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September 1, 11*17 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY 



A inopiiiiK of the Anierlcun Ko»e So- 

 ciety wiis cnllcd to order by President 

 Hnniinond at 11 o'clock, AuKUSt 23, 

 1917. In Gnuid I'cntnil Paluce, New 

 York. 



President Hammond introduced H. P. 

 Knoble. (Jeneral Chairman Cleveland 

 Flower Show Committee, who outlined 

 the plan.s for the exhibition at Cleve- 

 land on Nov. 8 to 11. 1917. and asked 

 that the A. R. S. send a Kood exhibit 

 for this show. Because of lack of 

 space In the only available building 

 there could be no large exhibition 

 groups of roses, but plenty of space 

 could be found for the ordinary ex- 

 hibition vases. President Hammond 

 referred to the fact that the Society 

 took official action on exhibiting at 

 this show at the last annual meeting 

 and stated that tlie Society would ap- 

 point competent judges. 



F. L. Mulford. of Washington, D. C, 

 Chairman of Committee on Nomen- 

 clature stated that at the Philadel- 

 phia meeting a report on nomenclature 

 was referred back to the committee to 

 be considered by them in a joint ses- 

 sion with the committee on registra- 

 tion. It had been found impossible to 

 arrange for this joint meeting, but be- 

 cause of the fact that a code should 

 be adopted before the next Rose An- 

 nual is published the committee asked 

 for the adoption of a revised report. 

 After discussion and amendments the 

 following report was accepted by the 

 Society as its official rules regarding 

 nomenclature: 



Code of Nomenclature of the American 

 Rose Society. 



rreuiiible. 

 RealizlDR the Kreat confusion and Inion 

 venlence that nrlsps from a dU|>M('atioD of 

 names and reooeiiizlnK the lU'reat conveni 

 ence and satisfaction to the rosarlan, and 

 espeelall.v to the eotlajre t'ardener, of slm- 

 ()Ie nsahle names, the American Uose 

 So<iet.v adopts tlie following rules of 

 nomenclature to apid.v to the names used 

 In all the puhlKntlons of tlils soclet.v and 

 at Its exhihillons. and ut exiilbitlons to 

 nhlih It contributes medals. 



I'riorlt.v. 



Utile 1. No two varieties of roses shall 

 bear the same name. The name first pub- 

 lished shall tie the accepted and recocnized 

 one. ex<-ei»t In eases wliere the name has 

 been applied In violation of this code. 



Name. 



Rule 2. In selecting names for varieties 

 the followluK points should be empha- 

 sized: distinctiveness, simpllcit.v. ease of 

 pronunciation and spelling, indication of 

 origin or parentage. 



Publication. 



Rale."), rubllcation cinslsts !li in regis- 

 tration with the American Rose Soclet.v: or 

 ^2) In the distribution of a printed descrip- 

 tion of the variet.v named, giving tlie dis- 

 tinguishing characters of flower, foliage, 

 plant, etc.. or (.3) In the publication of a 

 new name for a variet.v that is properly 

 described elsewhere, such pulillcatlon to be 

 made In any book, bulletin, report, trade 

 catalog or periodical, providing the Issue 

 bears the date of its puldicution and Is 

 generally distributed among rose-growers, 

 florists, nurserymen and horticulturists: or 

 i4) in certain cases tlu- general recognition 

 of a name for a propagated variety in a 

 community for a number of years shall 

 constitute publication of that name. 



Citation. 

 Rule 4. In the full and formal citation 

 of a variety name, the name of the origin- 

 ator of introducer who first published or 

 exhibited it, shall also be given. 



l<«*vliilon. 



Itiile ."i. .So prii|icrly ]iiiM1n1j<'i1 varlctv 



name aliall I hanged for aiiv reason e\- 



■ cpt <'i.nlllc| with tlilH ciiile, nor shall an- 

 other variety In- HubHilluted for that origin- 

 ally described Ihereuniler. .\i->i.sHarv 

 changes to conform to the provlHloiis of 



this code shall be ri'coi ended bv the 



• ■omiiilttee on .Vomeiiclaliire and adOpted 

 by vole of the socli'ty before being olllcl- 

 ally recognized. 



Knforcement. 



Ruled. A. The secrelary Mliall wllhhobl 

 reglstrailon of any name iioi iiinformlng 

 to these rules, or. If In doubt, shall refer 

 the application to ihe nouiencla tiire com- 

 mittee for reconimendallon. 



R. Tile society will withhold Us iiieilals 

 .lud money prizes from American roses 

 whose names do not conform to tliesi' 

 rules, or foreign roses not exhibited under 

 the names as iiiodllled by the society. 



('. The secretary and editor of the pub- 

 lications of tlie .American Rose Society are 

 cmpowcreil and dliectid to carry out these 

 rules In all literature Issued by the siiclety. 



In applying the foregoing rules the 

 following principles shall be recog- 

 nized. 



Rule I— l'rlorll.v. 



\. The paramount rlglit of the origin 

 ator. discoverer, or Introducer of a new- 

 variety to name It wllliin tlie limitations 

 ■ if tills code, is recognized and einpliaslzed. 



li. Where a variety name through loni.' 

 usage has become tlioroiighlv estalilished 

 ill .\meriian florleultural literature for 

 two or more varieties. It should not be 

 displaceil. or ladlcnlly modifled for either 

 variety except in cases where a well known 

 synonym can be advanced to the position 

 of leading name. The several varieties 

 bearing Identical names should be dis- 

 tinguished by adding the name of the 

 originator or Introducer of each sort, or 

 by adding some other suitable distinguish- 

 ing term that will Insure their Identity In 

 catalogs or dlsciisslsons. 



I". Kxisting .\merlian names of varieties 

 which conflict with earlier published 

 lorelgn names of Ihe same or other varle- 

 iles. but which have become thoroughly 

 established through long usage, shall not 

 be dlsjilaced. 



Rule 3 — Naming. 



.\. No variety shall be named unless dis 

 tinctly superior to existing varieties in 

 some Important characti-rlstlc. nnr until it 

 lias been determined to disseinliiate it. 



R. When the exigencies of a case make 

 it appear expedient, such words as white, 

 red. ilouble and similar ones, may lie used 

 as part of a name, but not such names as 

 seedling. h.vbrUI or sport. 



I'. The spelling and pronunciation of a 

 varietal name derived from a personal or 

 ireographlcal name shall be governed by 

 Ihe rules that control tlie spelling and pro' 

 niinclation of the name from which it is 

 derived. 



I>. .\ variety imported from a foreign 

 loiintry shall retain Its foreign name, sub- 

 ject only to such moilitlcatlon as Is neces- 

 sary to confonii 11 to this code. 



K. The name of a person shoiiM not be 

 applied to a variety during his life without 

 Ills expressed consent. 'I'iie name of a de- 

 ceased horticulturist should not be so ap- 

 Idlcil except with the consent of his or her 

 heirs. 



V. The use of a latinized name for a 

 variety, or a cross, or hybrid is not ad- 

 missible. 



<;. The use of a number, either singly 

 or attached to a word, should be con 

 sidered only aa a temporary expedient 

 while the variety Is undergoing prelimin- 

 ary test. 



n. In applying the various provisions 

 of this rule to an existing varietal name 

 that has through long usage become firmly 

 Imbedded In American florleultural litera- 

 ture, no change shall be made which will 

 involve loss of identity. 



Rule 3 — Citation. 



A. Ill determining the name of a variety 

 to which two or more names have been 

 given tliat which was published first In 

 conformity to the rules of this code, shall 

 be recoirnized. 



On motion of Robert Pyle it was 

 voted that it shall be allowable to use 



.. :..ime for a variety which hn» been 

 ill previous i-xlHteiice provided the 

 iialiio huH not been III use for itt least 

 twenty years. K. C. Hill aski d If tin 

 ';ime niiiiie could appear in two groups 

 iif roses as for example in Ihe hybrid 

 ten group and the Wichuralaiui group. 

 II was the opinion of the society that 

 11 could not. 



Applications tor registrallDii of f<mr 

 new roses were received and referred 

 to the Kxecutlve Committee for action. 



Robert Pyle stated that recently he 

 had visited Dr. C. S. Sargent, at lh<' 

 Arnold Arboretum and had found him 

 enthusiastic over establishing at the 

 Arboreliim Ihe most complete and 

 elaborate rose garden In the country. 

 It was .Mr. I'yle's opinion that Ihe 

 A, R. S. should stand back of this 

 project and assist IJr. Sargent in every 

 way possible. 



\V. R. I'ierson called attention to the 

 invitation which the A. R. S. accepted 

 at the annual meeting In Philadelphia 

 to visit the Hartford Rose Test Car- 

 den in .nine. l'.)18. Mr. Pierson stated 

 that plans are underway for the en- 

 largement of this garden and that it is 

 proposed to call it the Convention Gar- 

 den. A new area is being laid out 

 and there is room for .3.00ii more 

 plants. Mr. Pierson hoped there would 

 be a generous donation of varieties by 

 growers that the beds might be filled. 



The secrelary called the members 

 attention to the comparatively small 

 number of members of the S. A. F. 

 and O. H. who are members of the 

 A. R. S. and urged the members pres- 

 ent to co-operate in an endeavor to 

 enlarge the membership list from the 

 ranks of the S. A. F. and O. H. 



Executive Committee Meeting. 



A meeting of the Executive Commit- 

 tee of the A. R. S. was held in the 

 Grand Central Palace, .\ugust 23, 

 1917. Treasurer Harry O. May re- 

 ported that there is now a balance In 

 the treasury of $1.(H7.L'8. 



A committee consisting of .Messrs. 

 May, Simpson and Kiemel was ap- 

 pointed to arrange the cut flower rose 

 premium list for the National Flower 

 Show to be held at St. Louis. 



The resignation of Admiral Ward 

 was accepted and the secretary was 

 instructed to write liim a letter ex- 

 pressing the committee's deep regret 

 at his resignation and their apprecia- 

 tion of his wise council in the Execu- 

 tive Committee meetings; also their 

 hope that conditions may soon make 

 it possible for him to meet with them 

 again. 



Favorable report was made on the 

 registration of the two following varie- 

 ties: 



Name — Ophelia Supreme; Class, 

 Hybrid Tea: Parentage, a sport of 

 Ophelia to be introduced by Daille- 

 douze Urothers. Brooklyn. N. Y. 

 Habit of plant, character of foliage, 

 freedom of growth, and hardiness, 

 same as Ophelia. Flower, light rose 

 pink with darker shading in the cen- 

 ter and yellow at base of each petal. 

 Form, fragrance and bud, same as 

 Ophelia. Petalage, four to five more 

 than Ophelia. Freedom of bloom and 

 lasting quality, same as Ophelia. The 

 rose is similar to Ophelia but is dif- 

 ferent in color and superior for the 

 following reasons:— Has more petals 

 and a much superior color, resembling 



