eans that a cultivar, raised in one country under a
name acceptable in that country, may be introduced into another country
where the original name is quite unpronounceable or otherwise
unsuitable. A new name is, of course, immediately invented by the
introducer, and clearly, in many cases, it is useless to try to make the
second country adopt the earlier, strictly correct, but unsuitable name.
The Code, therefore, allows the retention of the second name as what it
calls a "commercial synonym." Thus, Rose 'Permanent Wave' is a
commercial synonym in the United States for the Rose raised in Holland
as 'Mevrouw van Straaten van Nes.' In any formal list of Roses, both
names should be given, together with any other commercial synonyms that
may exist. The coining of commercial synonyms is not, of course, to be
encouraged, and should only be done if the original name is clearly
unsuitable for the new country. Frequently names are translated or
transliterated when a cultivar is introduced into another country, and
such a translation or transliteration is not regarded in the Code as a
_new_ name, but as the original name in another form; no difficulty,
therefore, arises as to priority in these particular cases.

Perhaps the most important section of the whole Code deals with the
_Registration_ of cultivar-names. In certain groups (_e.g._ Daffodils)
international registration schemes already exist, and it is urged that
further schemes, covering all important groups of cultivated plants,
should be established as soon as possible. The function of such
authorities would consist, primarily, of (1) registering new names and
ensuring that they are in accordance with the Code, and (2) preparing,
and keeping up to date, lists of cultivars in their groups. In addition,
the authorities would choose a particular publication as the
"starting-point" of the nomenclature in the group (so as to avoid
dipping too deeply into the past in search of ever earlier
cultivar-names), and would act as arbiters when a decision has to be
made between two or more widely used names for the same cultivar. There
is no doubt in the minds of those responsible for the Code that the
existence of internationally trusted and respected registration
authorities would do more than anything else to stabilize and simplify
the naming of cultivated plants. It will obviously take some time before
authorities can be set up for all--or even the majority--of important
groups, b