On Sunday 20 January 2008 19:10, Stan Jakuba wrote: > Speaking of cm and mm, we just got a mailing of crocus bulbs where the > package says : Bulb size: 8/9 cm > Caution: Do not eat. > Country of origin: USA > www.wrvanderschoot.com > > Yes, you guessed it. Not even in the USA do crocus bulbs amount to more > than 8/9 mm. We are devastated - being deprived of the fame for planting > the greatest crocus bulbs the world had ever seen. :-)
Did they mean "8 to 9 millimeters", or did they mean "eight ninths of a centimeter", which is about 8.9 mm? phma
