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Rachel de Thame and national collections
In article , Charlie news@lowfidelit
y.NOSPAMorg.uk writes I still call them species and I like gardening. It's not that I'm not intelligent, it's just what I grew up with. Yes, but *what* do you call species? Crocus sativus, Crocus vernus as two species of crocus, and 'species crocus' to distinguish between them and the large flowered hybrids Or do you refer to Crocus as one species and snowdrop as another species, and heather as a third species, as did Rachel de T? Do people just not care that the botanical names are an attempt to encapsulate the evolutionary history of each plant? Do they just regard them as names given on a whim, rather like a 'name the teddy bear' competition at a local fete? -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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