Re: Plant list up

but what about RHO?  Is it Rhodotypos?
Rhododendron?

RDT and RDD


Anemonopsis? will become whatever number is next sequentially.
In this case 0B5, or 181.

So



change.  If a genus changes (i.e. Cimicifuga to Actaea), it would be
confusing to have the code stay as CIM.

Agreed.

Backtracking....

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.
What about 2 different cultivars of the same species? Campanula alpestris 'Alba' and Campanula alpestris 'Rosea'?

I guess that for someone working with the system everyday, you'd just *know* 0AD is Myrica. Do you have plans to steer clear of the letter O to avoid confusuon with 0 ? As your business grows and you start hiring people, it would be easier for them to be able to visually see something in the code that makes the connection.I get the impression that you are more numerical and I'm more visual. I just love color coding (yes, I know that's not feasible).

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant list up


>For example, Knautia
>'Mars Midget' is 122.

So KNA would have been too easy, hmm?

For Knautia it's not a problem, but what about RHO?  Is it Rhodotypos?
Rhododendron?

The other advantage is that the code isn't tied to a plant name which can
change.  If a genus changes (i.e. Cimicifuga to Actaea), it would be
confusing to have the code stay as CIM.  This is one of the reasons
Heronswood switched to a numeric system -- they kept running into this
problem.

Normally it's not an issue, but when you have a Web site that links photos
and such in by the plant code, suddenly everything breaks.  If I rename
CIM to ACT, every photo that has CIM in it would have to be renamed as
well.  And all past orders would suddenly link to a name that no longer
existed.


>So 122 becomes 07A
No, it's 078. O7A is Lewisia.

Sorry.  Typo.  :)
>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?
It will become whatever number is next sequentially.  In this case 0B5, or
181.


>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.
Right. They're just added in the order that they get added to the system.
So this year's numbers will probably be low; as I become involved with more
and more species the numbers will increase.

This really makes it all easier for you?
Actually, yes. :)

There's another factor that came into play too. There are certain standards
for bar codes, and some don't allow letters, some don't allow spaces, etc.
Using a standard that only used 0-9, A-E and hyphens let me produce one of
the shortest barcodes so that I could fit them on the plant labels OK.
Otherwise I would have had to invest in a new laser printer that could print
a finer resolution. And of course, small barcodes are more susceptible to
errors, especially when printed on weatherproof labels that stay outdoors.

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)
So what you're saying is that I need to get the online store up, eh?  ;)

Chris

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