kudzu patch

[Murray Fletcher]

On Thu, 18 May 1995, Peter Applebome wrote:

> I'm doing a book on the south used veronica to call up kudzu. I got kudzu
> patch and some messages about phylogenetics. out of curiosity, what list
> did I reach? Why is it called kudzu patch, and do you have any random
> thoughts on the south -- good or evil, rich or poor, important or
> meaningless?? thanks. Peter Applebome.
>

Is there someone who could translate this posting into English, please?
Is the poster really from the NY Times?

Murray Fletcher