While these disputes and a desire for further evaluation of AWS programs prevented permanent authorization. of the 1978 law, Congress agreed to amend the law and allow another three-year experiment.18 The Federal. Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act of 1982 allowed agencies to review and terminate.
About this species. Blackthorn is a shrub belonging to the same genus (Prunus) as almond, cherry and plum trees. The specific epithet spinosa refers to the sharp spines or thorns that are characteristic of this plant.
With the exception of the fruit, all parts of the natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa), an evergreen shrub or small tree, are toxic. The plant grows to a height of 20 feet and produces dark-green oval leaves that grow to 1 to 3 inches long and branches that are covered in sharped, forked spines.