The Great Gatsbyで主人公のNickと "second cousin once removed"(Ref. http://blog.alc.co.jp/blog/3302827/archive/2010/8/21) のDaisyはNickの家から隣家の大富豪Gatsbyの家に行きます。
Instead of taking the short cut along the Sound we went down to the road and entered by the big postern. With enchanting murmurs Daisy admired this aspect or that of the feudal silhouette against the sky, admired the gardens, the sparkling ordour of jonquils and the frothy odour of hawthorn and plum blossoms and the pale gold ordour of kiss-me-at-the-gate.
"jonquils", "hawthorn", "plum", "kiss-me-at-the-gate" と植物の名前が出て来ましたが、興味が湧くのは "kiss-me-at-the-gate" で、どんな植物・花でしょう。
辞書では "kiss-me-at-the-gate" が載っているものは見つからなかったのでGoogle検索で色々調べた結果、次ぎの三つの植物が "kiss-me-at-the-gate" と呼ばれる事もあると分かりました。
・Winter Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima. Winter Honeysuckle. Kiss Me at the Gate.
http://shop.shadygardensnursery.com/Lonicera-fragrantissima-Winter-Honeysuckle-Price-Incl-Delivery-312.htm
・spiderwort (Already-posted Ref. http://blog.alc.co.jp/blog/3302827/archive/2008/7/1 )
Other names that I have heard applied to spiderwort are "cow slobber" and "kiss me at the gate."
http://www.austinbug.com/larvalbugbio/spiderwort.html
・Pansy
The Pansy is a favorite little flower that flourishes both cultivated and in the wild. The primary colors of the Pansy are purple, yellow and white… and its three pedals has earned the Pansy the nickname Herb Trinity as a symbol of the Holy Trinity. The Pansy is a great favorite of poets in the matter of love, and this has given the Pansy more nicknames than most other flowers… names such as Tickle-my-Fancy, Kiss-Me-at-the-Garden-Gate, Love-in-Idleness, Jump-up-and-Kiss-Me, Flame Flower and Heartsease. Heartsease is the most favored Pansy nickname, the flower itself reputed to ensure the love of a sweetheart.
http://momgenerations.com/2011/05/may-flowers-the-pansy-on-day-129-of-365-days-of-literacy-for-kids/
The Great Gatsbyに出てきた "kiss-me-at-the-gate" はどれかと言うと、恐らく花木で、どんな匂いか分かりませんが "pale gold ordour" とあるので、花は白ですが、雄しべが creamy yellowのWinter Honeysuckle.の可能性が一番大きいと思います。
"Winter Honeysuckle" の写真 http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/pics_16948.html
Instead of taking the short cut along the Sound we went down to the road and entered by the big postern. With enchanting murmurs Daisy admired this aspect or that of the feudal silhouette against the sky, admired the gardens, the sparkling ordour of jonquils and the frothy odour of hawthorn and plum blossoms and the pale gold ordour of kiss-me-at-the-gate.
"jonquils", "hawthorn", "plum", "kiss-me-at-the-gate" と植物の名前が出て来ましたが、興味が湧くのは "kiss-me-at-the-gate" で、どんな植物・花でしょう。
辞書では "kiss-me-at-the-gate" が載っているものは見つからなかったのでGoogle検索で色々調べた結果、次ぎの三つの植物が "kiss-me-at-the-gate" と呼ばれる事もあると分かりました。
・Winter Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima. Winter Honeysuckle. Kiss Me at the Gate.
http://shop.shadygardensnursery.com/Lonicera-fragrantissima-Winter-Honeysuckle-Price-Incl-Delivery-312.htm
・spiderwort (Already-posted Ref. http://blog.alc.co.jp/blog/3302827/archive/2008/7/1 )
Other names that I have heard applied to spiderwort are "cow slobber" and "kiss me at the gate."
http://www.austinbug.com/larvalbugbio/spiderwort.html
・Pansy
The Pansy is a favorite little flower that flourishes both cultivated and in the wild. The primary colors of the Pansy are purple, yellow and white… and its three pedals has earned the Pansy the nickname Herb Trinity as a symbol of the Holy Trinity. The Pansy is a great favorite of poets in the matter of love, and this has given the Pansy more nicknames than most other flowers… names such as Tickle-my-Fancy, Kiss-Me-at-the-Garden-Gate, Love-in-Idleness, Jump-up-and-Kiss-Me, Flame Flower and Heartsease. Heartsease is the most favored Pansy nickname, the flower itself reputed to ensure the love of a sweetheart.
http://momgenerations.com/2011/05/may-flowers-the-pansy-on-day-129-of-365-days-of-literacy-for-kids/
The Great Gatsbyに出てきた "kiss-me-at-the-gate" はどれかと言うと、恐らく花木で、どんな匂いか分かりませんが "pale gold ordour" とあるので、花は白ですが、雄しべが creamy yellowのWinter Honeysuckle.の可能性が一番大きいと思います。
"Winter Honeysuckle" の写真 http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/pics_16948.html
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