CLASSIFICATION OF AMERICAN WHEAT VARIETIES. 19 



CODE OF NOMENCLATURE. 



1. Eligibility to Naming. — No variety shall be named unless (a) distinctly 



different from existing varieties in one or more recognizable char- 

 acters, or (6) distinctly superior to them in some character or quali- 

 ties, and (c) unless it is to be placed in commercial culture. 



2. Priority. — No two varieties of the same crop plant shall bear the same 



name. The name published (see par. 4) for a variety shall be the 

 accepted and recognized name except in cases where it has been ap- 

 plied in violation of this code. 



A. The term " crop plant," as used herein, shall be understood to mean those 



general classes of crops which are grouped together in common usage 

 without regard to their exact botanical relationship, as corn, wheat, 

 sorghum, cotton, potato, etc. 



B. The paramount right of the originator, discoverer, or introducer of a 



new variety to name it, within the limitations of this code, shall be 

 recognized. 



C. Where the same varietal name has become thoroughly established for 



two or more varieties, through long usage in agronomic literature, 

 it should not be displaced or radically modified for either one, except 

 where a well-known synonym can be substituted. Otherwise the varie- 

 ties bearing the same name should be distinguished by adding some 

 suitable term which will insure their identity. 



D. Where several well-established names are used for the same variety the 



list of synonyms shall be submitted to some committee of the Ameri- 

 can Society of Agronomy. This committee shall choose the name 

 which it deems most suitable, observing the established Code of 

 Nomenclature. 



E. Existing American varietal names which conflict with earlier published 



foreign names for the same or different varieties but which have been 

 thoroughly established through long usage shall not be displaced unless 

 long-used and available synonyms exist. 



F. It is recognized that certain strains of varieties may occur which do 



not differ from a standard variety in recognizable characters, but may 

 differ in yield, adaptation, or quality and are entitled to recognition 

 by a distinct name. Such strain shall be given a new name, but the 

 name of the type variety in parentheses should follow. 



3. Form of Names. — The name of a variety shall consist of a single word, 



except where it conflicts with rule 2, C or E. 



A. Varietal names shall be short, simple, distinctive, and easily spelled and 



pronounced. 



B. A varietal name derived from a personal or geographical name should 



be spelled and pronounced in accordance with the rules governing in 

 the case of the original name. 



C. The name borne by an imported foreign variety should be retained, sub- 



ject only to such a modification as is necessary to conform it to this 

 code. 



D. The name of a person should not be used as a varietal name during his 



lifetime. The name of a deceased person should not be so used except 

 by the official action of this or other competent agronomic bodies. 

 Personal names in the possessive form are inadmissible. 



E. Names of stations, States, or countries, in either the nounal or adjective 



form, should not be used as varietal names, except in unusual cases 

 where the name is well established, 



