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Arundinaria tecta, also known as switchcane or river cane, is part of the Arundinaria genus of bamboo species. Native to the Southeastern United States, the Arundinaria genus is considered to have the only temperate bamboos and has many species that can be hard to differentiate. [ 3 ]
A candy cane is a cane-shaped stick candy often associated with Christmastide [1] as well as Saint Nicholas Day. [2] It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint , but the canes also come in a variety of other flavors and colors.
Arundo donax is a tall perennial cane. It is one of several so-called reed species. It has several common names including giant cane, elephant grass, carrizo, arundo, Spanish cane, Colorado river reed, wild cane, and giant reed. Arundo and donax are respectively the old Latin and Greek names for reed. [3]
Saccharum officinarum. Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, perennial grass (in the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production.The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sucrose, [1] which accumulates in the stalk internodes.
Arundinaria gigantea is a species of bamboo known as giant cane (not to be confused with Arundo donax), river cane, and giant river cane. It is endemic to the south-central and southeastern United States as far west as Oklahoma and Texas and as far north as New York. Giant river cane was economically and culturally important to indigenous ...
The Orbital Retail Park is located on the outskirts of Norton Canes and houses many stores including furniture and food stores. Adjacent to the retail park are two hotels (Premier Inn and Holiday Inn, with the latter being in the 'Orbital Plaza' - an intreguing building similar to the Gherkin in London which can be seen for miles and, for many, is a sign they have arrived at The Orbital).
Caning was a common form of judicial punishment and official school discipline in many parts of the world in the 19th and 20th centuries. Corporal punishment (with a cane or any other implement) has now been outlawed in much, but not all, of Europe. [2]
Patent #2,956,520 for a "candy cane forming machine" was issued on October 18, 1960 to Fr. Gregory H. Keller, a Roman Catholic priest who aside from his parish ministry helped his brother-in-law with his candy company. The patent was originally co-assigned to Robert E. McCormack. [1] Robert McCormack was the founder of Bobs Candies. [2]