You say tomato
John C. MacGregor (Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:39:52 PDT)
On Jul 27, 2010, at 7:29 AM, James Waddick wrote:
We were talking lilies a while back and I referred to Lilium
superbum, a name whose emphasis seems to be the word 'superb' with
a less stressed 'um' ending. He replied about Lilium superbum as a
dual stressed 'super' and 'bum'. I suppressed a major laugh after
getting a mental picture of a well endowed rear end.
For many decades I have been pronouncing superbum "super-bum" with
tongue firm;y in cheek--much to the dismay of some of my lily-pure
friends!
John C. MacGregor
South Pasadena, CA 91030
USDA zone 9 Sunset zones 21/23