Abbreviations 



Abbreviations and symbols used in enumerations of cultivars. 



access. - accession 



alt. - altitude 



advert. - advertisement 



Amer. - America, American 



Arb. - arboretum 



approx. - approximately 



ARS - Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture 



bot. - botanical 



Bui. - bulletin 



°C - degrees Celsius 



cat. - catalog, catalogue 



cf. - compare, confer 



cm - centimeter or centimeters 



coll. - collected, collection 



cult. - cultivated, cultivation 



cv. (cvs.) - cultivar (cultivars) 



descr. - description, descriptions, described 



diam. - diameter 



discov. - discovered, discovery 



distrib. - distributed, distribution 



ed. - edition, edited, editor 



e.g. - for example 



elev. - elevation 



et al. - and others 



f. - forma , formae 



°F - degrees Fahrenheit 



ft - foot, feet 



F, - first filial generation 



F 2 - second filial generation 



fr. - fruit, fruits 



gdn. (gdns.) - garden (gardens) 



grad. now - gradus novus (change to another category without change of 



the combination itself; abbreviation taken from A. Render's usage in 



1949). 

 handb. - handbook, handbuch 

 hort. - horticulture, horticultural (of garden origin) 

 idem - same author as immediately cited above 

 ibid. - in the same place 

 intern. - international 

 introd. - introduced, introduction 

 /. - Ilex 



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