Re: AIS-Registration of Cultivars:Why, and Why Care?
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- Subject: Re: AIS-Registration of Cultivars:Why, and Why Care?
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 12:35:04 -0700 (MST)
On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, Henryanner wrote:
> The American Iris Society is the recognized
> INTERNATIONAL registering agency for the genus Iris.There are other
> international registrars for other plants. I believe the RHS handles the genus
> Lilium, for instance.
>
> The process of registration of an iris, or any other plant, is a critically
> important activity which ensures that names and plant descriptions are
> recorded in consistent forms. The overall purpose is to ensure that the plant
> and its name is described, documented, and published according to the
> scientific criteria of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature--for
> species--or the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants-- for
> man-made hybrids or plants used in horticulture, forestry, agriculture and so
> forth.
>
> Anner Whitehead, Richmond,VA
> Henry Hall henryanner@aol.com
>
Anner has explained the importance of registration and the
importance in dealing with iris sources that follow the rules.
The part of her discussion that I have quoted above deals with the
International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, and the reason I
have quoted it refers to the post I made yesterday about 'florabunda
irises.' The term 'florabunda irises' is not in the nomenclature of the
American Iris Society, and for someone to attach the term to irises in
order to further sales or simply to be 'cute' represents blatant disregard
for the accepted nomenclature extant for many years. Further, it leads to
confusion when an individual borrows terms that have long belonged to
other plant realms and exclusively theirs and applies them to irises.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
