"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 08:21:25 +0100, Kay
wrote:

You mean a genus name ;-)
The first name is the genus, the second is the species.
There is no law that says a genus name can't be descriptive. Bellis
(beautiful) for example.

OK Kay. I stand corrected!

Pam in Bristol

I think I may be missing several replies but is it possible that it is
Centaurea montana?
Description fits and its the sort of mistake hand written labels often throw
up!
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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
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