Re: IRIS-L digest 1004
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- Subject: Re: IRIS-L digest 1004
- From: "* S* C* <b*@mnsinc.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 15:04:14 -0700 (MST)
Thanks Jeff. Yes I can spell it, and syzygy, and otorhinolaryngologist, and
oeuvre, and onomatopoeia, and...(not using dictionary) :o) I take this very
seriously. Thank you for your support and I will write how I do afterwards.
Ryan
nervous
>From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <cwalters@digitalpla.net>
>To: <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: OT: Spelling Bee (was Re: Reputable plantsmen)
>Message-ID: <199803240300.UAA27092@sol.digitalpla.net>
>
>Donald Eaves wrote:
>
>> Ryan,
>>
>> Can you spell pthalocynanine. This is a word sometimes shortened to
>thalo
>> which describes a shade of blue which can be applied to certain
>cultivars.
>> I can now spell it and hope to see it on an iris bloom next year and have
>a
>> color to match the word. Good luck on the Bee!
>
>Donald,
>
>The spelling you offer above is the one that was used when the subject was
>discussed on the list in January, but this is now a serious matter as Ryan
>only has one more crack at the spelling bee and we don't dare lead him
>astray. My dictionary gives the spelling as pHthalocyanine. It's Anner's
>word - maybe she can step in and offer us some enlightenment.
>
>In any case, Good Luck, Ryan!
>
>Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
>cwalters@digitalpla.net
