HORTICULTURAL NOMENCLATURE. 



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2nd system. — Brassolaelia x Clio {B. glauca x L. cinnaharina). 



Which of the two systems should be adopted? 



N.B. — The Committee on nomenclature of orchids appointed by 

 the Societe Nationale d 'Horticulture de France recommends : 



" Que les noms generiques composes deja employes pour les 

 hybrides bigeneriques, et devenus d' usage courant, doivent etre con- 

 serves." (" Jour, de la Soc." May 1909, p. 319.) 



Reply. — 



In horticultural practice, the rule adopted by the Eoyal Horti- 

 cultural Society as given above should be adopted, and the second 

 system of writing the name should be adopted. 



E.g. Laeliocattleya x carnea. 

 Epilaelia x splendens. 



16. If the English system of writing the names of bigeneric hybrids 

 be adopted, should the name be written in a single word, or in two 

 words united by a hyphen? 



Two methods are in use : one writes Laeliocattleya, the other 

 Laelio-Cattleya ; but it would be better to adopt a uniform orthography. 

 Reply. — 



The hyphen should be omitted. 



17. Multigeneric liyhrids. 



I. Nom. Bot. — This case is not specially provided for. By an 

 extension of Article 32 (see Question 15), the hybrid would be referred 

 to the genus entering into its composition which comes first in alpha- 

 betical order. 



II. The Eoyal Horticultural Society of London admits for three 

 genera in combination the generic names : 



Brassocattlaelia, for Brassavola, Cattleya, Laelia. 

 Sophrocattlaelia, for Sophronitis, Cattleya, Laelia. 



III. Proposition of Mr. C, T. Druery, of Acton : abridge these 

 names further by taking only one syllable, or the same part of one 

 syllable, from each generic name : 



Brassocattlaelia becomes Brassattlia, 

 Sophrocattlaelia becomes Sophrattlia. 



(See " Gard. Chron." March 13, 1909, p. 171; " Orchid Eeview," 

 xvh. 1909, p. 101.) 



IV. The Committee appointed by the Societe Nationale d 'Horti- 

 culture de France for the study of the nomenclature of integeneric 

 orchid hybrids recommends : 



" Que pour les hybrides dont les parents appartiennent h trois ou a 

 un plus grand nombre de genres, on devra prendre seulement le nom 

 g6n(^rique de la plante porte-graines (plante-mere). Le nom de 

 I'hybride devra toujours etre suivi de la formule indiquant la parente; 



" Epilaelia Jupiter (Epilaelia 'Charlesworth $ Brassocattleya Le 

 superbe <?)." 



^. "Jour. Soc. Nat. d'Hort. de Fr." May 1909, p. 320. 



