Natural Science Forum / Biology / Botany / March 2005

I am looking for ancient Greek or Roman references to the blanching of
plants whilst still growing.
I know this was done for celery and asparagus but have yet to find
quotations.

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Just dropping in to ask for a couple of definitions regarding botanical
terms.
If  some kind soul  would have a look at the following site
and taking  the drawings as a,b,c,d, from the left and tell me what these

I'm a complete lay-person, so please forgive me if the answer to my question
is obvious.  If I have two very different species of plants and they are
both diploids with the same number of chromosomes, will I be able to
crossbreed them, or are there other determining factors?

I think "flora" is the word you want.
There's an online checklist and some interactive keys at:
http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=101
I also find reference to a Flora of Taiwan, along with a 2nd edition

I'm loocking for reference-books with plants or/and animals of Taiwan
in german or english. Can somebody help me?
greetings
Lotti