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Re: Botanical & Common Names

Sorry, Diana, I thought that learning names was as good as learning anything
else... Like learning the name of other creatures we love.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diana <diana@henningsoftware.com>
To: seeds-list@eskimo.com <seeds-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Friday, July 17, 1998 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Botanical & Common Names


>Why?
>The reason we are all here is to learn about a hobby, we are on the
>internet not at the book store.  If this is only for professional than say
>so.  I have really enjoyed hearing about what people are trying and doing,
>even when they do not use Botanical Names or Their Common Name if you are
>so dumb that you have to have the tecnical name or spell it right then I
>must be smarter than I thought I was.  Because I want to learn no matter
>what you call a plant.  I believed that was the meaning behind this e-mail
>exchange.  It was my understanding it was for all ranges of people that
>have the same commoned hobby.  If this is not true unscribe my e-mail
>address please.
>
>
>At 06:50 PM 7/17/98 -0000, you wrote:
>>I have been following this discussion with interest and some good laughs.
>>Some posters have a delightful sense of humor :).  May I suggest an
>>inexpensive resource for help in translating the language of plants?  The
>>"Dictionary of Plant Names, Botanical Names and Their Common Name
>>Equivalents", Timber Press.  A small (195 pgs) hard cover (but the size of
a
>>paper back book) bargain ($10.95).  Try Barnes and Noble or Amazon, it
might
>>be even cheaper.  By the way Tim, is "Pharinakacea tetragort" pronounced
>>"TET ragort" or "te TRAG ort"?
>>Marilyn Dube'
>>NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
>>Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
>>Portland, Oregon,  Zone 8b
>>
>>
>>
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