ISHS Acta Horticulturae 182: I International Symposium on Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY : ITS ROLE AS THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION AUTHORITY FOR NARCISSUS |
| Author: | K. Donald |
| Abstract:
Since the late nineteenth century, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has promoted the exhibiting and registration of Narcissus cultivars. In 1884 the Society held a Daffodil Conference at which it was agreed to adopt fanciful, rather than Latin names for Narcissus hybrids. A list of newly-coined cultivar names, classified according to corona length, was issued - the precursor of the RHS List of Daffodil Names. The first List, published in 1907, was simply an enumeration of some 1 400 cultivar names; subsequent Lists were more informative and periodically proposed revisions to the classification system. The preparation of the twenty-second edition, the first to furnish descriptions, is the principal task of the full-time registrar. | |
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