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Re: Common vs. latin names

At 05:48 PM 2/16/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>I am having a problem (yes, only one today !). I was trying to find
>>germination instructions in Dr. Deno's books. However all the listings
>>begin with the LATIN name and I don't know the LATIN name.  Is there a book
>>available that cross references the English names to Latin.

The best such listing I know of is in Hortus Third.  I would think most
public libraries carry it and you can also sometimes find it as an
incentive to join a gardening book club (that's how I got mine).

Also, most good books on houseplants will have two indeces - one by
botanical, the other by common name.

If anyone has any particular puzzlers, just let me know.  I'll be happy to
look them up for you.

-- Karen


Karen Fletcher                                        fletcher@prairienet.org
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