Re: Plant list up

For example, Knautia
'Mars Midget' is 122.

So KNA would have been too easy, hmm?


So 122 becomes 07A

No, it's 078. O7A is Lewisia.


The first part of the code is actually the genus -- each genus gets
its own number, and they're created sequentially.
OK, Anemonella is 062 and Aquilegia is 063. so what happens if you decide to carry Anemonopsis?

The second part is base 10 and is an identifier for the species.
The first species in a genus is 0001, the second is 0002, etc.
But not alphabetically? In Carex, the species conica is #11 while flacca is #3.

This really makes it all easier for you?

Well, so long as it works for you, but it is a little awkward for the buyer because the system isn't evident. The genus sometimes has letters, sometimes doesn't, and when it does, the letter's not always in the same place. I'm not complaining, just noting that, to someone who doesn't have the inside scoop, it seems strange. (I've got the scoop and I'm still confused)

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant list up


OK, Chris, I gotta ask:
How did you come up with your codes?

:)

The first part of the code is actually the genus -- each genus gets
its own number, and they're created sequentially.  For example, Knautia
'Mars Midget' is 122.

Since I wanted to keep the code short for the bar codes that go on the
pots, I then convert it to a hexadecimal value (basically, a base 16
system instead of base 10).  So 122 becomes 07A.  It makes more of a
difference when you get to larger numbers; 1000 is 3E8, so it takes one
character less.

The second part is base 10 and is an identifier for the species.
The first species in a genus is 0001, the second is 0002, etc.

When you receive your plants there will be a third number, and that will
be the plant number in base 16 again.

So 07A-0001-0001 would be the first plant, but 07A-0001-0010 would be
the 16th plant.

Each one has a unique bar code and id number (I wrote a program to print
out the labels).  I can then track specific plants if need be: if one
has a problem, I can document it and record what I've done with it.
I can also use it to identify seedlings of interest for plant breeding
and to log fertilizer applications and the like.

The biggest advantage is using it to meet state requirements.  I can also
track each plant back to its original source which is something that
we're required to do by law.  If a supplier comes to me and says that
their plants were infected with something, I can immediately identify
which of my plants came from them and identify any customers that might
be affected as well.

Someone on the list said I overthink things too much.  I dunno.  :)

Chris

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