What does the elderberry tree look like? Young elderberry shrubs have a smooth, green bark spotted with white dots. As the plant matures, the bark turns gray and the white spots become small bumps in the bark. An older elderberry has brown bark that develops vertical furrows over time. How do you identify elderberry? Elderberry […]
Is Jonathan Swift a hero?
Is Jonathan Swift a hero? Political events once again made Swift a national hero in 1724-1725. His six famous letters, signed M. B. Drapier, written between April and December 1724, were a protest against English debasement of Irish coinage and the inflation that would ensue. What were Swift’s actual suggestions for the Irish people? He […]