James is the patron saint of third declension binomials? Seriously, the most likely explanation is lack of attention to detail. And now for a digression on plant names derived from The Tempest... On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net> wrote: > Kathleen, what is Lilium henryi alba? > > Also, note the genus name is Prospero. > > And that raised a question for me. If one Googles Prospero, one sees many hits where the name is given as Prospero autumanle as if the word Prospero were neuter. I would have expected the word Prospero to be masculine and the name of the plant to be Prospero autumnalis. > > Can anyone explain this? > > > Jim McKenney > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/