RE: Agastache

Oh absolutely!  That was the whole reason I learned botanical names -- I got
tired of getting the wrong plants after I'd seen them in a magazine, book or
garden, and, worse yet -- call me a snob too then -- I got tired of the
amused looks on the nurserymen's faces when I asked for something like
"Twinkletoes" (as one ad called a flower I was looking for).  Cringe.

I think the more you know, the more you know that you don't know much, if
you know what I mean...  there are so many plants in this world it would be
a hopeless tangle without the Latin names.  And I'm with you -- I can spell
them, but I can't say them!!!

So back to the original subject -- what is Agastache Greek and not Latin, or
is it???

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Valerie-Anne Mullett [v*@lineone.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:33 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: Agastache
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >>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!!!
> 
> I understand what you are saying Susan, but the botanical name is,
> hopefully, the same in every country.   It does not matter 
> how you pronounce
> it, it is spelt the same.   I know botanical names because I 
> did a design
> course and we 'had' to know the 'correct' name.  However, I don't
> necessarily know how to pronounce it correctly :-).   Because 
> I mainly only
> know the botanical name, I am put in the 'snooty' class.   As 
> you know, that
> is not 'me', but knowing the botanical name helps in 
> identifying plants
> correctly - between one country and another and, in Great 
> Britain, between
> different Counties who use their own 'local' names.   Does 
> not the same
> happen in America between States?
> 
> Valerie, South Yorkshire, England
> 
> 
> > -----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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