THE NATTONATv NURSERYMAN 
(‘onfiisioii in (Ik* trade'. I'or inslatire'. and as l)ul one' 
cxiiinph* only, liaile'y's (^yrloix'dia lists all of tin' Azale'as 
as lilindneh'lidroiis* While* yeenr ceeinmitte'e' has he'lel 
Se‘eluh)Usly tee the* neeine'liclalnfe* eel' Haile*y’s (Acleepe'elia for 
iniK'h more than 90 pe'r ee'iit eef the* eases whe'ie there 
we're elilTe'renees, It has vai’ieel rreem that aidheerity in the 
elire'etieen eef trade intere'st anel traele' simplicity. 
Throvigli the pe'rmissieeti eef the lenblisheis. the Mac¬ 
Millan Ceempany. anel with the? active? assistance eel' Pree- 
fessor Paileyy, the' weerk eel' the* Ame*i‘iean Assex'iatieen eel 
Nurserymen and of the eether eerganizatieens involveel has 
be'e'n ele'finitely anel pei'manently re'ceegnize'el in tlu' so- 
(•alb'el “Kinelln^ List’’ which is pre'senteel een pa^es 3o7o 
te) H61() found in the sixth veelume of the Cyeleepeelia. It 
is these pages, which by the same jeermissieen. we have 
leeen able to reprint in the Otlieial Coele. after having at 
several extended sessions inveelving days anel nights of 
ele)se and diflieiilt work applied our eew n elesignatieen in 
the shape of a star tee the preferred nomenclature. 
The preliminary stateme'iit in the Otlieial Code anel the 
‘‘Suggestions as to the Manner of Using the 1917 Ollieial 
Cexle in Compiling Catalogues” found in the same pamjeli- 
let, explain quite fully the importance eef the weerk ae- 
eomplished and the method of making it most useful. 
That this work is important is iji evidence when eeen- 
sideration is had of the many letters of apjereeval received 
bv the seeretarv of the committee after the issuance of 
the 1917 OlTicial Code. Not only have many nurserymen 
recognized the immense advatnage w hieh it provided, but 
there has been recognition on the part of individuals, of 
garden clubs, of imj)ortant scientific organizations, of 
ti'ade organizations, of state horticultural societies.'of 
state boards of agriculture and similar boards, of the 
Texas Nurseryim'n’s Association, and of the authorities 
in the United States Department of Agriculture itself. 
It is believed upon the evidence at hand that the Amer¬ 
ican Association of Nurserymen has never interested it¬ 
self in any work of so far-reaching a character as the 
jireparation and ])ublishiiig of this Code, nor has it ev<'r 
done anything to hring it so prominently Ix'fon' many 
persons and organizations in the United States. 
It is fully recognized that the issuance' of this Ollieial 
Code* e»f Stanelardize'd Plant Names is hut a pai'l e)f the* 
work committeel tei us. The ceemmitte'e' was ce)nslitute*d. 
anel its sessieens have* be'e'n ce)nlinueeusly manage'el with 
tlie* theeught eif aieling in ceenqeb'ting. meei'e* re'aelily ;ind 
satisfactorily transactieens in tre'cs. |)lants. shiubs. lose's, 
vines, etc., eir in etthei’ weuels of MAKixe; iiuYiNe; easy. 
This weerk canneeL be* ce)nsiele're'el as at all ce)m|)le'le' until 
the'i'e* shall have be'cn issueel a list eif ce)nmie)n name's as 
we'll as this list eef scie'iititie* names. 
It was found early in the* eloing of the' weerk that there; 
ne'e'eleel first tee he pre'paie'el the' ele'finite' autheei ity for e'jiedi 
paiticular jilant. anel furthe'r it was elise‘ove're*el that the' 
weerk of e>btaining, ceuisielering anel aele)|)ting ceenmion 
names was much gi'e'ater anel meere' elillicull than that of 
determinin.g scientific names. Vai’ieeus autheirities have 
be'en eihta’/ned, some eif them hy impe)rlatie)n, anel prejiara- 
tions have heeii made for carrying on the weerk towarel 
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the* issuance* eef the* e*ve*idual e»flie*lal e*e»ele* eef e‘(»mme)n 
name's. It is be'lie've'el that w he*n this e*an be* elone a still 
gi-eater facility in e^eemmeirial Inerticultuial ti'ansae'tieens 
will be* afloreb'el. The* ceentinuane'e* eef the* work leeward 
this enei elepe'iiels ujeeen the* sujepeerl preevide'el by Ibe e'eeiisli- 
tuent organizalieens. It may be* peessibb* lee ceenepb'le* .i 
list of e'eemmeen name's witbin a ye*ar. but that is neel by 
any means cei’lain. 
It is yneeper in [ei’e'se'iiting Ibis repeerl lee e*all alle'nlieeii 
lee the extiaeerdinarily e'flicie'iit w eerk eef the* se'ci’e'lary eef tin* 
e'ommitte'e'. Mr. Harlan P. Ke'Ise'y. lie* has give'ii eef his 
valuable time' and invaluable' kneew h'elge' w ilheeut stint. 
It is a ele'finite fact that w itheeui this eh'veetieen tee w ru’k 
which is feer the benefit eef all. it weeulel leave bee'ti ine- 
possible lee have jereeceeded see far anel see faveerably in the 
elirectieen eef he'lping through the' ceemme'icial leusine'ss eef 
selling tre'es and yelants. 
When the list of nanees eef the' genlh'men assisting eeie 
behalf of the eether organizations is considered, it will he 
noted that we have had the help eef me'n of extraeerdiieary 
learning and capacity. Frederick Law Olmsted, feer in¬ 
stance. easily the leading landscape architect of the 
United States, has spent many days in this work. Tin* 
United States Botanist. Mr. Frederick V. Coville. is an¬ 
other of those who w ith Mr. Kelse'v has done much w eerk 
of importance which it would have been difficult lee gel 
anvwhere else. 
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A financial report is made in due course. It does neel 
show" the facts. Early in the last year it appeared that if 
the memhers of the committee charged to the fund in its 
possession their personal traveling e'xyee'nses there weeuld 
be no money left to continue and complete the preliieiinary 
portion of the work. Even with the economy which n*- 
sulted in the large contributions to tbe work involved in 
the ])aying of expenses individually, it later appean'd 
that there w as not money in sight to pay for the puhlica- 
tion of the 1917 Official Code. Your chairman w as ahh' 
to secure the contribution of the cost of j)rinting this codi' 
through the contribution by the Macmillan (a)m|)any of 
New Voi’k of the use of tbe plates of tlu* so-called Find¬ 
ing-List. and tb(' contiibulion by tin* .1. Horace* .McKarland 
Company of llu' cost of jerinling |■(*adv for s(*nding out. 
These' varieeus ceenirileutietns eef Ibe* membe'rs eel lie* 
committee* in e'xpe*nses anel eef the* inle'resteel anel be'lplid 
business eerganizatieens. neet elire'e'lly re'lale'el lee Ibis Assee- 
ciatieen. teetah'el ceensiele'rably meere* Ilian all Ibe* meene'v e*een- 
triieute'el by all tbe* eeiganizalieens lee Ibe* suppeerl eel Ibis 
w eerk. If it w as neel Ibe* fae*l Ibal yeeiir chairman is an 
eetlice'r eef eene* eef the* ceerpeeiatieens imeelve'el. be* weeulel ask 
that a eh'linite* veele* eef thanks be* e'xle'iieleel neel eenly tee the' 
members eef tin* ceemmitte'e* w bee have* thus ceeniribule'el 
ceensielerably in cash anel invaluably in weei'k. but tee the' 
twee helpful leusine'ss ceence*rns. 
It is belie'ved that there ne'cel be* nee eleeulel as lee the value 
eef ceentinuing the work, which if neet carrieel forwarel to 
the peeint of the issuance of the list eef ceemmeen names w ill 
he of less than eene'-fourih the usefulness that can eeccur 
should the work jeroceed. 
