RE: HYB: unamed seedl(ings) & pretty flowers
From: "wmoores" <wmoores@watervalley.net>
On 25 Jan 00, at 17:16, Randy C. Meuir wrote:
> From: "Randy C. Meuir" <rmeuir@mail.coin.missouri.edu>
>
> A seedling being made by the hybridizer at his/her expense of time, money
> and labor is surely his personal property and may be sold at his
> discretion. If a person has a unregistered female Beagle and raises
> puppies from her and sells them, would we say he is unethical? The person
> that buys the Beagle wants a pet or a hunting dog and is not interested in
> registration. This does not hinder the much smaller number of people that
> want to grow and show registered Beagles. If the buyer comes to love
> Beagles he may buy a registered one someday or even fill his yard with
> them (woe to his neighbor). I use the example of Beagles because they are
> my favorite dogs.
In my experience with irises in this context, the hybridizer's name
usually stays with the unintroduced seedling. If I have given
directions for the seedling to be discarded, I am offended when I see
the seedling floating around or being used in crosses. When a
hybridizer says discard the seedlings, it is unethical for the
seedlings to be sold and circulated - pretty flowers or not.
My experience with dogs is limited to my few pets. But I have never
heard of a kennel name or breeder's name staying with the
unregistered dog. None of my unregistered dogs had anybody's
name...just the name I gave them.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
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