Re: Dana's Botany

[Dana Scott <dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello John,

   Thank you for the two botanical lists that you put together here. Perhaps it
is time to start categorizing the plants as you suggest. A number of different
possibilities come to mind: monocotyledon, dicotyledon, medicinal (broken out
into subcategories based on treatment application), poisonous, cosmetic,
astrological, cosmological, sun plants, moon plants, world regions/climates,
culinary, botanical classification by Family, etc. I should probably also grade
the identifications (5 star rating) by level of confidence that the correct
identification has been made, matching correctly on flowers, leaves, stems,
roots, tubers, fruit, color (though I not convinced that the original author of
the VMS actually colored the plants). There is at least one indication that the
work done on the VMS may not have been completed (not all of the botanical
sprigs/snipets are labeled). I think for now that I would like to continue work
on identifying the botanical entries and I may start to classify/categorize the
plants which I can report on later.

Regards,
Dana Scott

John Grove wrote:

> Good day everyone,
>
>     I'm curious if Dana's identifications divided into the two groups below
> could provide two categories...  Do all the items in each group have
> something in common within their group, but differ from the second group
> consistently(from a botanical standpoint)?
>
> First Group
> f01v - Atropa Belladonna
> f02r - Yellow Centaurea/Bachelor's Button
> f02v - Nymphoides
> f04v - Bluebell of Scotland
> f05v - Wild Strawberry/Paris(Trilliaceae)
> f06r - Philodendron
> f06v - Wooly Thistle
> f07v - Pulmonaria/Polygonum/Persicaria
> f08r - Tussilago farfara
> f09r - Botrychium multifidum
> f11r - Parsley
> f12v - Spiral Ginger
> f13r - Geranium
> f13v - Fuchsia
> f15r - Orchid Cactus
> f16r - Rumex crispus
> f17v - Wild Buckwheat
> f21r - Rupturewort
> f24r - Silene/Campion
> f25r - Mint
> f27v - French Marigold
> f30v - Meadowseet
> f32r - Lantana camara
> f37v - Kalanchoe
> f38v - Sempervivum
> f42r - Rumex acetosa
> f47r - Alchemilla vulgaris
> f47v - Arnica montana
> f51r - Henbane
> f54v - Bittersweet
> f87v - Senecio/Kleinia
> f90r - Rutabaga
> f93r - Protea/Helianthus
> f96v - Chenpodium
>
> Second Group
>
> f31v - Fernleaf Yarrow
> f33v - Pulicaria Dysenterica
> f34r - Astrantia major
> f34v - Tree of Life(or)Prunus
> f40v - Epiphyllum
> f46v - Feverfew
> f50r - Kalanchoe
> f55v - Veltheimia Bracteata
> f57r - Golden Flowered Henbane
> f94r - Botrychium lunaria
> f95r - Berberis
>
> John Grove.