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the recognized authority as well as his own. Secondly, every name 
that appeared in the old catalogue appears in the new, but many of 
the old names now appear as synonyms or cross-references. No trade 
name that means money need be omitted. A shorter method of 
expressing a difference of opinion from official standards is to put an 
explanatory note at the beginning of the catalogue to this general 
ect: “Names in brackets show a difference of opinion.” Thus we 
catalogue : 
Anemone montana [.4. sy/ves¢ris]. 
This means that Zxdex Kewensis considers A. sylvestris to be the 
proper name of the species and 4. montana the same thing, or perhaps 
only a botanical variety, while we consider that the two things are dis- 
tinct for horticultural purposes. Instead of suppressing the opinions 
ofothers that conflict with our own, we tolerate them both, and place 
them side by side. 
The commonest situation that needs change is shown by the fol- 
lowing example: Mr. Horsford advertises for sale Achillea Eupatorium. 
* Kewensis says this equals A. filipendulina. The best way for him 
'0 do is to advertise 
Achillea filipendulina. (A. Eupatorium.) 
This makes a great many changes in the alphabetical arrangement 
Species, and sometimes of genera. 
ag way to do is to advertise under the old name, with the 
bite parenthesis, and perhaps in different type, and an expla- 
theo some prominent place of the device used consistently 
cal a the catalogue. This is a far less satisfactory mice: The 
* ing that can be said for it is that it supplies the information. 
2 spied would be cheaper in some cases than revolutionizing a 
vell gue, but if a thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing 
hada points may be briefly mentioned. The name of ee 
: isolutely oii would better not be given in trade catalogues ene 
and aaa rat makes a catalogue look too dry and techn 
E €. There is no officially accepted authority fof popu 
3 Inder iy bid for Names of varieties, whether botanical or horticultural. 
: —e 1S Not supposed to take account of anything below the 
aig gives some varieties and also popular names. : 
appens that Jndex Kewensis gives a species twice } 
es, 
It 
