Fuschia - potting on.
On 3 Sep 2019 22:33, Jenny M Benson wrote:
On 03/09/2019 21:26, Vir Campestris wrote:
And it should of course not be pronounced few-shia the way I was taught,
but fooch-sia. Where that's a short oo like foot, not long like boot,
and the ch is like the Scots loch.
Are you also in favour of dahlia being pronounced Dahl (as in Roald)-ia?!
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My Collingridge dictionary of plant names says..
Fuchsia. fuks-ee-a (after Leonhart Fuchs a German physician and
Herbalist)
Dahlia. dah-lee-a (after Dr Anders Dahl a Swedish botanist).
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Regards
Bob Hobden
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