Re: MEMBERS = and effort on your part please
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] MEMBERS = and effort on your part please
- From: M* H*
- Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 13:24:13 -0800
Hi all--
The only trouble with using common names is that they aren't very uniform.
I can think of at least three plants called Indian Paint Brush, right here
in my own county. In using Latin names, at least we know that we're
talking about the same plant.
Regards--Madelin
At 03:23 PM 02/29/2000 EST, you wrote:
>To Cajun Joe, esp. and everyone,
>I will second Joe's request. I have not the years of expertise to know vast
>numbers of botanical names. As I acquire and grow new plants, I enjoy
>learning their botanical names, and there are some mentioned here from time
>to time that I do know, but usually I haven't a clue.
>
>My resource material at this time is scanty, and my time to do research is
>even more scanty. If you wonderful Master Gardeners wouldn't mind typing an
>extra word or two, it would be of great benefit to many of us. I would
>actually to begin to learn the botanical terms by seeing them associated with
>the common.
>
>As Joe said, this is not criticism, just a plea for help from the more
>knowledgeable so that we can learn.
>
>Thanks,
>Kathy, Great Plains
>Zone 5b
>
>
