Re: I need a common name for

Why do you need a common name?  They just cause confusion down the road.....
   
  Donna

"Theresa G." <macycat3@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  See- eventually I knew we'd get there : )
T.

Kitty wrote:
> now that IS better!
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa G." 
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> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] I need a common name for
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>> Or call is Turks Cabbage
>>
>> T.
>>
>> james singer wrote:
>>> Then why not spell it the way the Turks do: Turkei.
>>>
>>> On Apr 10, 2008, at 8:00 PM, Kitty wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't know why but TurkISH cabbage sounds like a foodstuff, while 
>>>> TurkEY Cabbage sounds more like it has to do with its origins.
>>>> Kitty
>>>> neIN, Zone 5
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea Hodges" 
>>>> 
>>>> To: 
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:16 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] I need a common name for
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> LOL! That made me crack up-as did the suggestion of "Bob"
>>>>> Not to be too picky, but I think I'd go with Turkish Cabbage 
>>>>> instead. Turkey makes me think of the bird.
>>>>> A
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa G." 
>>>>> 
>>>>> To: 
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:28 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] I need a common name for
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Turkey Cabbage?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kitty wrote:
>>>>>>> Pachyphragma macrophylla
>>>>>>> Apparently it doesn't have one, so let's make one up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brassicaceae family. From the Greek pachys (thick) and phragma 
>>>>>>> (a partition) referring to the stout-ribbed septum of the pod. 
>>>>>>> macrophylla = large leaved
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rhizomatous perennial found in moist woods in Turkey. Large 
>>>>>>> glossy round leaves and white cress-like flowers in spring. 
>>>>>>> Semi-evergreen. Best in part shade and fertile, moist, leafy 
>>>>>>> soil. Ht: 8-16 inches, Spread: 24-36 inches Zones 5-9
>>>>>>> Leaves are edible. No known medicinal uses.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> suggestions?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kitty
>>>>>>> neIN, Zone 5
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