pcplantdb

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

Bear Kaufmann wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Congrats on the letter from Encarta to PFAF. It'd definitely increase 
> visibility to a lot of users (and draw eyes from folk looking for the 
> name of cabbage).
>
> Last night I searched around, and played with some graphing engines, 
> and producing dynamic XML from the database on the fly.
> Here, I'm finding all the uses used by a plant Family, then graphing it 
> out. You can start to see the connections/relatedness in terms of use.
>
> Check out:
> http://www.permaculture.info/test/graph/perfuse_dev.php

Very nice. I just installed Java for WinXP and saw the graph.
Myrica Cerifera   wax myrtle  bayberry
native to the mid Atlantic coastal regions
medicinal uses, wonderful landscape shrub-tree, hedge, habitat
wonderfully fragrant leaves; the waxy berries are used to make candles,
a Southern tradition (referred to as bayberry candles)