On 15 Jun 2010, at 20:27, CGeat25049@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 6/15/2010 12:18:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org writes: > > Forgive me gentlemen or ladies , but because I am a botanical layman, much of > the nomenclature being used is over my head. While I can google the terms for > definitions, it would be immensely helpful , when using advanced terms , if a > definition or two can be thrown in. I wouldn't lose any sleep over this issue, if I were you. Remember that many of us have been studying botany and horticulture avocationally for decades, and have adopted technical terms with precise meaning into our discourse. (IOW, we're laymen too.) It's a lot simpler to say "apomixy" than "asexual reproduction in plants without fertilization or meiosis." Moreover, if we tried to dumb things down by explaining these, we'd probably get the explanations wrong! That's what dictionaries, online and in print, are for. Just keep looking those puzzling words up and before you know it, you'll fully comprehend what people are writing about. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island http://maps.google.ca/maps/…