dtdae WiC LD REVIEW. 
VoL: XEX.] MAY, Igtl. [No. 227, 
OUR NOTE BOOK, 
WE have received the Report of the Nomenclature Subsection of the 
International Congress of Horticulture held at Brussels in tg1o, and at 
pp. 130-133 we give a translation of the Rules of Horticultural 
Nomenclature adopted by it. We hope our readers will give them a 
careful perusal, and attempt to carry them into practice, so far as their 
spirit is concerned. If we cannot endorse them in their entirety it is 
because we think that in one or two respects they are inconsistent, and fail 
to attain the very laudable object set forth in the preamble. In order to 
make our meaning clear, let us say at once that they are the result of a 
compromise, partly between botanical and horticultural practice, and partly 
between individuals holding diverse opinions on the subject. This is clear 
from a long introductory report by Prof. Cogniaux which accompanies the 
Rules. 
Article 1 of the Rules begins by adopting the system of binomial 
nomenclature, which we may briefly define as one generic and one specific 
name, and after a few preliminary and general remarks we come to Article 2, 
which says that for the designation of horticultural varieties the employment 
of a binomial, with the author’s name, is obligatory. We pass on to Article 
4, and we find that names of varieties should be expressed, whenever possible 
(the italics are ours) by a single word; it is, however, permissible to 
employ three words as a maximum. Also that the same rule applies to the 
specific names of hybrids. 
This seems to require some explanation, and on turning to the report we 
find that one member voted for a name of one word only ; two for one word, 
if possible; six for one or two words ; five for one to three words; one fora 
maximum of four words; six for the fewest words possible; and one for 
‘any number of words, without limit. Perhaps it is a fair inference that 
Article 4 represents the average of these diverse opinions. 
But two distinct things are clearly confused in Article 4. A varietal name 
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