If it is a feminine irregular noun of the third declension, which arx/acris (meaning citadel) is, the adjectective would compliment it in fem. gender, but with different declension. Latin is no longer used for such reasons! Kevin Preuss ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@starpower.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Leucojum JCA 630.480 > At 10:36 PM 3/28/2004 +0100, Dr. John Grimshaw wrote: > > >Since Dolores et al. do not mention it I assume they treat it as a synonym > >of A. tingitana. > > Surely Acis is masculine in gender? Shouldn't it be Acis tingitanus etc. ? > > Jim McKenney > jimmckenney@starpower.net > Montgomery County, Maryland, zone 7 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >