I was intrigued to know knowing Latin names helps lower costs, can you explain? Cheers, John E. Bryan Theladygardens@aol.com wrote: > > I agree with Mary Sue's comments about Latin names. Whether you can > pronounce it correctly or not if you know the latin name you can find it in a > botanical book to get information about the plant. Another good reason to learn the > latin name is when you see the plant for $79.99 in a nursery, if you know the > latin name you can usually find the same plant for a fraction of that cost. I > have done this often, and it is my best excuse when people tease me about > calling plants by their botanical names. > I am a novice and really really appreciate all of the information so many of > you put into the PBS > Thanks, Carolyn Craft > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php