MIght I speculate "broy-ninks" or "bri-ninks"?
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From: "Kenneth Bruyninckx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)'"
Sent: Thursday, Novembe
Brine-in-kicks
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth Bruyninckx
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:23 PM
To: 'the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)'
Subject: Re: [OGD] pronunciation
>All these years since the birth of the OGD I have private
>All these years since the birth of the OGD I have privately wondered what
>is the correct pronunciation of Bruyninckx, our host's surname. I'll admit
>that the name doesn't often come up in conversation, but when it has I have
>only referred to him as 'Kenneth of the OGD' (sounding to me like a m
For Rick Barry and others who wish to know:
I contacted Guido Braem about the pronunciation of his last name.
He said the correct pronunciation is like Brahms without the ³s² at the end.
Or, like what you have to say when a doctor looks down your throat.
He comes from an old Flemish family that
Oliver who said:
> Renanthera imschootiana was arranged in huge sprays with seasonal red berries
> and
>Bergenia leaves, placed in great blocks in the many, many hotel lobbies. It
>was certainly not be native-grown, but is unless I am mistaken is an Annex 1
>species.
It is indeed an Appendix
"El Gob ha decidido usar Internet como herramienta de presión al Govern
contra la concesión de las licencias de actividad y obras del campo de golf
de Son Bosc...
Según los ecologistas, "Son Bosc es el principal enclave europeo para la
orquídea de prado (Orchis robusta) por lo que, si el Govern
"the University of Minnesota, Morris greenhouse and conservatory...
Gail Boe, UMM groundskeeper and gardener.
...
the greenhouse used to have an extensive collection of orchids...
"We lost a lot of [orchids]... because I was gone a lot, and it's tough to
keep everyone else in the loop of how to t
In a message dated 11/1/07 7:01:46 AM, Rick Barry writes:
> Next request: Braem, a name that has been subject to various vocal
> permutations here in the States.
>
I believe Guido pronounces it Brahm.
>
> With respect to a genus or species name incorporating a proper name, is
> there any consen
This may be a dull point. However, remarks were made that "even flowers were
not exempt from CITES", and I am sure that this is so. However, to emphasise
how little such things are taken into account in the real world of exporting
nations, I was in a cold Asian country last week for a UN event. Re
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