Hi Everyone in the group, Happy new year to you all, The British Botany Website is now putting together a page entitled "sites",hopefully this will allow...
Good evening all, first of my apologies if anyone has been replying to my posting of Jan 1st, the reply email address was incorrect, the correct one is above. ...
According to what I have read somewhere Malus pumila, sometimes called 'downy crab apple or French Paradise apple,frequently occurs as a wild tree in...
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Rodney Burton
rodney.burton@...
Jan 7, 2002 1:23 pm
Peter, The Paradise Apple certainly exists as a distinct entity looking very different from other apples but it is doubtful if it deserves to have its own...
To further complicate matters the taxonomists have decided to change a name. Malus domestica has now become Malus pumila Miller. (I believe this has not yet...
... change a name. ... this has not ... USA) As ... wild apple is ... do not ... Atlas2000, when ... called ... Rodney and Pete Thanks for the replies. I have...
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Rodney Burton
rodney.burton@...
Jan 8, 2002 2:35 pm
I should have made it clear that my first reply referred specifically to the Paradise Apple on the assumption that Malus pumila is a distinct species. It is...
Dear Peter, Rodney and Pete, A very small contribution to the crab-apple tree thread. Rodney's last contribution included the following, "Going back to Flora...
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Kate Hayward
Kate.Hayward@...
Jan 10, 2002 7:48 pm
Hello, Does anyone have any ideas, games, activities involving plants etc for children ages 6 to 12ish??? I need some fresh ideas for family nature days I...
... tree not a ... hybrid origin, ... other ... I would ... having ever ... in a ... Malus ... Botany Dept. ... remarks, ... to ... evolution, ... Dear Brian, ...
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helen proctor
hm.proctor@...
Jan 11, 2002 9:15 pm
Kate, I used to co-lead a "Watch" group. One activity which we arranged for the children was colour matching. We cut up paint sample cards and gave each ...
Subject: [UKBotany] Plant Ideas for Children! Dear Kate, one idea I have used successfully at Railway Fields ("environment centre" and Local Nature Reserve in...
Over the Christmas/New Year period in Somerset I was again impressed by the profusion and luxurience of the polypodies, particularly as I was located 600ft...
Hi Brian That sounds like a challenge! we certainly do not fit the text books where much wildlife is concerned in the South West. (extra broods of butterflies ...
Hi Martin, Nice to hear from you! We are all looking forward to seeing you again in April. I considered the possibility of hybrid vigour, but there are far too...
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Natural History
Natural.History@...
Jan 19, 2002 10:59 am
Dear Kate We run plant workshops in the museum where we include a game called 'plant a seed', it's the game 'beetle' by another name. You need 6 on the dice to...
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Kate Hayward
Kate.Hayward@...
Jan 21, 2002 10:40 pm
Hello everyone! Thanks for all the ideas - will try them out soon. I have done the coloured wool one - as Hunt the Caterpillar. It works well - keeps the...
... distinctive ... Hello I am new on this forum and while checking the mails form the archive I have seen this one that I would like to answer, this...
Hi Daniel Nice pictures, I will revist to see your site again. Martin Catt Catts Countryside - "Sharing nature with People" Walks, talks, slide-shows and...
... Hi Daniel, Nice site. I'm not sure that all the insects you show are the gall causers. Beware that not everything that crawls out of a galls is the causer ...
Dear All I have been meaning to send this mail for some time. Does any one know the frequency of the variant of Spindle tree (Euonymous europaea) with white...
Galls occur on plants and are often very specific about their host species, if you have an interest in plants you are bound to come across many galls. This may...
Tina and other UKBotanists I have no problem at all with people using this list to talk about plant galls - you'll note that the UKBotany homepage mentions...
Hello, Does anybody know an expert or reference source for information on Glasswort, Salicornia, of England. The connection is a EA sea defence plan to allow...
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Phil Luke
Phil@...
Jan 23, 2002 2:32 pm
I quite agree. Ecology Rules - OK? ... From: "Steve Preddy" <Steve.Preddy@...> To: <UKBotany@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002...
Tina, Surely these subjects can and should overlap at times. Would the first botanist to spot dutch elm disease for instance, turn a blind eye? I think not. ...
