OK, I did it again. I clicked on the send button before checking my facts. When I wrote >Quotes are not used except >for Latin form cultivar names (the quotes distinguish the Latin form >cultivar names from proper botanical epithets) I was mistaken. The current practice is to use quotes for all cultivar names. Does anyone know of an online (free) source for the most recent International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants ? Obviously, I need to do some more reading. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@starpower.net At 08:35 PM 3/16/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Mary Sue asked: > >>When I am summarizing a list I >>am using botanical names to be consistent. When I am listing something like >>Ambergate or putting a picture of something named on the wiki how is this >>written? > >Mary Sue, I think you'll find that standard usage for most purposes would >be Narcissus Ambergate. Depending on the context, the Narcissus will be >italicized or not, the Ambergate not italicized. Quotes are not used except >for Latin form cultivar names (the quotes distinguish the Latin form >cultivar names from proper botanical epithets). > >In more specialized discussions, the division (horticultural >classification) may be cited between the word Narcissus and the cultivar name. > >Does that answer your question? Does everyone else agree? > >Jim McKenney >jimmckenney@starpower.net >Montgomery County, Maryland, zone 7, who's no expert but loves his daffodils > > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >