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Why Latin names matter

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    I think I still learn a bit but I forget a lot more :( 


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    nutcutlet said:
    I think I still learn a bit but I forget a lot more :( 
    True @nutcutlet ... some of us have brains so full of stuff we have to chuck some out every now and again ... I'm going to have to do the same with our bookshelves ... 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    nutcutlet said:
    I think I still learn a bit but I forget a lot more :( 
    you're not alone.
    Devon.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    So, suppose no one can tell me what to do with my Bunny Rabbits now they’re going to seed, commonly known as Auntywotsits 😀
    You’ll notice I started the post with So 😀 how illiterate am I😱 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Bunny rabbits gone to seed? make them into a pie?? or would the meat be too tough?
    Devon.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Most gardeners know Forsythia, but how many refer to it as " Golden Bell flower"? 
    How many call Liatris "Gay Feather"?
    Devon.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’m not going to eat my rabbit😱 however, if I can poach a few that’s different. 🐇 🐇🐇
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    When Hubby was a boy , they used to get a pet rabbit every January and it became Christmas dinner in December.
    Honest. I'm not making that up.
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Wonky and her brother had pet rabbits ... they regularly had a family ... every so often that nice Albert from up the road came and took the grown up babies to their "new homes" ... and in exchange a few days later brought us back 'wild rabbits' jointed and in freezer bags ... when Wonky and her brother grew up the light dawned .... 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited August 2018
    "wild" I should think they were livid? Gerald.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beCYGm1vMJ0
    Devon.
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