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.
Tips and suggestions
- 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.

