Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Translation request
Posted by Tony Irwin on 22-10-2006 20:42
#1
I have an old watercolour picture of
Lembotropis (formerly
Cytisus)
nigricans (Black Broom) which has some writing on it which is neither Latin nor French. If anyone can translate what's written, or even suggest which language it is, I'd be very grateful. (We British are utterly hopeless linguists! :()
Posted by Tony Irwin on 22-10-2006 20:43
#2
and here's the writing on the back. Many thanks in advance.
Posted by crex on 22-10-2006 21:56
#3
It's german. I'll try to write it down so someone from germany can translate ;)
Posted by crex on 22-10-2006 22:04
#4
I'm not very good at german so I can have missed a letter or two, but here we go ..
"Cytisus nigricans
Schw?rzlicher Cohnenbaum,
aus Oesterreich."
The name in german. Something like black tree.
Last row says it's from Austria.
"Fr. Cytise noiratre [french?]
Ein ? F. hoher Strauch. Vermehrung
durch den Saamen."
I have no idea about this :)
Edited by crex on 22-10-2006 22:18
Posted by Paul Beuk on 22-10-2006 22:38
#5
"Fr. Cytise noiratre [french?]
Ein ? F. hoher Strauch. Vermehrung
durch den Saamen."
Blackish cytise
A 4 [feet?] high shrub. Propagation
by seeds.
Posted by pierred on 23-10-2006 05:12
#6
Hello,
For the french :
noir?tre, with the ^ accent.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 23-10-2006 21:47
#7
Many thanks, Crex, Paul and Pierre for your help. I was taught at school how to read old German print, but old German script is beyond me! :)