Re: OT-Reverse sexism< Ms. Mrs.

> the same way that our identities and perceptions of ourselves are
> intricately intertwined with our names, so the names of plants have much
to
> do with our perception of them.

Josh, 
True, but as you probably found in your research, the names of some plants
have much to do with Linnaeus' perception of some people.  Can't think of
an example offhand, but I remember reading that he was fond of naming
noxious, nasty plants after his detractors.

Kitty

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