20 BULLETIN 1074, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



3. Fokm of Names — Continued. 



F. Such general terms as hybrid, selection, seedling, etc., should not be used 



as varietal names. 



G. A number, either alone or attached to a word, should not be used as a 



varietal name, but considered as a temporary designation while the 

 variety is undergoing preliminary testing. 



H. Names which palpably exaggerate the merits of a variety shall be inad- 

 missible. 



I. In applying the provisions of this rule to varietal names which have be- 

 come firmly established in agronomic literature through long usage, 

 no change shall be made which will involve loss of identity. 



4. Publication. — A varietal name is established by publication. Publication 



consists (1) in the distribution of a printed description of the variety 

 named, giving its distinguishing characters; or (2) in the publication 

 of a new name for a variety properly described elsewhere, such publi- 

 cation to be made in any book, bulletin, circular, report, trade cata- 

 logue, or periodical, provided the same bears the date of issue and is 

 distributed generally among agronomists and crop growers; or (3) in 

 certain cases the general recognition of the name for a commercial 

 variety in a community for a number of years may be held to consti- 

 tute publication. 

 A. Where two or more admissible names are given to the same variety, in 

 the same publication, that which stands first shall have precedence. 



5. Registration. — After a classification is made, and names assigned according 



to the code, and the same has been officially adopted by this society, no 

 new names shall be recognized by the society except by registration. 

 Registration shall consist in the introducer submitting to the secretary 

 of the American Society of Agronomy, or some properly authorized 

 committee a sample of seed, together with a full statement and evi- 

 dence setting forth reasons why the variety is entitled to a new 

 name. The society (or committee) shall then have sufficient time in 

 which to grow the crop in trial grounds and thoroughly examine the 

 claims before reporting on the new name. 



6. Citation. — In the full and formal citation of a varietal name, the name of 



the author who first published it shall be given when the same can be 

 determined. 



7. Revision. — No properly published varietal name shall be changed for any 



reason except conflict with this code, nor shall another variety be sub- 

 stituted for that originally described thereunder. 



NEW VARIETIES NAMED. 



Since the adoption of this code names have been given to several 

 new American varieties. They are Ashland, Forward, Honor, Kota, 

 Laramie, Minhardi, Minturki, Norka, and Ruddy. 



VARIETAL NAMES CHANGED. 



Some changes in the nomenclature of wheat varieties already have 

 been made, in accordance with the rules of the code. Principal 

 among these are Preston for Velvet Chaff, Converse for one Red 

 Russian, and Ladoga for Spring Turkey. In this bulletin the fol- 

 lowing changes are made : Satisfaction for Smith Rust Proof, Pros- 

 perity for American Bronze, Alton for Ghirka Winter, Dixon for 



