Re: gardenwriters Digest, Vol 121, Issue 24

**J* E* M* S* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

What do we do w/a paragraph like you have below? My inclination would be to let it go lower case and include the botanical names as needed. I keep thinking we should develop a style sheet for us to use.

jems

On Feb 25, 2013, at 10:08 AM, mbyrnew@comcast.net wrote:

I agree with you, Jo Ellen -- common names of plants  should be lower case. But then we get sentences like this: 
"Spring-flowering shrubs that may be pruned once bloom is completed include lilac ( Syringa spp.), pieris, daphne, azalea, rhododendron, spirea, forsythia, spring-flowering viburnum, weigela, flowering quince ( Chaenomeles spp.), red twig dogwood ( Cornus spp.) and deutzia." 
Is this "right" or just more confusing? 

Michelle Byrne Walsh 
mbyrnew@comcast.net 

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