June 27, 1968
To anyone interested in wild plant study the derivation of the plant names, both common and botanical, is a source of never-ending fascination and puzzlement. Many of the plant names are so far-fetched and imaginative they seem almost ridiculous. A great many of them were dreamed up in the early days of wildplant history and reflect the grouping, wishful thinking of those bent on bringing relief to suffering humanity in those far-off…
