[Magdalen] Monterey fire?

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/22/2015 10:15:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jhandsfield at att.net writes:

I had a  student many years ago who did not have the best command of 
English (she was  Hispanic).  When studying trees of a particular region, she 
mentioned  Pinus ponderosa.  Unfortunately, she pronounced the ‘i’ in Pinus as 
she  would in Spanish, resulting in what sounded like Penis ponderosa.   
Happily, everyone in the class seemed to understand and no one  
laughed.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
 
 
I ordinarily pronounce Latin in the Italianate manor with the single 
exception of the genus Pinus for the obvious reason.
 
I have the Mirov tome,  "The Genus Pinus," which my ex-wife 
quickly dubbed (you guessed it) "The Genius P___s."
 
There was a USA National Pinetum (arboretum of pines) at
Placerville, CA, but from what I can find, it no longer has
federal support.  There appears to be the pine collection, but
who's taking care of it is unknown to me.  I wonder how safe
the area is from the current CA forest fires.
 
 
David Strang.