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are perhaps not Inappropriate ; such are Wigandia 

 from Wigand, and Solandra from Solander. 

 Those who have had the good fortune to see 

 Linnaa horealis trailing In its native marsh 

 will honour the great master for linking his 

 name with this loveliest and lowliest of plants. 

 But to burden a fine shrub for all time 

 with the title of a mere Grand Duke is an 

 outrage. 



And If there Is some excuse for the botanists 

 who must furnish urbi et orbi a name of bastard 

 Greek and Latin for universal acceptance and 

 use, there is less for the florists. It is sad that 

 one of our finest roses here — luxuriant In 

 growth and rich In tint beyond experience — 

 should bear the prosaic name of William Allen 

 Richardson, a gentleman otherwise unknown to 

 fame. Herr Druschki's wife may, as far as I 

 know, personify all the virtues, but is it not 

 cruel to condemn a supremely pure and delicate 

 rose to bear the harsh-sounding title Frau Karl 

 Druschki ? Nor has Oberhofgartner Terks a 

 pleasant sound to English ears. A Society for 

 the Protection of Flowers from being called 

 Bad Names Is one of the crying needs of the 

 day. When the Board of Agriculture can 



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