[pbs] Alstroemeria key
Jane McGary
janemcgary at earthlink.net
Fri Sep 17 19:52:48 EDT 2004
I'm translating the key in Bayer's "The Genus Alstroemeria in Chile," a
copy of which Roy Sachs kindly lent me. I'll be glad to share the result
when it's done. I hope some member of this forum who knows both German and
plants, the former at least better than I do, can help me with a couple of
questions.
1. What does the word "Stielteller" mean? It is used in a compound
describing the shape of a flower. I know "Stiel" and "Teller," but not the
compound.
2. Is the word "rot" 'red' used in German for a particular type of red, at
least in relation to flowers? No alstroemerias are spectrum red, but there
are many orange-reds and purple-reds. Bayer uses the compounds "hellrot"
'light red' and "blassrot" 'pale red'. Can you suggest familiar flowers
that would be described by these terms?
Thanks in advance,
Jane McGary
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