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Re: INDOOR-GARDENING digest 503

At 12:03 AM 2/15/98 EST, you wrote:
>Although I have gardened for years (35 plus), I would get so much more out of 
>your letters if U would use not only the latin name but also the common name 
>as you know it of the plants you write about.
>
>In order to understand which plant you are writing about I have to get out one
>of my over 120 garden books and research each species.
>
>Thus,  I just read digest 503 and have gained LITTLE IF ANY THING by
>doing so.  And, in my opinion that's ashame.
>
>
>
>Ed Myers 
>Indianapolisl IN
>
The trouble is many of the rarer plants don't have any common names and many
common names are specific to certain countries or sections of a country.
For example: Busy Lizzie may be either Impatiens or wax begonias.

Ruth Z
Ruth Zavitz                                     
rzavitz@execulink.com                            
Freelance Writer & Gardening Consultant, zone 6 Southern Ontario
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