Re: Pronunciation

**fran gustman f*@juno.com**

On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:58:03 -0800 "Tom Ogren"
<tloallergyfree@earthlink.net> writes:
> This might well be a great project for the GWL, to issue some sort 
> of
> fact-sheet (book?) on how to pronounce botanical names. I've been at 
> this
> many years now and often I still butcher the pronunciation. I too 
> have
> looked for a good guide to this and haven't found it. Just a 
> thought.
> 

Try Dictionary of Plant Names, Allen Coombes, Timber Press.

If you buy any pronouncing dictionary, make sure it is American and not
British. I had a conniption once while going through a list of names,
finding that I wasn't pronouncing anything correctly, realizing
ultimately that it was by a British publisher.

Fran

Fran Gustman, Editor
HortResources Newsletter
Boston, MA
fgustman@juno.com
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