Re: RE: OT NAMES OF IRIS

John  --  Thanks for the information.  In the past, I've found that
selecting a name for an iris that hasn't already been taken is more
difficult than getting the cross itself.  This should free things up.   --
Griff


----- Original Message -----
From: "John I Jones" <jijones@usjoneses.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [iris] RE: OT NAMES OF IRIS


> On Dec 3, 2004, at 2:43 PM, Cheryl Leigh Chamberlin wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debby" <d.j.nelson@sasktel.net>
> > To: <iris@hort.net>
> > Sent: Friday, 3 December 2004 10:05 AM
> > Subject: Re: [iris] RE: OT NAMES OF IRIS
> >
> >
> >> I have a question. Wouldn't it be easier if each hybridizer used a
> >> name to
> >> register their Iris with so that everyone would know exactly who bred
> >> that
> >> iris?
> >>
> >> I know that people are always asking "who bred that?", so I was
> >> wondering
> >> why a system similar to that used by dog breeders isn't used. For
> >> example: I
> >> have two "kennel" names or "prefix's". One for my Silkys and one for
> >> my
> >> Skyes. Every Skye puppy is registered using "Idrigill" in it's name.
> >> Such
> >> as: Idrigill Boys Will Be Boys, or Idrigill Castles In The Skye. This
> >> prefix
> >> identifies the dog as bred by me. If each hybridizer took out a
> >> registered
> >> name through the Iris Society, so that name could only be used by
> >> them, then
> >> wouldn't it make it easier for fellow hybridizers or other
> >> enthusiasts to
> >> follow breeding programs and pedigree lines?
>
> Well for one reason, the International Code of Nomenclature used to
> allow only 3 words in a name, but was recently updated to allow 4 .
> (AIS is the governing body for iris registrations and adheres tot he
> ISN). AIS will allow four words as of 12/1/2004. Another reason is that
> there is a limit of 30 characters (not counting spaces) per name.
>
>
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