Re: Off to the Garden/mock orange

Kitty, I believe it was named after Lewis as in Lewis and Clark. Meriweather Lewis.

David
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
----- Original Message ----- From: "James R. Fisher" <garrideb@well.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange


Kitty wrote:
That is terribly confusing to non-Idahoans, Judy. You are saying they use
the botanical name for the genus of Lilacs as a common name for a Mock
Orange?
And... if they named it after a guy named Lewis, then why isn't it called
Lewis? (or Lewisia to make it even stranger)? Was his name Syringa Lewis?

Kitty
neIN, Z5
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Some Idahoans do seem to be botanically challenged (Judy not included),
but here it is in full color, halfway down the page:
http://tinyurl.com/7lm6w
-jrf
--
Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]

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