Re: SIB: FLIGHT OF BUTTERFLIES
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- Subject: Re: SIB: FLIGHT OF BUTTERFLIES
- From: "* M* <b*@irisgarden.Com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 10:41:53 -0600 (MDT)
Walter A. Moores wrote:
>
> An interesting iris is
> > Drady that I've been selling for years (and I believe you also) Drady
> > is not introduced nor registered, BUT has been used as a parent in
> > another cultivar. This precludes the name ever being used again, but
> > does not get it registered. I would not expect anyone to have trouble
> > entering Drady in our California shows.
> > Bill Maryott San Jose CA
> >
> In the case I mentioned this morning, I withdrew the name and
> simply went back to the parentage because I registered the parent but
> never introduced it.
>
> I wonder how Keith keeps track of all of this. Does he have a
> program that alerts him when non-registered irises show up in parentages
> or does he just 'visually' check each parent before issuing the
> registration certificate?
>
> Seems to me some parentages on older irises are suspect without
> modern technology to catch non-introduced irises.
>
> Walter Moores
> Enid Lake, MS
Keith does not have a program to catch these things. The only thing he
has that you and I don't have are the reserved names that hybridizers
have paid for, but have not yet used. They are only reserved for a
finite time. If you want to request a name, it is your duty and
obligation as a hybridizer to assure it has never been used. Of course
at present, there is no way to assure a non-introduced cultivar hasn't
been used as a parent. Most of Keith Keppel's information is in his
head, but he is pretty thorough and fair in authorizing the use of names
and will certainly recheck your name against all formally registered and
introduced names.
Bill Maryott San Jose
