I think I remember that "amancaes" comes from a Peruvian place name where the plant grows. Dell -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of J.E. Shields Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 10:33 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Hymenocallis / Ismene At 09:43 AM 7/5/2010 -0400,Jim McK. wrote: >.... > >Also, shouldn't we be writing the name amancaës (to indicate a four syllable >word rather than a three syllable word). Someone in the bulb fraternity taught me years ago to pronounce amancaes with four syllables. It is apparently Greek, so I vote with Jim McK. on this. (I'm afraid my vowels are probably not very Greek!) Jim S. ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA