from Ernie

crinum@libero.it crinum@libero.it
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:58:10 PDT
>From IPNI:

Ranunculaceae Helleborus × ericsmithii B.Mathew 
in G. Rice & E. Strangman, Gardener's Guide to Growing Hellebores: 124 (1993)
Hybrid Parentage: (Helleborus sternii × Helleborus niger L.)

Alberto
Italy




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Subject : [pbs] from Ernie

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> Subject:
> RE: [pbs] Botanical nomenclature
> From:
> "Ernie O'Byrne" <eob@peak.org>
> Date:
> Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:12:39 -0700
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> To:
> "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
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> 
> Since this has come up, I will ask the question that has kept me up nights
> for years (well, maybe that is an exageration). What is reason behind
> attaching the x meaning a cross to the word following, for example,
> Helleborus xericsmithii. It seems that that leads to possible confusion, as
> in the very example offered. Is it a dry loving hellebore (xeric) named
> after someone named Smith, or a cross? Although I cannot come up with them
> right now, I have seen other examples of similar possible confusions. Why is
> a space not left between the two? Actually, most people, even most nurseries
> do put in the space, but, I believe, incorrectly.
> 
> Illumination would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Ernie O'Byrne
> Northwest Garden Nursery
> 86813 Central Road
> Eugene, ORegon 97402
> USA
> USDA Z. 7B
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