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so as to accord with botanical language and ways, and to con- 

 form with the laws of botanical nomenclature, as adopted at 

 the International Botanical Congress at Paris, in 1867. 



2. Exhibitors showing, for the first time, a plant under a 

 Latin name, shall be required to furnish the name of the 

 botanist who has described the plant. 



SECTION II. Artificial hybrids between genera. 



3. Every bigener shall receive a generic name in Latin, 

 formed by combining the names of the parent genera, and a 

 specific name also in Latin, the sign of hybridity ( x ) being 

 always added. 



SECTION III. Artificial hybrids between species. 



4. Hybrids between species, raised artificially, shall be named 

 in Latin, with the addition of the word "hybrid," or of the sign 

 of hybridity ( x ) . 



SECTION IV. Artificial crosses between varieties. 



5. Crosses between varieties, raised artificially, should re- 

 ceive suitable vernacular names. 



SECTION V. General recommendations. 



6. The orchid committee shall decline to recognize any un- 

 authorized name, or any name that is deemed unsuitable, or is 

 not applied in conformity with the preceding rules. 



7. A name once authoritatively adopted shall not be altered, 

 unless in case of material error. 



8. An award may be made to any plant that is considered 

 by the committee worthy of such distinction, even though it be 

 unnamed, or not named in accordance with the preceding regu- 

 lations, providing that, within a reasonable time, to be deter- 

 mined by the committee, a proper name be given. Any award 

 made under the circumstances shall be suspended until the 

 plant has been properly named. 



