My 98-year-old great aunt always says that spring is here when the mesquite trees start to bud and the bluebonnets bloom.
True bulbs are either tunicate or imbricate. Tunicated bulbs (tulips) have a papery outer covering that protects the inner layers. Imbricate bulbs (lilies), on the other hand, have no covering.
Debate is circulating as to whether the mysterious, stinking beach find is worth a fortune or is just a rotting sea creature.