Back to the issue of English descriptions of plants, here is a short article arguing that this is a very good thing. It is by James S. Miller, identified as "the dean and vice president for science at the New York Botanical Garden."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/opini ... ef=opinion
Plant names in English
Re: Plant names in English
John Godbey
Springfield, VA
Springfield, VA