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First Aired - 05/01/2011 03:30PM
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Friend of the show Scott Appel joins Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg on this week's episode of We Dig Plants. Scott is on the show to discuss botanical latin and why it means so much to horticulture. Learn why plants are related not by their appearance but by their reproductive properties and find out more about how the Latin language is second to none when it comes to classification and taxonomy. This episode was sponsored by The Barterhouse.
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We Dig Plants: Botanical Latin (22:51)
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We Dig Plants, Scott D. Appell, Heritage Radio Network, Alice Marcus Krieg, Carmen DeVito, Groundworks Inc, horticulture, gardening, botanical Latin, Mother-in-Law's Tongue, Sansevieria trifasciata, plant names, language, Cotoneaster, Lain was the language of the educated, Carl Linnaeus, taxonomy, plant characterizations by reproductive organs,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
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This week on We Dig Plants Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg continue their linguistic exploration of botanical Latin with the help of friend and culinary horticulturist Scott D. Appell. Learn what the different Latin endings from -icus to -ens mean in term of location, color, discoverer and how Carl Linneaus developed and compiled the taxonomic classification for botanists. Later on, learn how the use of DNA testing is remapping classical botanical taxonomy as we know it.
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Episode 64: Botanical Latin Part 2 (24:00)
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We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito, Alice Marcus Krieg, Groundworks Inc., Heritage Radio Network, botanical latin, fall blooming clematus, Scott D. Appell, culinary horticulturist, maga, hibiscus, japonicum, Nipponicum, Foeniculum Graecum, international taxonomic organization, Brooklyn Botanical, Sequoia sempervirens, genus name, species name, Euterpe, Carl Linnaeus,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
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Spring is in the air and flowers are beginning to bloom so why not add some to your food for the perfect spring diet? This week Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg guide us in our search for that perfect and unusual addition to any spring dish. From the peony roots to stuffed squash blossoms, learn tips about how to identify, prepare, and cook your edible flowers. This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
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Episode 65: Edible Flowers (19:30)
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We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito, Alice Marcus Krieg, Groundworks Inc., Heritage Radio Network, spring eating, salad, edible flowers, preparing flowers, Institute of Culinary Education, what flowers are edible?, peony roots, stuffed squash blossoms, Edible Flowers from Garden to Palate, Cathy Wilkison Barash, candied flowers, egg white wash, flower ice cubes, infused syrup,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
