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NOMENCLATURE OF HYBRIDS. 



FEW suggestions for securing greater uniformity of practice 

 than at present exists, and for securing something Hke a 

 standard system of Nomenclature. 



Plants of hybrid origin should if possible be distinguished from 

 natural species, and this is secured b\- the use of the sign of hybridity 

 X '" between the generic and specific names. 



H3'brids between species should receive specific names, Latin or 

 classical, consisting of a single word — the use, however, of two short 

 words being permissible where they can be connected with a hyphen. 

 Short names should be used for preference, those exceeding six s}llables 

 being considered inadmissible. 



Hybrids raised between the same two species, even if of in\erted 

 parentage, should be considered as forms of one, any sufficiently distinct 

 forms being distinguished by the addition of suitable varietal names. 



Hybrids between genera should receive generic names formed by 

 combining the names of the parent genera, or parts of them, to form a 

 suitable word. 



Secondary hybrids, i.e., those in which one or both parents are 

 themseK'es of hybrid origin, should as far as possible be dealt with 

 under the preceding rules. 



Existing names which do not conform to the above rules may be 

 amended, the original idea, however, being conserved as far as possible. 



In compiling these pages an attempt has been made to carry the 

 above suggestions into practice. 



