A WORD ABOUT THE NOMENCLATURE OF THIS CATALOGUE. 
MR. F. H. HORSFORD, Charlotte, Vt.: 
Dear Sir— You will remember that the Society of American Florists some years ago adopted Nichol¬ 
son’s Dictionary of Gardening as the authority for the names of plants until Index Ke wens is should be com¬ 
plete. But until your catalogue of 1899 no florist, nurseryman or seedsman seems to have tried to stan¬ 
dardize the names of his catalogue with both of these officially accepted authorities. Some said that no 
one ever would do so. It seemed very important to me that the experiment should be made of standard¬ 
izing some one particular catalogue. I am very grateful to you for allowing me this chance. I have com¬ 
pared every name in your catalogue with Index Kewensis. That work, as you know, contains the names 
of flowering plants only, and I have had to fall back upon Nicholson for the ferns. Some interesting 
points have come up in the work, which have been discussed in the Botanical Gazelle , 28:264. Such 
tasks will be much easier when the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture is published, as it is expected 
to mention the name of every plant cultivated in America. 
It was a small matter to standardize the names of the 129 plants added to your catalogue of 1900. 
The signs of the times point to great advances in nomenclature in the near future—changes that will save 
much time and money for those who buy plants. Much is to be hoped from the great International Botanical 
Congress to be held in Paris this year. By Christmas of 1900 the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture will 
supply a standard, and if the Cyclopedia is well received it will be followed by annual volumes, which will 
account for absolutely all the novelties and other species in the American trade. All the conifers in the 
German catalogues use the same names, and the day of reform in America is close at hand. 
The popular names in your catalogue are a most admirable feature. They have been prepared by 
S. W. Fletcher, who has had exceptional experience and opportunities, and who has doubtless showed ex¬ 
ceptional judgment in retaining the really live and useful names and suppressing the defunct ones, many 
of which are obviously manufactured; while others are extremely local, and still others should be 
abandoned as tending to hopeless confusion. 
In conclusion, I congratulate you upon taking this pioneer step in reforming trade names. It doubt¬ 
less means much in time as well as dollars and cents to your customers, and is in line with the best pro¬ 
gress of the age. Since writing the above, I have received other catalogues that have been compared with 
Index Kewensis this year, and the movement seems to be spreading. 
Yours with best wishes, 
Ithaca, N. Y., January /, jyoo. WILHELM MILLER. 
(Mr. Miller is associated with Prof. L. H. Bailey in the preparation of the “ Cyclopedia of American Horticulture.”) 
List of names In Horsford's Cataloguo not found in Indox Kowensis or Nicholson’s Dictionary of Gardening. 
^Ethionema persica, Aspidium Filix-mas, var. Barnesii, Camassia Cusickii, Delphinium sp. var. Gloire 
do Nancy. D. sp. var. Froufrou, D. sp. var. Nymphaca Dodecatheon, tetrandrum, D. patulum, D. alpinum, 
Drncocophalum nigricans, Epimedium nivium, E. sulphureum, Forsythia Sieboldii, Gaillardia grand i flora, 
Iris sp. var. atrosanguinea, I. sp. var. Ciengaultii, Lilium Henryi, L. elegans var. Wallacei, Mertensia fasci- 
cularis, M. urnbralatis. Parnassia californica, Polemonium himalayense, Sambucus variegatus aureus, S. 
racemosus var. tenuifolius, SileneSchafta, Symphoricarpos variegatus, Syringa japonica,Trollius giganteus. 
INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS. 
This Cataloguo is divided into eight departments, as follows: 
PAGE 
Hardy Perennials. 2 
Hardy Terrestrial Orchids. 33 
Tender Plants. 34 
Hardy Ferns. 35 
PAGE 
The plants are arranged alphabetically under each department. 
Roses. 38 
Vines, Trailers and Climbers.. . 40 
Shrubs arid Trees. 41 
Bog and Water Plants. 48 
COLLECTIONS—Not Prepaid. 
Arf'Stata what tho collodion Is for whon ordering. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR ROCKERIES OR FOR THE OPEN BORDER. 
50 distinct varieties, my selection, one of each, $5.00; two of each, $9.00; three of each, $12 00 
as “ " “ 1 on • “ “ c nn- “ tt t: __ 
12 " “ “ " “ 125; “ " 2.10; “ 2.50 
COLLECTIONS OF HARDY PLANTS FOR THE SHADY CORNER. 
30 distinct varieties, my selection, one of each, $yoo; two of each, $s.oo ; three of each, S6 «?o 
" '. 2.50; " “ 4.00; “ “ 5 So 
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1.25; 
2.10; 
2.50 
