I think Jim McKenney would have a problem getting his friends' names 'Album' and 'Alba' past a strict reading of the rules - it would probably be OK, but the reason should be stated firmly in the description to render any confusion improbable. An on-the-ball registrar of names would hopefully gently recommend that they were called 'James Album' (or even 'Stamp Album') or 'Signora Alba'. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567 COLESBOURNE PARK OPEN DAYS 2007 Easter Monday 9 April, Arboretum Weekend 15-16 September Gates open 1pm, last entry 4 pm website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Two Allium of the season - RESEND , > >> Unless it was published before 1957 the use of 'Album' is illegitimate >> anyway, and a name in a vernacular language should be substituted." > > Suppose I have a good friend whose nickname is "Album". And suppose this > name is not derived from the Latin, but rather in his non-Indo-European > language this combination of transliterated letters means "prodigious > quaffer of beer". > > Surely I may name a cultivar for him and call it 'Album'. > > Or may I? >