Jim, in German, which most will point out to you is not Swiss, you had the correct spelling. The book/character is available in different dialects and the author, Heinrich Hoffmann, did write it originally in German. Strüwelpeter. Just so ya know! My Babianas are blooming, what a great blue! I tucked them among some stones and gravel to great effect! Ciao, Jamie V. Cologne PS: the stories are grusome! ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.E. Shields" <jshields104@insightbb.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 8:08 PM Subject: Re: aeuploids/aneuploids; was: Re: double-flowered tiger lily;was: Re: [pbs] Bulb Odds and ends > Jim, > > We are probably all just too polite to mention these little > problems......<VBG> Besides, the Swiss spelling is "Strubelpeter" > according to my Swiss wife, who grew up in Switzerland and should know. I > would have guessed "Strüwelpeter" myself. > > I'll bite on the aeuploid/aneuploid thing -- I've never seen the "aeuploid" > spelling anywhere except in your message. Tell us about it, please. > > Jim Shields > > At 11:28 AM 7/13/2004 -0400, you wrote: > >Well, it turns out that Streuwelpeter/Stuwwelpeter was not the only slip of > >the typing fingers in that post. > > > >When I merrily poked fun at the "euphonically challenged " who use the > >spelling aneupolids, I was a bit orthographically challenged myself: I > >should have typed "aneuploids". > > > >Isn't any one reading these posts? I've given all of you three > >opportunities (the Streuwelpeter/Stuwwelpeter thing, the misspelling > >aneupolid, and catchiest of all the aeuploid/aneuploid issue) to jump in > >and straighten me out, and no one has taken any of them! > > > >I'll attribute it to aestival lassitude. > > > >Someone please at least take the bait on the aeuploid/aneuploid thing so I > >can do my piece on that. > > > >Jim McKenney > >jimmckenney@starpower.net > >Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where the miasma has kept me > >in for the last few days. > > ************************************************* > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >