subject:"\[OGD\] Orchid names and pronunciation"

Re: [OGD] Orchid names and pronunciation

2006-08-30 Thread bonaventure

Do some still pronounce Cycnoches . sick-Nookies? Bonaventure Magrys How doe sone pronounce this polysyllabic persiflage?Coelogyne see-low-GUY-nee (really?)Gongora GON-goe-rahOeCeoclades oh-ee-see-o-CLAY-deezStelis STEE-lis__Oliver Sparrow+44 (0)20 7736

Re: [OGD] Orchid names and pronunciation

2006-08-30 Thread kapahulukid

sick---noo---chest - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: orchids@orchidguide.com Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [OGD] Orchid names and pronunciation Do some still pronounce Cycnoches . sick-Nookies? Bonaventure

Re: [OGD] Orchid names and pronunciation

2006-08-29 Thread Oliver Sparrow

I wrote a half-baked note a few days ago about the pronunciation of orchid names. The following book will answer the original question: Orchid names and their meanings Dr Hubert Mayr pub. by ARG Ganter Verlag K-G FL9490 Vaduz 545p (1998) ISBN 3-904144-07-3 distributed by [EMAIL PROTECTED]