American Horticultural Society International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) Records, 1954-1977 : Guide

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

American Horticultural Society International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) Records, 1954-1977 : Guide

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/721337249

The collection includes the correspondences of members of the International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants (ICNCP). The ICNCP drafted a nomenclature code in October of 1952 and members of this commission continued to discuss improvements to the code in the coming years. The goal of the ICNCP was to establish uniformity for the naming of cultivars. The bulk of the collection contains correspondences and documents that pertain to the registration of national and international cultivar names. These issues were discussed at the annual meeting of the International Horticultural Congress. A bulk of the materials is correspondences. Other materials include: memorandums, reports, research materials, meeting minutes, brochures and financial records.

54 linear inches (9 boxes)

Harvard University, Botany Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8088083

Harvard University, Botany Libraries

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Arnold Arboretum

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jj4czx (corporateBody)

The planning for the Arnold Arboretum Centennial celebration began in 1967 when Dr. Richard A. Howard, Arboretum Director from 1954-1978, appointed committees of supporters and visiting-committee members to raise funds for the upcoming event. The week-long celebration (May 21-28, 1972) opened with a banquet in a downtown Boston hotel that featured an address by William T. Stearn, famous taxonomist and botanist from the British Museum of Natural History. Events included a daylong symposium on "Po...

American Horticultural Society. International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sj9snx (corporateBody)

The American Horticultural Society (AHS) was founded in 1922. The AHS and the American Horticultural Council merged in 1960 to create an umbrella group for American horticulture. Under the leadership of Richard Howard the Arnold Arboretum served as an International Registration Authority and a National Registration Authority for 8 years, working with the AHS and the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboretums (AABGA). Arnold Arboretum is the IRA for several woody plant genera. Donal...

American horticultural society

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6187prp (corporateBody)

American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboretums

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v47nbz (corporateBody)

Wyman, Donald, 1903-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f502h4 (person)