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 Nicholson's Dictionary of Gardening as the authority for the names of plants until 
Index Kewensis should be complete. But no florist, nurseryman, or seedsman has ever 
attempted to standardize the names of his catalogue with either 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 standardizing some one particular catalogue. I am 
very grateful to you for allowing me this chance. I have compared 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. So far as I know, 
your catalogue is the first one that has ever been standardized with any authority. Some 
interesting points have come up in the work, which I hope to discuss elsewhere. 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. 
Yours with best wishes, 
Ithaca, N. Y., January 9, 1899. WILHELM MILLER. 
(Mr. Miller is associated with Professor L. H. Bailey in the preparation of the “Cyclopedia of Ameri¬ 
can Horticulture.”) 
List of names in Horsford’s Catalogue not found in Index Kewensis or Nicholson’s 
Dictionary of Gardening. 
JEthionema persica, Armeria laucheana, Aspidium Filix-mas. var Barnesii, Aubrietia rivularis, 
Camassia Cusickii, Diervilla Stelzneri, Dodecatheon tetandrum, Dracocephalum nigricans, Epi- 
medium Nevium, E. sulphureum, Gaillardia grandiflora, Lilium Henryi, L. rubellum, L. Wallace!, 
Mertensia fascicularis, Polemonium Himalayense, Primula Forbesii, Trollius giganteus. 
INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS. 
This Catalogue is divided into seven departments, as follows : 
Hardy Perennials. 
Hardy Terrestrial Orchids... 
Tender Plants. 
Hardy Ferns.. ..! . . ! . 
Roses. 
Vines, Trailers and Climbers . .. 
Shrubs and Trees. 
Bog and Water Plants.! 
The plants are arranged alphabetically under each department. 
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