On Jul 27, 2010, at 1:12 AM, Zonneveld, B.J.M. (Ben) wrote: > By the way those that insist on keeping close to the English name of a > person seem to forget that there are people speaking other languages > after whom plants are named How do you handle these? You pronounce the commemorated name as closely as possible to the way the bearer of the name pronounced it in his/her original language-- then add the latinized ending. This approach works no matter what language you are dealing with! John C. MacGregor South Pasadena, CA 91030 USDA zone 9 Sunset zones 21/23