Re: AIS: Check List definitions
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] AIS: Check List definitions
- From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" j*@bridgernet.com
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 07:46:35 -0600
> From: laurief <laurief@paulbunyan.net>
> I should have asked these questions a long time ago. Would someone
> please explain to me the meanings of the terms "obsolete" and
> "superseded" as applied in listings in the 1939 Check List? Also, if
> both large and small capital letters designate an "approved and
> registered" name, what is the difference between them? Why are some
> names presented in large capitals and others in small capitals?
Laurie,
Names printed in large caps are those of Registered and approved cultivars;
names printed in small caps are those of registered and approved cultivars
regarded as "obsolete" (see p. 17 of the 1939 Checklist).
I am not aware that the terms "obsolete" and "superseded" are explicitly
defined in the '39 Checklist. The following is my own interpretation of the
meaning of these terms:
"obsolete" indicates that the cultivar was deemed to no longer exist and
its name was available to be reassigned to current cultivars.
"supeseded" was a value judgement that similar, but superior, cultivars had
replaced the ones so designated as objects of horticultural interest.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
HIPS Commercial Source Chairman
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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