At
its meeting held in Toronto,
Canada during January 1949,
the North American
Gladiolus Council delegates,
representing the gladiolus interest of both the United States and Canada, unanimously voted
to establish the North
American Gladiolus Registry.
Believing
that an adequate system
of Registration is needed
to meet the demands
of gladiolus growers and
recognizing the fact that there is considerable confusion in the gladiolus industry due to duplication
of names, the following
rules and regulations are
hereby adopted
for the purpose of correcting
the situation for the benefit
of all concerned.
FIRST: Any
cultivar when first offered
for sale, or about to be offered,
may be registered with
the Registrar on compliance
with the rules hereby adopted for the guidance of the registrar, and any alterations
to these rules that may
be adopted by the Executive
Board.
SECOND; Any
variety registered by a
foreign Society cooperating
with the NAGC shall be
considered as registered
by the North American Gladiolus
Registry.
THIRD:
The objects of the system
of registration are to eliminate.
as far as possible, the
duplication of names and
to discourage the
tendency to name and disseminate
cultivars of questionable
merit. The Registry
will look in disfavor on
efforts to:
(a)
Register names for the
purpose of holding them
for use in the distant
future.
(b)
Register names that are
an attempt to capitalize
on the popularity
of a cultivar already on
the market.
(c) Register
names that tend to discredit
cultivars already
in commerce.
(d) Register
names that are so nearly
identical in spelling
or punctuation as to cause
confusion.
FOURTH:
The Registry recognizes
the principal that after
a cultivar has been
discontinued in commerce
in all parts of the world
for 15 years, especially
when such cultivar has
not been widely disseminated. the
name may be used again. But,
there shall be a minimum
of 25 years from the time
of introduction before
the name can be duplicated.
FIFTH; The
Registrar is authorized
to arrange for the cooperation
with Gladiolus Societies
of other countries.
1. Registration
is available to any gladiolus
grower or hybridizer
upon payment of the Registration
fee.
2. Applications
for registration must be
on the standard application
form and accompanied by
the current registration
fee in U.S. funds.
3. When
the applicant for registration
is not the originator of the
cultivar being registered,
permission from the originator
must be furnished or other acceptable evidence of the right to register the cultivar
in question.
4.
The name of a living person
shall not be used without
written consent of
that person. The
name of any person deceased
in the last fifteen years shall not be accepted without written permission of heirs
or executors. This
written permission must
accompany the application
for registry.
5. A
cultivar must be given
a name that is acceptable
to the Registry. The
following are examples
of names that would not
be acceptable.
(a) Names
that are too long. Not
over twenty five (25) letters
and spaces.
(b) Names
already in use for cultivars
in commerce.
(c) Possessive
pronouns preceding names
already in use.
(d) Any
name similar to a name
already in use as to cause confusion.
(e) Names
which express superiority
over some other named cultivar,
or which would in any way
tend to discredit another
cultivar.
(g) The
Registrar will have to
right to refuse to register any
name that is obviously
undesirable.
6. No
cultivar shall be registered
under more than one name. Where
the name is in a language
other that English, the
registrant shall
include an English translation
of the name when possible.
7. No
Cultivar shall be considered
for registration unless
there is at least
25 blooming size corms (#
4 or larger) in existence
at the time of
application for registration.
8. On
receipt of an application,
the Registrar shall determine
if it contains all
of the necessary information
and, if not, return to the
applicant for further data.
9.
The Registrar shall determine
whether a name is eligible
as far as records
show to be registered. The
Registrar shall issue and forward
to the applicant a certificate
of registration and cause
the the registration
to be published in a future
issue of the N.A.G.C. Bulletin.
10. Questions
not covered by these Rules
and Regulations shall be submitted
to the Executive Board. An
applicant for registration
who is not willing
to accept the decision
of the Registrar may appeal
the decision to the
Executive Board whose decision
shall be final.
Reprinted
January 27, 2007
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