RE: Agastache
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Agastache
- From: S* S*
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 08:10:41 -0700
And THAT, I'm afraid, sums up the problem with learning botanical names!
Many, many times the plant is named after the discoverer -- is he/she
French? American? Japanese? Like verbascum chiaxii -- try that one on for
size!!!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Betty Nelson [b*@bc.sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 3:05 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Agastache
>
>
> Hi, Susan,
> You're right, of course, about ch being pronounced "k" in Latin.
> However, I would guess that agastache is of Greek origin, if
> not totally
> Greek, which definitely gives us the long "e" at the end, and probably
> "ch" as "ch" rather than "k".
> My 1.65 cent's worth (Canadian pennies!)
> Betty
>
> Saxton, Susan wrote:
> >
> > As to pronunciation, my guess is ag- (as in agriculture) a
> (short "a") -
> > stack- (ch is usually "k" in Latin) ee (long e).
> >
>
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