HISTORY OF STANDARDIZATION 103 



The August 3, 1911 report made to the Ornamental 

 Growers Association by its ^'Committee on Grading Or- 

 namental Stock/' and a still earlier one on January 8, 

 1908, of its ^'Classification Committee" were educative 

 and provoked rather violent discussions, but all important 

 specific recommendations up to 1923 failed of adoption. 



In June, 1922, at the annual meeting of the A. A. N. in 

 Detroit, the Standardization Committee submitted a 

 printed report with specific recommendations in consid- 

 erable detail. This report was accepted and the Com- 

 mittee instructed to continue their labors and present a 

 full report at the annual meeting to be held June, 1923, in 

 Chicago. ^'Horticultural Standards'' {this publica- 

 tion) is the result and constitutes the first systematic code 

 of rules or procedure of its kind to be adopted by any 

 horticultural group in ^America. Its adoption and use 

 by other horticultural groups and organizations is hoped for. 



5. Standardized Nomenclature 



Standardized Plant Names, 1923, published by the 

 American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomencla- 

 ture (of which the American xAssociation of Nurserymen 

 is a constituent member) is hereby adopted. 



It is expected that members of this Association will 

 loyally carry out in spirit and letter the rules of nomencla- 

 ture laid down in the Official Catalog and use the stand- 

 ardized names in catalog work, writings and in the field. 



6. Color Standards 



The American Association of Nurserymen hereby adopts 

 the RiDGEWAY Color Standards and Nomenclature 

 as its official color standard to be used in color and word 

 descriptions in catalogs, advertising, and writings. 



7. Horticultural Terms (Words or Ex- 

 pressions) Used in Nursery Practice with 

 Abbreviations 



Trade terms and expressions and their meanings are 

 important. These are often abbreviated in printed mat- 

 ter and In correspondence. The list of abbreviations that 



