Sphagnum palustre Sphagnum palustre Sphagnum palustre (Syn. "Sphagnum cymbifolium"), the prairie sphagnum or blunt-leaved bogmoss, is a species of peat moss from the genus "Sphagnum", in the family Sphagnaceae. Like other mosses of this type it can soak up water up to the 30-fold amount of its own dry weight thanks to its elastic spiral fibers. "S. palustre" is rather frequent and is spread almost all over the world. It mainly grows in wet forests and—compared to other specimens of this genus—rarely grows in moors. "Sphagnum palustre" forms firm plants up to 25 centimeter height. The plants are often light green to
Honda D-Type was completed in August 1949. Production began at the company's Hamamatsu factory. By late 1949 frames for the D-Type were being produced in the Yamashita plant in Hamamatsu and engines were coming from the Noguchi-cho plant. Officially the origin of the "Dream" name is unknown. The most commonly reported story is that at a party to celebrate the completion of the D-Type an employee spontaneously remarked "It's like a dream!" Honda felt that the D-Type was a step on the path to fulfilling his own aspirations, and made the bike's official name "Dream Type D". The D-Type proved popular and