I'm translating the key in Bayer's "The Genus Alstroemeria in Chile," a copy of which Roy Sachs kindly lent me. I'll be glad to share the result when it's done. I hope some member of this forum who knows both German and plants, the former at least better than I do, can help me with a couple of questions. 1. What does the word "Stielteller" mean? It is used in a compound describing the shape of a flower. I know "Stiel" and "Teller," but not the compound. 2. Is the word "rot" 'red' used in German for a particular type of red, at least in relation to flowers? No alstroemerias are spectrum red, but there are many orange-reds and purple-reds. Bayer uses the compounds "hellrot" 'light red' and "blassrot" 'pale red'. Can you suggest familiar flowers that would be described by these terms? Thanks in advance, Jane McGary