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ment does not bring a variety properly before the horticultural world, 

 and that it can not constitute a " publication." The difficulty arises 

 in drawing the line. Such a line cannot be prescribed here in terms 

 which will prove universally satisfactory; but it will be safe to say 

 that any variety name may be considered published when it is given 

 in connection with a true description in a catalogue which bears the 

 date of its publication, and which is generally distributed among 

 nurserymen, fruit growers and horticulturists. At all events we must 

 as fast as possible, reach an agreement as to what shall constitute a 

 "publication," and we must take all possible pains to use those 

 names which are correct according to precedent and authority. And 

 especially ought nurserymen to recognize the great responsibility 

 which they are under in the original publication of names and des- 

 criptions; and they ought to take such pains in editing, publishing 

 and distributing their catalogues as to make it possible to rest the 

 names of varieties upon their publications. This need not add ap- 

 preciably to the nurseryman's expense of issuing a catalogue, and 

 the improvement would be to his own direct advantage. 



