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THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
VoL. XXI.]- OCTOBER, 1913. [No. 250. 
OUR NOTE BOOK. 
THE enormous number of Hybrid Orchids that are constantly appearing 
imposes an increasing difficulty in keeping accurate records of them, and 
thus preventing as much as possible the unnecessary duplication of names. 
This has long been felt by the R.H.S. Orchid Committee, and, although 
their records only deal with Certificated Orchids, it has frequently been: 
found necessary to alter names through the discovery that named hybrids. 
of similar parentage were already in existence. In order to meet this 
difficulty the following motion was unanimously adopted by the Orchid: 
Committee at its meeting on September gth :— 
**In view of the necessity of securing the earliest possible records of new 
hybrids, and to supplement the list of plants that have received Awards, the 
Orchid Committee recommend that a new record, to be called the Hybrid 
Orchid Register, be established, and that Orchid raisers and growers be 
asked to bring their new plants when in flower for the first time, even 
although they may not be sufficiently developed to enter for Awards, and to- 
enter the name, parentage, and name of the exhibitor of the plant on a 
Registration form, to go before the Committee. After testing, to prove: 
that the name is in order, it shall be entered on the Society’s Hybrid. 
Orchid Register, and, once recorded, the name must be recognised for alb 
crosses of similar parentage when subsequently shown, unless valid reason: 
can be given to prévent it.” 
This proposed registration of Orchid Hybrids is a step in the right 
direction, and if carried out with thoroughness, and in accordance with the 
Rules of Nomenclature which have been drawn up, and widely accepted, 
such a Register should be of much value in checking the piling up of 
useless synonymy. The difficulty of any list is that it becomes rapidly 
out of date, even while being printed, and the only way to prevent this 
seems to be to keep it constantly posted up, meeting by meeting, and to 
refer to it constantly whenever a supposed new hybrid comes up for 
consideration. The matter we believe has been referred to a Sub- 
Committee of the Council for consideration and report. 
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