Re: OT: Storing Bulbs, On Topic JI, SPU
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- Subject: Re: OT: Storing Bulbs, On Topic JI, SPU
- From: D* S* <s*@molalla.net>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 02:52:49 -0600 (MDT)
Tom Tadfor Little wrote:
>
> Nancy Silverberg writes
>
> >By the way, is
> >this another one of those irises with many different name
> >pronunciations? I hear spooria, spearia, and spurria. Can anyone
> >enlighten me, please?
>
> It's a short u in Latin, so the traditional English and classical
> pronunciations happen to be exactly the same: 'spur-i-a, where the "spur"
> is pronounced just like the English word of the same spelling.
>
> Folks interested in such arcane matters might enjoy my web page on
> "Pronouncing Botanical Latin", which is on the Iris-L web site (URL below).
>
> Happy irising, Tom.
>
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Thanks Tom;
Appreciate your explanation. Shall certainly look into that page as
well. Should be great reading.
Nancy Silverberg, Molalla, OR where I am still hoping for some advice on
replanting spurias from some of you more knowledgeable people.
