How to name camellia varieties?

The naming concept of ancient camellia varieties is novel, with concise words and vivid images. If silver is baked, you can imagine the color of a pool of silver water that has just been baked, both red with silver and silvery white with a little red. It's a red color. The color of old clothes is a kind of cyan presented by old clothes, which is a kind of gray cyan. Another example is Oriental Bright and Pink Baby. The colors of these two varieties are different: the former is only Oriental Bright, with red in white and white in red; The latter is a child's face, pink in powder and pink in red. The names of many ancient camellia varieties in China fully reflect the artistic imagination of our ancestors.

The naming of ancient camellia in China can be roughly summarized as follows: some flowers are colored, such as silver red, red and white; Some people use flowers as metaphors, such as Yang Fei tea, stone evening dress and drunken imperial concubine. There are scented teas, such as pomegranate tea, cuckoo tea and peony tea. There are things that describe flowers, such as Zhu Baocha, Pearl Tea and Agate. Some animals are used to describe flowers, such as flowers, lion heads, crane tops and so on.

Let's look at the naming of modern camellia varieties. Most of the naming methods of modern camellia varieties are based on the strict distinction and screening of the shapes, characteristics and colors of various camellia varieties in gardening practice, and the naming methods of terrestrial, anthropoid, animal, insect, fish and exotic flowers are adopted to give camellia various colorful names:

(1) The varieties named after personification include Er Qiao, Jiaomeiren, Shishi Evening Makeup, Guifei Drunk, Yang Guifei Drunk, Mr. Parks, Miss New Charleston, Queen Elizabeth, Nixon and Haydn.

(2) The varieties named after place names include Fujian Agate, Dali Tea, Jing 'an Tea, Kunming Spring, Chongqing Red, Light of Putuo, Hawaii, California Liming, Jinhua Pan Yu, Suzhou and Hangzhou Approximation, etc.

(3) Species named after birds are proud peacocks, cockatoos, white swans, five-crane pearls, red peacocks, Chiyo cranes, golden butterflies, cardinal Showa, yellow parrots, purple butterflies and snowy birds.

(4) Species that may kill animals, such as lion head, lion laugh, Tiger Claw white, orangutan red, milk bear, white dragon, polar bear, etc.

(5) Species named after small animals, such as male cats, Toona sinensis, scallops, conch tea, coral music, giant salamander, etc.

(6) The varieties to be named after flowers include hibiscus tea, peony tea, rhododendron tea, impatiens, pink lotus, lily Toona sinensis, begonia tea, narcissus, Huang Ju, carmine lotus, lemon sugar, peach blossom, rose and white spot carnation.

(7) The varieties named after colors are green ball, yellow bougainvillea, camellia chrysantha, red hydrangea, purple robe, bluebird, black knight, pink exquisite, Bai Fei peony, willow leaf silver red, pink peony, magenta hydrangea, silver peony, black bangs and so on.

(8) Named varieties of quasi-pearls and agates, such as pearl tea, agate tea, purple jade, big agate, flower change, green pearl, crystal white, flawless jade, beaded tea, gold-sprinkled pearls, jewelry boxes, rubies, carved stone from the West Cattle, etc.

(9) Named after the varieties that reflect the natural landscape, such as Dongfang Liang, Haiyunhong, Chenxi, Moonlight, Stars, Yinlangtao, Grand Canyon, Valley Wonderland, Snowfall, invivo, Polar Ice, Baiyun Piao, Snow Mountain Tea, Toona sinensis, Chongzhilang, etc.

(10) Varieties named after mythical and magical colors, such as Chang 'e color, Cangwu dreamland, sweet dream, fantasy city, black magic, flower fairy, rhapsody, lotus fairy, fairyland, midnight magic, Vulcan, the light of the Virgin, etc.

The above ten naming methods are constantly enriched and improved on the basis of following and inheriting ancient naming, which makes the naming of camellia varieties richer and more harmonious in form and rhyme. There are many regulations on the naming of new camellia varieties in the international camellia community. If you want to use a variety named after someone, you must have the written consent of that person, and if you die, you must have the written consent of your next of kin; It is best to use 1 ~ 2 words for the suggested name, and no more than 3 words are allowed. At present, many of our varieties are 4-5 words, or even more, which does not meet the requirements of new variety registration and naming. We should be in line with international practice. When naming varieties, according to the naming tradition of our country, it is best not to exceed 4 words, and 2-3 words are appropriate.