From: Hussein M. )

On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 08:52:03 GMT, Janet Baraclough
wrote:

I've seen before, some very questionable horticultural "information"
from the same website,(snip)

Hi Janet,

Plants for a Future do actually grow plants you know!

So, much of
their information is, wherever possible, verified empirically.

Sigh. Here's what they list under "physical characteristics",for every
single plant name I've ever looked up on their database of 7,000.

"The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay)
soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils."

That is not empirically verified "information".It's horticulturally
meaningless fluff, waffle, space-filling junk; what does that suggest
about the accuracy of the rest of their plant "information"?

Janet.