If you have an urgent package to mail out on Monday, youâre out of luck. In addition to the U.S. Postal Service, both UPS and FedEx will be closed on Labor Day, with only USP Express Critical and FEDEX Custom critical packages set for delivery on Monday.
Horsetail was named for its bristly appearance. The genus name Equisetum is derived from the Latin words equus, meaning horse, and seta, meaning bristle. Other names for horsetail include shave-grass, bottle-brush, and paddock-pipes.
It is from the use of the New Zealand Flax leaves in the making of baskets that gives us the scientific name Phormium, which translates from Greek as basket. The recent creation of the Phormiaceae and restoration of historical names has lately added to confusion.