The latest flora of New England includes some dizzying taxonomic
shifts -- such as relocation of Penstemon from the Scrophulariaceae
to the Plantaginaceae. Somehow that does not facilitate the field
identification process for me.
Russell
At 11:27 AM 2/20/2012, you wrote:
The needs of the gardening public and the professional taxonomists
are different and I see no need for the communication system of one
to be forced on the other. Though I find the evolutionary studies
of the taxonomists interesting, I see no need to alter the names of
my friends in the garden.
Russell Stafford
Odyssey Bulbs
PO Box 382
South Lancaster, MA 01561
508-335-8106
www.odysseybulbs.com
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