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    This week it’s: Plants on the theme of ‘girls’

    Dec 31, 2019 2 minutes

    I would estimate that the number of plants named after girls and women is around 95% of the total, compared to about 5% for boys and men. Why should this be? My guess is that if a flower breeder wants to bring out a new

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