Re: A Pet Peeve and Need Identification Help

**"Peter Loewer" t*@earthlink.net**

Continuing with pet peeves and the last from me on this one. Whatever you
call a plant it's not a botanical name! It's a scientific name. There is no
such thing as a botanical name unless you consider common or folk names
referring to plants. Let's all at least get this one right. And while we are
at it, cactuses is the proper plural for cactus as cacti is the Latin plural
and the same goes for fungus. The proper plural is funguses not fungi, again
the Latin plural. Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Campbell" <dcamp911@juno.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL] A Pet Peeve and Need Identification Help


> I almost always include the botanical name when I write, but with some
> curious exceptions, which I think most of you also observe. No one ever
> says that they start their Lycopersicon at the same time they plant their
> Lactuca out. Most vegetables seem to be exempt from Latin. Even an
> experienced gardener would be hard pressed to identify Solanum tuberosum.
>
> Some flowers also seem to be exceptions, particularly common annuals like
> petunias and marigolds.
>
> D
>
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