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ROYAL GARDENS, KEW. 
BULLETIN 
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 
No. 56. | AUGUST. [ 1891. 
CCVI.—ORCHID NOMENCLATURE. 
It seems desirable to state the position of Kew with regard to orchid 
nomenclature. In other country are pains and money so снет 
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commerce by which these collections are su жт jod. 
It is the business of botanical science to furnish such plants with — 
rene under which they ean be recognised, and with technical deserip- 
‚ by means of which the names can be xed and the plants 
d tified. For this purpose it is necessary that a standard of nomen- 
clature should be maintained by some competent authority. During the 
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