On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Bambi TBNL wrote: > this is a two part question . > first is the flower originally called the pink, what we , today, call a > carnation or the origin of that flower? yes, see esp the Dianthus caryophyllus article on Wiki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus_caryophyllus
> if it is, is the regular jagged edge, part of the origin of the term > "pinking"?. sorta, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink there's a large set of notes for this article, and lots of related articles link from this one > Im trying to use this for a masked ball i plan to attend soon where the theme > is...come as your favorite pun. > t i would appreciate and sources if ya happen to have them as i am totally > lost. > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume