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Meaning of Gardening Terms
Hello, please can anyone tell me where I can find a sort of glossary for idiots. I keep seeing terms like genus, species, cultivar, etc, etc, and don't know what they mean. I read lots of gardening magazines, books and web pages but have never found an explanation I can understand.Thank you.
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http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/glossary/
you don't need to look far clk
In the sticks near Peterborough
Superb explanation waterbutts! Thank you. I will also have a look at the link nutcutlet, thanks for that too.
Rosaceae the family
Rosa or Crataegeus, the genus
Crataegeus monogyna the species, hawthorn
is that too pedantic
sorry
In the sticks near Peterborough
Sorry to say this, but the glossary isn't great for understanding the classifications but no matter, I'm more than happy with waterbutts's explanation. I just didn't want other people clicking on the link in the hope of finding out more.
For me, the fuller the explanation the better. Examples really help with understanding, which you don't seem to get with glossaries. I've pasted it all into a Word document so that when I'm reading about plants and find these terms I know what they're talking about.
think I've strayed into a recording of university challenge...? Wow waterbutts, I'm a bit overwhelmed..... lol
and Buddleia will never have a 'j ' in it
In the sticks near Peterborough