On the nomenclature of orchids

(Feng Rumei / tr. by Phil Newell)

With regard to the article on the naming of orchids, some orchid friends have talked about it many times in various orchid periodicals. now I should be asked to write a short article in this respect. I can only answer the appointment, even if it is a continuation of the mink.

The name is a symbol, just like the serial number, different symbols from Chen Mengliang and Pu Tong to Song Mei and Wang characters indicate the origin and owner, but like the eighteen blossoms of Longyan, they also indicate the blooming style of flowers. however, in the record of Lan Hui, there is a single word to name Lan Hui, such as Yuepei, Green Cloud, Cui Toad, Diaicui and so on. This kind of naming has been used ever since.

It is the dream of any orchid family to have a good flower and a good name. So after I got a vegetarian heart plum petal, I named contentment to show that I was content to get this flower. Later, I had to count the flowers. Although they have been named by others, I think the original name is not good enough to show the advantages of the flowers, so there are: no request, closing the moon, watching, and so on. Later, when Mr. Chen Bo of Chongqing visited me, he saw the name on my Lanshu and said that I was too modest. But it seems that modesty is better than publicity.

I remember that a Lanyou in Anhui once sent a photo for me to name. It was a flat-shouldered daffodil with floating petals. The flower was OK, that is, it was named S-wave, but this flower was never seen on the market. Another orchid friend sent a photo to be named, which is also a daffodil. The flower is ordinary, but the red dot on the tongue is big and gorgeous, that is, it is named after the lips. I haven't seen this flower since. Mr. Xiaofeng Feng Lianyi was once named after the orchid, and the photo was named Zhanmei, which was named Zhanmei. This flower has not yet been planted.

At the Yixing Orchid Exhibition in 2002, I saw Mr. Wu Jianeng display a branch of Cymbidium crustacean, which is not plum or daffodils, but its petal shape is correct, and its color is bright, with very fine bright red veins on the green petal and light green tongue, which is very delicate. I said that this flower is good, Mr. Wu agreed to give it to me, and the play said that the price would not be high, and then in the autumn of 2003, I exchanged the three seedlings with contentment. I was named after the plain clothes and Zhu embroidery in the Book of songs and the national style.

In the spring of 2003, Mr. Wu Jianeng drove to Huzhou to pick me up to see the Orchid Exhibition in Changzhou. When he came back, he visited his home. He gave me two photos of Zhu embroidery in plain clothes (the flowers had not yet been exchanged at that time) and two photos of a daffodil. He said that I have a lot of daffodils. I will give you some next time. I didn't care at that time. When I got home, I put the picture on the writing desk. When I suddenly thought of the poem that only envied the lovebirds but not the immortals, I wrote the name of the unenviable immortals at the back of the photo and wrote the date. Soon after, Mr. he Houyuan from Taiwan came to my house. When he saw this picture, he was moved by the flower name of "not envy Immortals." he said that the fairy word was borrowed well and that he must ask me for the flower. I can only tell the truth. Later, I heard that Mr. he would not envy immortals when he went to Mr. Wu in Yixing. It is said that the asking price is very high, and the price is still high to this day. Until Mr. Wu gave me two seedlings of immortal grass in the spring of 2006, one new grass was sent in that year, and the three seedlings died in autumn. I am sorry that I have no chance with this flower. I am not familiar with business, and it is only then that I know that a good nickname can also add a lot of value to intellectual property rights.

On the eve of the 2004 Wuxi Orchid Exhibition, Mr. Xu Hao brought five photos of Huilan, saying that Mr. Wu Jianeng asked me to name them, and he had to tell him by phone that he would send them to the exhibition tomorrow. I am named after the flower shape in the photo, including Jiazhuang, Cuizhuo, Yuzhu and so on, among which Jiayu has become a popular species at a high price.

I am an Ailan Yanglan people, do not seek interests in Lanhui. Do not know how to do the commodity economy, love the right vegetarian heart in life. But in recent years, it is said that big orchid farmers do not like vegetarian heart, love big red, love butterflies, multi-peony, love this is a different point of view, understandable. For the same reason, naming also likes to give priority to auspicious words, such as Fugui Jincan and so on. This is a personal preference, beyond reproach, and dare not argue. But the fact is not always the case, I inadvertently wrote the three words do not envy immortals, that is, to create a huge amount of wealth. Therefore, it is better to name Lanhui naturally, elegantly and differently.