why cultivation is necessary

Seasonal informative posts on and around horticulture by Amanda Dennis

Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragons)

23rd Jan. 2012

I’m planning a post on some of the history of genetic research (particularly to do with variation and inheritance) which was carried out using, among other plants and animals, Snapdragons. Some of this research was carried out by William Bateson and “Bateson’s Ladies”, a group of women from Newham College, in Cambridge University. For now here’s a picture of one, more to follow…..

Snapdragon