A follow-up on Les Mehrhoff's answer. There is a link to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature in the Maine Natural History Digest (http://www.vfthomas.com/digest.htm). Look under "Kingdom Metaphyta"/general information/nomenclature. While you are there, feel free to browse around and note a number of changes and additions. See you all(?) this spring at the JBS winter meeting. Tom ---------- >From: Rick Speer <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Botanical nomenclature >Date: Thu,18 Jan, 2001, 10:29 AM > > If a species is named after a person, would one capitalize the specific > name, e.g., Prenanthes Boottii? > > -- > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Rick Speer [log in to unmask] > Lewiston Public Library http://www.lplonline.org > 200 Lisbon Street Voice: (207) 784-0135, Ext.208 > Lewiston, Maine 04240 Fax: (207) 784-3011 > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *