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I sEE that Mr. Crawshay, at page 82, again raises the question of forming 
an Orchid Society, apparently in the hopes of putting a stop to the growing 
confusion in nomenclature. Thus the idea appears in a somewhat novel 
: form. The formation of an Orchid Society has been suggested on several 
a occasions, and would probably have been established long ago had it not 
been felt that such a movement would clash with the interests of the Royal 
iE Horticultural Society. I believe that the formation of an Orchid Com- 
ce mittee by this Society, in 1889, was really an attempt to compromise the 
5 two sets of ideas, and on the whole the arrangement has worked well. 
_ Mr. Crawshay’s idea, however, seems to be something quite different. It is, 
: 0 make a sort of Central Institution for the registration of novelties, 
_ Whether varieties or hybrids, and where I suppose paintings, drawings, or 
" photographs would be made and preserved, and perhaps the flowers also 
; dried for future reference, by the Secretary, Curator, or Librarian, or 
_ whatever the presiding genius of the Institution might be called. Of course, 
 4set of rules would be drawn up, to which everybody would conform—if 
_ they liked, just as they do at present. 
___ Mr. Crawshay reminds me that I once promised to consider whether 
Some steps could not be taken to effect the registration of novelties, but the 
_ Promise has hitherto been without result. Well, the simple fact is, that at 
_ Present the difficulties seem insuperable, and I am not very hopeful of the 
Present proposal. The confusion complained of is not by any means con- 
_ fined to unregistered varieties and hybrids, and existing rules would prevent 
Most of it if they were properly enforced. If a new society were organized 
_ to look after the latter point, something possibly might result. 
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