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Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
I attach an attempt at translating the names into botanical.
Can I play too? N.B. My botanical credentials are nowhere near as
good as the other posters, but I've done a fair bit of work repairing
corrupted text. I probably spell things right, but may not identify
correctly, or recognise obsolete names, so don't take my word for it.
Corrections would be appreciated.
The common names I supply are obviously English, and far from universal.
ABIES PICEA PUNGES GLAUCA HOPSII
Picea pungens cultivar?
Probably the cultivar 'Hoopsi(i)' Common name: Hoopsi blue spruce
AGAVE FEROX
I think this is okay. Maybe the local succulent expert can comment.
ARBUTUS UMEDO CORBEZZOLO
Arbutus unedo? Common name: strawberry tree
AUCUBA JAPONICA
OK?
CARPINUS PIRAMIDALIS FASTIGIATA BETULUS
Carpinus betulus
f. pyramidalis fastigiata?
CITRUS TRIPTERA TRIFOGLIATA FALSO ARANCIO AMARO SPINOSO
Poncirus trifoliata? Common name: trifoliate orange.
COTINUS COGGYGRIA SCOTANO ATROPURPUREA
Cotinus coggygria 'Atropurpurea' ? Common name: smoke tree
HIBISCUS SYRIACUS ROSSO BIANCO BLU
Hibiscus syriacus
Cultivars of this plant have a wide variety of flower color and pattern.
Around here, it's called Rose of Sharon, an epithet used for many unrelated
plants elsewhere.
LAURUS ALLORA NOBIUS
Laurus nobilis? Common name: bay tree
LAVANDULA LAVANDA SPIGA
Lavandula officinalis (syn L. spica)
MELOGRANO PUNICA GRANATUM
Punica granatum Common name: pomegranate
MHISCANTHUS JAPONICUS
Miscanthus japonicus?
NERIUM OLEANDER "OLEANDRO"
OK Common name: oleander
NESPOLO COMUNE MESPILUS GERMANICA
Mespilus germanica Common name: medlar
"Nespolo" is also used for the loquat. I can't identify either visually.
PAENONIA PEONIA LUTEA SUFFRUTICOSA
Paeonia something or other
P.suffruticosa Common name: Japanese tree peony. Lots of
cultivars, including yellow ones.
PUNICA GRANATUM "NANO DELLE ANTILLE"
PUNICA GRANATUM LEGRELLEI
More kinds of pomegranate, Punica granatum.
QUERCUS RUBRA QUERCIA BOREALIS ROSSA
Quercus borealis, or maybe Q. borealis maximus Common name: red oak
QUERCUS SUBER SUGHERA "QUERCIA DA SUGHERO"
Quercus suber Common name: cork oak
SAMBUCUS NIGRA "SAMBUCO"
Sambucus nigra Common name: elderberry
SYRINGA VULGARIS LILLA
Syringa vulgaris Common name: lilac
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