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What plants could symbolize the names Evan and Nathaniel?

Shoeburyness — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:46:09 -0800

I want to do something (maybe embroidery, maybe a tattoo, maybe plant a garden) with plants that symbolize my three children. My youngest is named Rosemary, so that's quite easy, but I am having a harder time coming up with plants that would symbolize the names Evan and Nathaniel. I've googled and had no luck. I'm looking for something that contains the names, or something recognizably similar to them in the common or botanical name, or maybe a plant that is somehow associated with those names, or... anything you can think of. And the plants probably shouldn't look odd with a Rosemary plant next to it.

Help me find this artist! Electronic parts arranged like botanical prints.

firefleet — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:07:12 -0800

Help me find this artist! Electronic parts arranged like botanical prints. A few years ago I saw a series of photographs that I've been unable to find again. From a distance they looked like very carefully arranged botanical prints, almost Ernst Haeckel-like, but they were actually constructed from photographed and (I assume) photoshopped images of various electronics parts, USB cables and mice and that sort of thing.

I thought I may have seen them at the MFA in Boston, but searching their collection and past exhibitions didn't yield anything that seemed right, so now I'm not sure. I can't seem to construct a Google search that finds much, either.

Any ideas, or other good places to look? Online images would be awesome, but I have access to an art school library, so just a name to investigate would probably be enough.

Help my mom fight off the mosquitos with a pleasant smell.

Mavri — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:10:53 -0800

Can anyone recommend a non-chemical lotion mosquito repellent? My mom likes to garden in the muggy Texas heat. She loved Off Botanicals because it didn't smell like nasty chemicals and was a lotion. And it worked. Off no longer makes it. Can anyone recommend a replacement? Bonus if it would be available in a small town.

Can you ID this tree?

GlowWyrm — Wed, 16 May 2007 18:49:08 -0800

Can you please ID this tree? The little pods (for lack of a better word) have the smell of a mix between honeysuckle and gardenia. Any ideas what kind of tree this is? The largest size shows the best detail. Thanks!

Where can I find out of copyright botanical engravings?

caek — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:58:15 -0800

Where can I find copyright/royalty-free botanical engravings? I'm looking more images like those on the last page of The Grammar of Ornament. Printed catalogues, modern (copyright/royalty-free) books, or antique books that I can scan are fine (I have access to one of the UK's desposit libraries). Online sources would ideally be at a high-resolution suitable for printing, but if they're lo-res, I'd still love to take a look. Like I say, I'm particularly interested in botanical images, but sources of anything decorative and ca. 19th century are very welcome. Sadly, I can't use advertising, text or images of people.

High-Power Grow Lights (250-400W): Installation Tips and Other Advice?

Tryptophan-5ht — Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:59:30 -0800

botanical / electric I want to set up some high power grow lights, like 250 - 400 watt HPS. Any one know how to install something like that? Would anyone wise in the ways of wiring suggest an amateur even attempt something like this? I don't wanna get electrocuted.