not do what I could do last spring.I was out about 3 hours yesterday afternoon, sitting on a stool weeding, but even after I watered good the day before,The ground is like cement and the weed don't pull out so good..But, anyway,I just love being outside in the gardens trying to do my thing, anyway.The one garden is half of the front yard, almost,and the weeds are terrible in it. Litle short things that looks like miniature clover.Really,I don't know what its called, but it certainly has took over my beds.I have Lily bulbs planted here and there in it too,and they are coming up too, Found about 12 LIlies up about 3 inches,and I accidently broke one off at ground level before I found I have more coming up.They have multiplied,and I am just thrilled about That as I think they are so pretty, too.I have 3 more beds to tackle with weeds,when I can get this big one done..I cant stay with it long enough to make a big dent in it, before I have to get up off my stool and go rest a bit.Since falling in November,The back is more of a problem then it was before, now.AH yes, this weather is crazy, isn't it, very warm for a day or two, then cold again.I can handle the cold, just not that cold north wind.
Are you not getting rains to soften your ground? I cannot believe we are getting such good rains. You will probably build up to being able to work longer. Yesterday was my first full day. We went to the gym this morning, then ate breakfast out.
I have been outside today feeding all of my roses and my clematis some rich composted manure, and I also fed my neighbor's roses. She has been very ill, and she is a wonderful neighbor, so I will care for her roses when I care for mine. She has only a dozen, so it isn't a big job. They need mulched, which will be a big job, but I will try to get to it. I am going to feed the daylilys fish emulsion in a few minutes. It will take a couple hours, probably, but all my babies will have been fed then.
I still have a lot to weed yet, but I am making progress and I know you are too. I love the lilies too. Mine are up, and one of the huge ones behind the blueberry bushes has put up a new one. Spring is really springing, isn't it?
KAY: No, I am not getting much rain here,When it rains,Its not doing any good. We got less then a quarter inch a few days ago, stayed cloudy and cool all day with a Mist, so didn't do the ground any good.I don't have no cow manure yet to put around anything.I usually have it done by now,,I did mix up some fish fertilizer in a 15gallon plastic box I have and gave each of the potted daylilies all a drink of it,and just a fewew that's planted, before I gave out. I mixed up 2 of these plastic boxes full which made 30 gallons,and I watered them each with a watering can, took a long time to get that done.I have tried several times to use a hose end sprayer, but it clogs up and wont work..I will get some on the rest of the plants in a day or so.. Its 62 today here, but that brisk norh wind makes it seem much cooler.
Well, I put out two gallons of fish emulsion, but didn't get but about two thirds of them done. I fed all the roses and started weeding the third iris bed. That wind is blowing here too. Supposed to freeze tonight.
I'm sorry about the rains. somehow, I guess I figured if we were getting rain, you would be too.
I'm really tired now, even though I only spent four hours outside today. I guess it's the gym doing it. I'm going to rest a few minutes, then cook supper. We'll get all this done yet, Jean.
I haven't done much Kay. To cold, or wet! We had some pretty bad storms here, a freeze warning tonight too! A lot of famiily and friend sickness also has kept me from the yard. Maybe I'll get started by the time they are ready to bloom!!
I hope you are doing well Jean! Missed you all!!
Hi Ellie,
Ouch! It is hard to have sickness. As I told Jean, I am taking care of my neighbor's roses since she is still very fragile.
Our weather has been bouncing from cold to much more springlike, then cold again. And it is freezing here tonight too. Plus, we have a couple of freeze day warnings for next week.
I still have an awful lot of weeding and mulching to do, but I am able to spend the day working in the yard again. I get awful tired, but I can do it. Hope everything goes well and you can get outside in pretty weather soon.
Hi ELLIE: Good to see you here again, and so sorry about the sickness.I wasn't sick, but was laid up for almost 7 weeks with another broken wrist. This one hasn't healed right like the other one doe a couple years ago, different Dr this time, and the wrist is very deformed looking, not straight like the other one. Dr says it will fill in in time, but,I do not think that's going to happen.
Maybe the weather will warm up soon and stay nice so you can get out in the yard, too
Hi Rita; Yep, I really took a bad tumble back in November and broke my other wrist,and the hospital sent me to a different dr. and this time,I don't think the wrist healed rightlike my other wrist did.and Geez, this is my right hand too,as I am right handed and all my strength was in my right hand.it looks deformed,and it hurts every day, has never stopped hurting.besides breaking the wrist, I busted my head open too,my forehead above the right eye.iT has give me some problem too at times..my daughters tell me its a miracle I am alive after that nasty fall..,so glad to see you on the forum again.


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We are Scottie and Evelyn Brooks. We enjoy singing southern gospel music ,playing live music. We are far from being professional singers we just enjoy spreading the gospel through song and preaching. We hope you enjoy some of the songs we sang some are oldies from the eighties ,but we enjoy them. Hopefully we can continue to add newer songs in the future.
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Elon Musk, Tesla CTO Talk Model X Details, Model S Upgrades 155
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Since the summary is unsurprisingly lacking any details, I found this feature the most important:
"Tesla is shooting for a battery cost for the Model E of 30 to 40 percent less per kilowatt-hour than the Model S. This will help Tesla hit its price target of $30,000 to $40,000, competitive with the BMW 3-Series. Part of the cost reduction will presumably come from the huge "giga-factory" Tesla envisions to build Model E batteries."
Reading comprehension fail. Model X is their upcoming SUV, bigger and probably as expensive or costlier than the Model S. Model E is their planned economy model, presumably a smaller car, weaker engine, smaller batteries. They're going to be very different beasts.
We're not banning people for anti-beta comments.
The amount of people complaining about the beta across multiple stories and multiple days should be enough to verify that. If not, it's easy enough to test for yourself. What's been surprising to me is how many comments and emails we've seen asking for us to ban people/delete comments about the beta protest.
Side note: we do ban (and have always banned) commercial spammers and bots that try to flood us with traffic. The folks that do that like using proxies, so if you use a proxy, it's possible you'll end up on one that got banned for that reason. If that happens, you can switch proxies or email us at email@example.com.
The gullwing doors, however, really look like a stupid idea. Sure, they look great, but I would be surprised if they are anything but inconvenient unless you have lots of parking space.
On the contrary, it looks like they need less space than convention doors. They are not like the ones on McFly's DeLorean. They are double hinged. If you can drive into a parking space, you can open the doors.
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Has anyone used silver pearl granite with white cabinets? If so can you post pics? Thanks! I want to make the right decision. :)
I found this one on Houzz. It looks lovely! They used the silver pearl on the perimeter.
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The steel gray that I have and that is shown in this photo is not what has been coming into my area lately. After installing it in our bathroom we were interested in it for our kitchen. Unfortunately the local yards either could not longer get it or the steel gray that was coming in looked vastly different (in a bad way). Hope you can find the good stuff.
Here's annalyn's pic (click for larger version):
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Thank you all so much! I have to decide before Monday when they do templates. I have decided on tumbled travertine tile backsplash with the silver pearl granite and Im going to upgrade to the small ogee trim, it looks so pretty. Not so plain. I love this website. Looking forward to more pics.
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spacious,clean and comfortable room,really helpful and friendly stuff-speaking really good english!-nice breakfast and a modern designed but cozy restaurant with a variety of tasteful dishes! we will be back! :D - Anonymous
Located in center close to park. Staff was very freindly and went out of thier way to make sure that everything was in order. Very nice and newly renovated bath room. Good breakfast one day with only few visitors they offered a la carte breakfast instead of the buffet.
I stay at this hotel any time again. - Anonymous
Everything. Location is excellent - right in the pedestrian area. - Anonymous
A very nice place to stay the pool was excellent and it was just opposite a wonderful restaurant that did whole spit roast lamb which was brilliant. - Anonymous
Everything, at least in terms of accommodation & related services. From the personnel (especially the very kind and extremely English-articulate young guy who was on duty the evening we arrived) to our (superior) room' sheer space - enormous! :) -, features & design. Good beds (even they were twin, not a matrimonial), nice LCD TV, powerful A/C, awesome shower area (I do have a sensitivity towards this kind of feature)... Add to this the location - not on a central road, but close enough - Anonymous
Clean Conforble room Excellant Breakfast - Richard
It was the most beautiful building in an otherwise quite shabby and unsightly city. Staff very willing (unfortunately we were there on Sunday when the restaurant is closed, but was immediately recommendated other, very good). I highly recommend this hotel. - Anonymous
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saving seeds many questions
If I collect seeds from the columbine that look like hybrids (bigger flowers, double, etc.) will they come back looking like the same plant. Or what would they come back as?
Sowing seeds: it says winter sow, OR sow after danger of frost? That seems contradictory. If I winter sow, the seeds will definitely be in the ground during frost.
Is there a chart somewhere of what seeds need the winter freezing conditions, and which ones don't.
I'm trying to save and replant poppies and having just about ZERO success. What am I doing wrong. What about winter sowing those?
One last questions (sorry): If I collect columbine seeds now, and plant them, will they sprout plants this summer season?
Sorry for all the questions.
I have seen in Colorado where columbines have seeded themselves. But they turned out to be different colors from the parent plants. So being hybrids you probable will end up with many different colors. If the seeds are planted now you should end up with plants before your winter sets in. As to where you will get blooms this year that would depend a lot on climate as well as soil.
Some seeds need a chilling period before they will germinate.
Spread the seeds of perennial plants when the seeds ripen. For columbines, that would be soon. The black seeds will fall out into your hand when you shake the seedpod.They will sprout this year or next year. It'll be a surprise. Scatter them around and they will grow where they are happy. You'll have many colors but after a few years, they will revert to the wild red/yellow colors. That's when you buy a packet of seeds and start over again! It's fun.
Yes, there are many charts. Do a search on gardenweb.
Columbine have better germination when the seeds are fresh. I would just open the seed pods when they turn brown and dry, and sprinkle them immediately where you want more plants. Try to keep those areas moist this summer and you should get a bunch of tiny sprouts. I've also heard that columbines are quite "promiscuous", meaning they will cross pollenate with any other columbines nearby. So, you can get lots of different combinations.
People say the best way to get poppies is to direct sow them in fall or early spring. I've never had much luck with them no matter what I try. Good luck to you.


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The tasty and nutritious combination of the crunchy broccoli and smooth avocado with a fresh lemon dressing and toasted almond slivers is just wonderful. It's a great salad to serve with fish and chicken.
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Atlanta Hawks Guard Lou Williams Not Yet Cleared for Training Camp
Sep 21, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT
As Derrick Rose taught us last season, recoveries from ACL surgery can vary wildly. Some guys can recover in as quickly as six or seven months, while others can take more than a year before they even feel "right" again. Every body is different, and expecting athletes to rehabilitate at the exact same level and pace, both mentally and physically, is silly.
Atlanta Hawks guard Lou Williams is still recovering from his ACL tear on January 18th of this year, and although he's progressing, it might be a while before we see him in an NBA game.
"Hawks training camp begins in 11 days – on Oct. 1 – and the team has no timeline on the return of Lou Williams from a torn ACL. According to team officials, Williams is progressing well with his right knee injury. However, he has not yet been given medical clearance by doctors to participate in training camp."
Via Chris Vivlamore of Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Once Williams returns to action (and we have no timeline for when that we'll be) he'll likely slide in as the Hawks sixth man. If he can return to form, Williams can provide quite a bit of scoring pop off the bench, as he's averaged 18.6 points per 36 minutes on his career. Atlanta should be able to make the playoffs without him, but to do any significant damage, they'll need all the scoring help they can get.
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Elm: Before and After
This Elm is a dwarf form of elm that will not become a large tree. 'Jacqueline Hillier'. Height: 9 in (22.9 cm)
Width: 9.25 in (23.5 cm) Enjoy.
By the way, what size, shape and color pot should I use?
Before: 5/27/2010:
After: Tree front: 9/07/2010
9/07/2010 View #2:
Thank you,
Gardener Guy
You need enough room for all the roots to be spread more or less sideways without forcing them at ALL, and enough for the bottom of the rootball to sit at the bottom of the pot (no soil is necessary underneath) plus an inch or so all around the outside of the root spread. The top of the rim should come to just above the line that the soil now sits at - not above the line where it meets the trunk. You may have to keep the rootball in a baggie (or in the old pot with soil dumped around it - only temporarily of course - while you find a new pot, but do it quickly as you don't want to run into problems with having to water while it's waiting. All that being said, if you want the tree to grow larger ASAP get a pot even a little wider and deeper than what I described, to use as a 'grow box', and don't concern yourself with looks or anything, just make sure there are good drain holes (or 1 large one with plastic canvas over it... that's needlework stuff you can get at a craft store (or W-M's craft dept) for $0.25 c's a sheet.
I think you have the wrong idea, sorry. I have it in a training container now. It needs a real bonsai pot for next spring. I know about bonsai and the roots (but thank you anyway for the info). I have been doing this for some time. I just wanted to figure out what size bonsai pot this tree would look good in. That would be great!
Gardener Guy
The pot is just as important as the tree in the design of things. Color, shape, size, etc.
The best way to pick the right pot is to have a number of them and the tree then hold them up in the forground to make a choice. Pictures will help you visualize as well.
Makes a good reason to visit a pot shop for a while.
Most elms looks good in oval pots or ones with rounded corners.
You'll know when you have it right because you won't see the pot when you look at the tree, it will become a subordinate part of the overall design.
I am from Northern Kentucky. I dont know where to go to find a pot shop. Im blowing my brains out searching online. It's my dream to go to a bonsai nursery. I need advice.
Gardener Guy
If you haven't already you should try contacting a local Bonsai club/society for help in that area. Normally a club has a member or two who sells pots to other members.
I can empathize with you...notice where I live? Although I'm surrounded by pots and pot shops they are all crap, either gaudy cast slip-pots or worse, cast and painted cement. Getting something imported is impossible and any friends making a 360 to the states don't want to lug around pottery LOL.
As I was saying in a previous reply, the pot is part of the overall design. You can't really just say 'it's this size tree so it goes in this size pot'. Most elms tend to look better in a shallower pot -- ovals or pots with rounded corners because of the growth habit and the way most are styled.
A guideline would be that the pot would be a little larger than the drip-line of the tree and large enough to (if you want to follow good rules of design) pot it so that the trunk is 3 5ths of the way toward the rear of the pot and a little off center to either the left or right.
In the end it's a matter of geometry and design. You would normally choose the right pot then move it around in it until it 'looks' right.
Hell, I moved my FT 5 times so far -- in as many pottings and, it may move a little more in the future.
OK, now I am feeling real good about this tree and its future. Finding the pot still frustrates me but I do feel good about what I want. Now I have a true image in my mind of what it will look like. Of all the trees I have, this elm is the most "ready" for a bonsai pot. It definitely won't be finished once I put it in a bonsai pot but I can say it's further along than most of the trees I have.
P.S. Bob, can you give any tips on how to create 'clouds' of foliage with good definition and more branch ramification that you were talking about?
Gardener Guy
Your tree is small enough that it may look good with just a full rounded crown of foliage like it has now. If you want to try and create 'clouds' the best way is to have the tree in person, a workshop would be the best for that. In any case you would be working with maybe 3 of the primary branches for the clouds.
Branch ramification is easy and it looks like you have a good start on that. Elms can be cut back very hard in the early spring. The tree is probably to the point that you have decent primary and secondary branches. Beyond that, cut back the secondary branches to the last leaf pair, that will give you (or should) a pair of tieterary (sp) branches and so on.
Each time you cut back you will get more breaks and more foliage. Have fun.
Hey, this is great fun. I am looking forward to next spring. Spring lend us all to great opportunities. For some reason, it will be hard for me to go through the winter months. I don't like how it gets cold and I have to wait for spring to start. When it starts though, Boy, am I ready.
Thanks for all your help, everyone.
Gardener Guy


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This powerful, yet gentle blend of ten fruit extracts enzymatically exfoliates and detoxifies skin as it boosts cell turnover and skin renewal, leaving complexion smooth and radiant.
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Hailing from the United Kingdom, the Ren line was developed by two businessmen who are, according to company information, "evangelical" about skin care. The story goes that Robert Calcraft and Anthony Buck were former consultants who began researching the skin-care market after Buck's wife began having adverse reactions to every skin-care product she used while pregnant. Apparently neither man believed that there was a line out there that offered consumers high-tech products that were "totally clean" and "completely effective," and so, voilá, a new skin-care line was born.
We wish we could write that these men were really onto something for all women, not just Buck's wife, but that's simply not the case. First of all, their assessment of the cosmetics industry is bizarre, because in truth there are indeed many cosmetic lines offering "clean" and "effective" products ("clean," by Ren's definition, are products that don't contain problematic ingredients). Second, which lines did Ren's founders check out to determine that there was a missing link? An even better question is: What criteria were they using, because almost all of their products are either poorly formulated or contain irritating ingredients?
Calcraft and Buck apparently worked with a cosmetic pharmacologist; although that sounds impressive, a cosmetic pharmacologist works with drugs designed to improve mental ability in healthy individuals, not with skin-care formulations. All of this back story is nothing more than proof that the people behind this line really didn't do their homework, and the consumer who buys these products will be the poorer (both skin health- and money-wise) because of it.
It still shocks us when we review a line that's laden with products claiming to improve wrinkles and other signs of aging skin, and yet there's limited options for sun protection. Few researchers question how critical daily sun protection is to preserving the health and appearance of skin. Many of Ren's products contain antioxidants, and several have high amounts of green tea oil. But all the green tea in Japan isn't capable of protecting skin from environmental damage, which of course includes sunlight.
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