THE LAZY CLUB CODE 119 



to the red oak by Linnaeus, and was first pub- 

 lished in his book entitled "Species Planta- 

 rum," edition i, Volume II., page 996, in the 

 year 1753. The name Quercus ambigua, 

 given by Michaux, was not published until 

 1812, and the name Quercus coccinea ambigua, 

 by Dr. Gray, in 1867. The name given by 

 Linnaeus thus has the preference, and is the 

 one adopted. 



Rule 3 is the rule of priority. This is the 

 real foundation of nomenclature, and the 

 most important rule in the code. The prin- 

 ciple might doubtless be expressed better than 

 it is in the phraseology of the rule as it stands 

 in the code. The writer believes that the 

 matter may be more clearly stated in these 

 words : 



In case of two varieties claiming the same name, 

 the name shall be retained by the variety for which it 

 was first published; and in the case of two names ap- 

 plied to one variety, the name first published must 

 always be used to designate it. 



It will thus be seen that the priority rule 

 has two converse applications : no variety can 

 have two correct names, and no name can 

 properly belong to two varities. 



One name for one thing is the foundation 



