This item completely fails the google test (no hits whatsoever) as does the name of the person the unspecified species of nettle is allegedly called after. Also, there are no Wikipedia links to this page.Vicki Rosenzweig 04:12, 3 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Delete -- unverifiable. Maximus Rex 06:24, 3 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Delete, no Google hits. Fuzheado 09:04, 3 Nov 2003 (UTC)
The originator of the article cites History of Rumford, ME as a source; I'd recommend leaving at least for now. Google's not the be-all and end-all. - Hephaestos 23:17, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Does anyone, possibly in the US northeast, have access to this book? It's referenced at [1] as A History of Rumford, ME: 1774-1972 by John J. Leane, but as far as I can tell it is no longer in print, and no copies of it exist in southern California library systems (I've checked both the LA county public library network and the one 30-university library network I have access to). Even if nobody can track a copy down, given that it is a real book, I'd suggest giving the author the benefit of the doubt and keeping the article. --Delirium 08:18, Nov 5, 2003 (UTC)
Keep. The originator has cited a source, it seems to me that the burden of proof would now lie with anyone wanting to dispute the valiity of the source.
Google reveals Sweat Weed to be hibiscus virginicus, found in marshes along the Atlantic from New York southward, with mucilaginous properties of the althaceas. No mention of Granny, Moriori 23:20, 7 Nov 2003 (UTC)
"Old Granny Sweat Weed" states that it is a nettle, which means that it is from the family Urticaceae, however "Hibiscus virginicus" is of the family Malvaceae and therefore the two "sweat weeds" are not the same. Maximus Rex 23:35, 7 Nov 2003 (UTC)
