tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804909355358317668.post391696991238512997..comments2024-02-14T03:00:48.488-04:00Comments on Island Woman's Culebra: So Long to the Farm ~ Free Range FridayIsland Woman MJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572525021985970075noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804909355358317668.post-35912929076373235232016-09-13T08:03:24.559-04:002016-09-13T08:03:24.559-04:00Thanks, Martina. I have to say your comment provok...Thanks, Martina. I have to say your comment provoked my curiosity and I did look it up. The naming of a family of flowers after female genitalia because they so obviously resemble them seemed like it might be a joke, but happily, it was not. Apparently the namers of flowers were scientific enough to be straightforward, though not without some controversy.<br /><br />"This genus was named Island Woman MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572525021985970075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804909355358317668.post-67633712053829532762016-09-12T19:35:42.287-04:002016-09-12T19:35:42.287-04:00The flower is from the family of the Clitoria. I h...The flower is from the family of the Clitoria. I have a Clitoria ternatea in my terrace. MJ, I have been reading you for years and also forwarding your blog to friends. Today I sent it to a friend in Vermont. Take care. Oh and thank you!Martinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16595769405749775055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804909355358317668.post-46265258787470160752016-08-23T07:38:06.529-04:002016-08-23T07:38:06.529-04:00I thought they were but not sure. Thanks!I thought they were but not sure. Thanks!Island Woman MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572525021985970075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804909355358317668.post-42153700098956201272016-08-19T21:52:06.205-04:002016-08-19T21:52:06.205-04:00are they not, the unidentified flowers, sweet peas...are they not, the unidentified flowers, sweet peas?sharon parquette nimtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066976527679928485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804909355358317668.post-20167163172272199622016-08-19T20:36:25.199-04:002016-08-19T20:36:25.199-04:00Soooooooo exquisite, MJ. Thanks for walking in gra...Soooooooo exquisite, MJ. Thanks for walking in grace and beauty.<br /><br />Praise be,<br />Maha<br />P.S. I guess I'm out of the loop on why the Turtle wasn't enlisted...?Mahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127571526279485059noreply@blogger.com