"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
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Kay Easton wrote in
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In article , Brian
writes
Sorry to bring this up again but I'm sure there was a major mistake
made in identification

Or perhaps just accept that common names are not accurate as different
people in different areas of the country apply them to different
things?

The botanical names can be pretty baffling too, unless you can be sure
that
everyone is using the same edition of the RHS encyclopaedia!

Maybe we should use the biographer's convention:

"Anemonella thalictroides (as she then was)..."

"Dorotheanthus bellidiformis (as she now is)"

Victoria

--
gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall

Victoria,
Thank you for your contribution. The Dorotheanthus reminded me of my
greatest embarrasment ever.
A very sophisticated, unmarried and rather pompous lady lecturer was
retiring and knowing what a gardener she was [as well as a botanist] I
discovered a plant that had her whole name~ Miss Mary XXXX.
This was presented at her leaving party during which she read out both
sides of the label. Unfortunately I hadn't read fully.
" How thoughtful ~ my name~ and on the reverse 'A good bedder' "
I got full blame~ and still blush.
Regards Brian.










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