<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/science/11naming.html?8dpc>
Weird and wonderful world!
Bill
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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
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> Thanks Bill. Good read.
> I try to identify my weeds, before I pull them up. Some of them (Dead
> Nettle, Sow Thistle, Urtica urens, Epilobium parviflorum) are now
> encouraged in my garden.
What blew me away was the mention of some 4 year olds that can name and
identify 100 different plants in South America . Reminds me of old info
I read years ago about how many different types of snow Eskimo name.
Make me feel very ignorant a good thing.
Bill
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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
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> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/science/11naming.html?8dpc>
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> Thanks Bill. Good read.
> I try to identify my weeds, before I pull them up. Some of them (Dead
> Nettle, Sow Thistle, Urtica urens, Epilobium parviflorum) are now
> encouraged in my garden.