Re: AGGC : What is it, why is it, and what it is not.


I don't think you guys have a clue!

So what is the "Burgess Giant"?  Dill's Garden Giant"?  Atlantic Giant?   Dill's Atlantic Giant?




From USDA:http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/seed/varietyname.htm

SYNONYMS-VARIETIES WITH SEVERAL NAMES

As noted earlier, the name originally assigned to a variety is the name that must be used forever. It can't be changed unless it is illegal.

This does not mean that all varieties must be marketed under a single name. In fact, some old varieties may be marketed legally under more than one name. If several names for a single variety of an agricultural or vegetable seed were in broad general use before July 28, 1956, those names still may be used. For hybrid corn this exception applies to names in use before Oct. 20, 1951.

Here are some examples:

The names "Acorn," "Table Queen," and "Des Moines" have been known for many years to represent a single squash variety. They were in broad general use before July 28, 1956, so seed dealers may continue to use these names interchangeably.

If "Ajax 79EDX" hybrid field corn, released in 1949, also became known as "Golden Ajax 79EDX" in the late 1950's, it would be illegal to label or advertise that variety as "Golden Ajax 79EDX." If the two names had been in use before Oct. 20, 1951, the variety could then be marketed under either name.

With the exception of old varieties with allowable synonym names, all vegetable and agricultural varieties may have only one legally recognized name, and that name must be used by anyone who represents the variety name in labeling and advertising. This includes interstate seed shipments and seed advertisements sent in the mail or in interstate or foreign commerce.
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