Roland, As a horticulturist, scientist and someone who has a fair deal of experience with the nursery and landscaping trade, I feel that I understand both sides of this. Whether we like it or not, botanical science serves a greater focus than that of horticulturists alone. We can chose to ignore it or benefit from it. Good science does not discriminate based on anthropogenic thought and it is always in flux. By definition the journey of discovery will always result in a changed understanding of that which is being studied. I doubt any taxonomist actually takes pleasure in the confusion often felt in the marketplace of plants after name changes. Jacob ---------- - http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/sets/ On 28 April 2010 13:39, gentiaan bulborum <bulborum@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes Nhu > > partly you are right > but if you sell Hippeastrum you are getting mad I also sell Amaryllis > belladonna > After every day telling dozens of customers if they mean Hippeastrum > or Amaryllis and in the mean time you are wasting time your college is > selling > The same you can say from Pelargonium versus Geranium > Dendranthema versus Chrysanthemum and so on and so on > Here is a job for all those garden magazines all around the world > who constant are using popular and old names > Of course I am happy with correct Latin names but sometimes > I think why change a name if anybody knows it under a other name > what means THE FIRST BOTANIST WAS WRONG Take some more time to do > the job good or don't change it > The same for all those botanic gardens sending wrong labelled seeds > all around the world > for example for a botanic garden in Holland I got over 500 packets of > Allium sp. > over 9 out of 10 from all beautiful names where Allium cyathophorum var. > farreri > if you are not sure of a name don't collect it or send it under a > collection number > I grow over 1000 species and are desperate looking for reviews > of bulbous plants very difficult to find > > Roland > > > > 2010/4/28 Nhu Nguyen <xerantheum@gmail.com>: > > Hi, > > > > I share Jane's annoyance with gardeners who have knee-jerking reactions > to > > name changes. These changes are made to reflect the latest evidence we > have > > regarding the evolutionary biology of organisms. Being able to sequence > the > > genetic material of all living organisms provided us with a powerful new > way > > to classify them. It is a revolution in science, and with any revolution > > there are major disruptions that cannot be avoided. Furthermore, these > > changes are made solely on scientific merits and should not be influenced > by > > economics. With that said, there is a little bit of wiggle room for how > > those changes are made and it is up to the researcher to decide what > > directions to take. New names are intrinsically linked to old names so > > technically one can look it up in a database somewhere and still be > talking > > about the same organism despite usage of different names. > > > > >From the seller's point of view, it is understandable to use a name that > is > > best selling. However, it does not take up that much more room to at > least > > include the latest synonym in a catalog. This way it is inclusive to > > everyone who is interested in that plant. I have on several occasions > bought > > plants that was labeled with an older name and only to find out that I > > already have that plant at home under a newer name. > > > > Nhu > > Berkeley, CA > > -- > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/ > > > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 11:00 AM, gentiaan bulborum <bulborum@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> > >> let them think first 10 times before they change a name > >> Smilacina with a lot of species in Maianthemum with just a few species > >> Just because his name is mentioned many times > >> I know the rules but sometimes ???? > >> > >> Roland > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > -- > R de Boer > La Maugardiere 1 > F 27260 EPAIGNES > FRANCE > > Tel./Fax 0033-232-576-204 > Email: bulborum@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >