Re: Stylebook committee

**"Christopher P. Lindsey" t*@spamfodder.com**

> While I generally agree with you that there already are too many stylebooks, 
> I can understand why one would be needed for gardenwriters. None of the 
> others address the specific technical needs of our industry.
> 
> For instance, do you write: Allium cepa var. aggregatum; Allium cepa 
> (aggregatum); or Allium cepa aggregatum? I've seen all three at various 
> times. And do you italicize it or not? 

Not to sound pedantic, but isn't the first the only true option?  Sure,
you may have seen the other two in use, but according to the International
Code of Botanic Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for
Cultivated Plants they're wrong.

   http://www.ashs.org/resources/plantnames/nomenclatureinfo/plantnomenclature.html

Granted, this doesn't cover the newer trends with trademarked names and the
like, but it should address most plant naming needs.

Chris

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