"Gramma" wrote in
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I'm sorry if I haven't quite grasped the above but you seem to be
saying that an illustrator could , or should be able to, work
principally from the description of a plant in botanical terms.
Or do you mean in conjunction with a live specimen?


Definitely use the live specimen, but remember that the Botanist who
described the plant is familiar with its relatives, and described it in
such a way that some one else would be able to tell them apart using
the description. Monographs (publications dedicated to a single group
of plants, such as a genus or subgenus) also tend to include that
information.

Sean

Sean Houtman schreef
Monographs (publications dedicated to a single group of plants, such as a
genus or subgenus)

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Lots of monographs are devoted to a family.
Several such in the _Flora of Australia_ which is not a single book but
rather a series of monographs.
PvR

"P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message
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Sean Houtman schreef
Monographs (publications dedicated to a single group of plants, such as a
genus or subgenus)

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Lots of monographs are devoted to a family.
Several such in the _Flora of Australia_ which is not a single book but
rather a series of monographs.
PvR

Just to highlight how much your replies have helped me and to give you a
giggle
I thought a monograph must be a tonal drawing of some kind

Gramma

Gramma schreef
I thought a monograph must be a tonal drawing of some kind

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In general it is a good idea to look up any unknown word in a dictionary.
Lots of words mean the opposite of what they appear to mean, or originally
meant. Take "decimate".
PvR