[pbs] names
John Grimshaw
j.grimshaw at virgin.net
Sun Jun 3 15:52:13 EDT 2007
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
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney at jimmckenney.com>
To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Two Allium of the season - RESEND
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>
>> 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?
>
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