[Fred at Azola site, N. Thompson R. BC]

We had to get to Edmonton before the end of day,
Rammin' our way up the valley,
But as we came to Little Fort
As plain as you could see
Was a brown woolly mat of Azolla.

(If you want your floating Ferns,
This lesson you must learn:
come to BCKCDB for Azolla).

Back in '81, when the Mimp was but a mite,
We saw the same effect at Rockport.
The fleuve St. Laurent was discovered long ago,
But we saw it crimson with Azolla .

Ducks may come and go,
Some with ferns stuck on their toe
(As taught by the great Professor Clausen).
But when you see a northern bay
That's blanketed that way
You know you've found Canadian Azolla.

So in the year 2000, eh?, September twenty-sixth,
We slid down into the Thompson oxbow.
The furry velvet braids of leaves,
Megaspores like Mustard seed:
It's Canadian Mexican Azolla .

(If you want your floating Ferns,
This lesson you must learn:
come to BCKCDB for Azolla).

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