Re: Maytag Red (Iris Humor?)
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Maytag Red (Iris Humor?)
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 20:31:08 -0500
In a message dated 96-11-28 15:08:44 EST, you write:
<< Seriously, I recognize that the majority of hybridizers don't make a
killing
from new introductions and I appreciate the work that they do to bring us
new and beautiful creations. I could see how increasing the requirements for
introduction of new irises could increase the associated development costs
for a new introduction, as well as, possibly improve the quality and
uniqueness of irises introduced. IMHO, it would be a shame to make
registration and introduction of new varieties of irises a more cost
prohibitive venture for the amateur hybridizer. >>
Donald, worry not. The policy of AIS re the requirements for registration
and introduction have been the same since the inception of AIS, and they are
not going to be changed. I believe some plant societies set rigorous testing
requirements or approval by a registration body based on characteristics, but
this has no support in AIS, whose policy is sort of been "let a hundred
flowers bloom." The free market will determine which cultivars survive and
which do not....sort of the capitalist way. Clarence Mahan
