There are many different recommendations on how to keep pelargoniums over winter, but most of the recommendations suggest ?the higher the temperature, the more light and water the pelargonium needs?. The purpose with this paper is to try to explain the best and the worst results that are achieved with different storage alternatives of zonal pelargoniums. The results are based on an orientating investigation carried out in January-February, and a questionnaire that members of the Swedish Pelargonium Society answered to. Both the orientating investigation and the questionnaire showed that zonal pelargoniums are best stored light and cold but frost free. They should be irrigated according to their needs which is when the soil is dry, about every second to third week. Zonal pelargoniums are very resistant to drought and can survive without water for at least 44 days, both when kept under light and cold as well as under light and warm.

Long transport of products is an environmental issue discussed to an increasing extent. The consumers are increasingly aware of how far our comestibles really have been transported. The increasing levels of environmental emissions are something that concerns people. The question is nevertheless delicate and many choose to ignore it. This is no longer an option.

Många utövare inom hästsporten använder liniment både före och efter hård ansträngning. Liniment används såväl förebyggande som i behandlande syfte av hästars muskler och leder vid smärta och svullnader. Detta arbete syftar till att studera eventuella antiinflammatoriska och analgetiska effekter av olika växtextrakt som kan ingå i hästliniment. Växterna som tas upp i litteraturstudien är Kanel (Cinnamomum insulari- montanum hayata), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Pelargon (Pelargonium spp.), Ricin (Ricinus communis), Rosmarin (Rosmarinus officinalis) och Trollhassel (Hamamelis virginiana). Litteraturstudien genererade endast en studie specifik på djurslaget häst.