Search the Handy Guide to Heathers via Java

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We stress that this applet is still at the experimental stage. All comments, bug reports etc. to Ian Small, small@evry.inra.fr

Instructions on searching the Handy Guide

Click on a button, depending on the search criteria you wish to use.
In the list dialog which appears, click on the value(s) you would like to use in your search. Multiple values can be selected by holding down the SHIFT key whilst clicking.
Click on the Search button to start the search.
To see information on a particular cultivar, just double-click on its name in the list.
Use the "All cvs" button to restore the complete list of cultivars.
Use the "Undo Search" button to restore the previous list of cultivars.

The fastest way to find a particular cultivar you've heard about is to use the "Cultivar Name" button. In the ensuing dialog, type the beginning of the cultivar name you are looking for. The search ignores case, whitespace and punctuation, i.e. "cwnix" will find "C. W. Nix". There is no need to type the full name, and the applet will find all the possible matches if the query is ambiguous; try typing "gold" or even "g" !
Each search is run on the currently available set of cultivars; therefore searching for "Species" = "Calluna vulgaris", "Flower Type" = "double" and "Flower Colour" = "White" in succession will give the 17 double white Calluna cultivars in the database.
For a search by flowering period, select the months during which you would like the cultivar(s) to be in flower. If several months are selected, all cultivars which flower during one or more of the selected months will be found.