I had to refer to my copy of Botanical Latin by William T. Sterns to figure
this one out...Picea I could see, but ab - i - es,.......that one took me some
figuring out...but then of course I'm struggling to keep up with all the new
nomenclature....first hit me with orchids, then with the asters...then I
discovered Chaemepericlymenem canadense to a local arboretum....for those that
have not run into this yet this last one is Cornus canadense...all Cornus in
the New world are no longer Cornus......oh my head
Mr. Kyle Fletcher Baker, MCN
Maine Zone 5
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From: penstemon <[email protected]>
To: Jim McKenney <[email protected]>; "Alpine-L, the ElectronicRock
Garden Society; postings copyright by authors." <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] Rock Garden Conifers
>Your first statement is true for Latin; those three words ARE three
syllable words.
The words are three syllable in Latin, two in English.
There is no linguistic—or social—justification for pronouncing botanical
names as though they were Latin.
Bob Nold
Denver, Colorado, USA
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