The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-07
BUREAU OF PLANT REGISTRATION I
Important Step Taken by tho Association
ora; ricultural Producers.

ora sriculturai Producers.
To tho Editor OF tho lntelllgencor.
SIR:-rhe question OF establishing a
bureau for the registration OF plants, in
connection with the present division Of
pomology, was brough before the Sec
ton of botony and horticulture OF the
Association OF American Agriculture
Colleges and Experiment Stations, by
Prof. l.. c. Corbett, OF the West Virginia
University. After careful constdera-
tlon OF the matter. the section appointed
IL committee to report upon the feasl-
blllty OF the scheme, and 10 suggest the
outline OF plan to be presented to Con-
Eress nj an early date. The committee
consists OF L. c. Corbett, MorSantown.
". Va, chairman; ". a. Taylor. U. S.
department OF agriculture. Washington.
D. C.; Prof. l.. II. Bailey, Ithaca, n. y:
+. S. Earle. Auburn, Ala; and C. H.
Shinn. Berkeley. Cal.
The idea Is to have some one place In
the United States where all plants
placed upon the market can be officially
registered. numbered, and q description.
together with specimens OF the bloom.
seed, foliage and fruit, placed on record,
When 1t Is not practicable 20 reserve the
original. colored casts are 10 be pre-
pared. az In the case Of citrons. drupace-
Gus and yomaceous fruit, as well as
vegetables.
In all cases where plants are sent for
registration. specimens of flowers. foil
age, fruit, root. tuhcr or seed must ac-
company the application. All veEeta-
bles must he accompanied by given
amount OF seed (to be determincd) to be
preserved for purposes of noting the
~ n lDf
cnce OF climate during any series OF
years. or In any locality. a further
purpose OF the seed shall be 10, grow
plants for purposes OF Identifying the
sort.
The Ends Sought.
Ito discourage the duplication of
names, and the remaining OF old sorts
for commercial purposes.
ITO form n national herbarium OF
economic plants, which shall he made
up largely from type specimens.
3-To simplify the matter OF nomen-
clature.
ITO aid the student OF varieties as
well as OF variation OF plants under Gull
turc.
$40 secure to the originator OF n
truly valuable variety some reward for
his labor. the same as Is now accorded
the inventor.
The Incorporation OF such CLAUSE
(N0. 81 will. am sure, secure the hear,y
cooperation OF all plant breeders.
nurscrymen and scedsmen. and this CO.
operation We must have In order 20 Rd-
vance the scientific ends sought.
II Is further proposed that this central
bureau be made part and parcel OF the
present division OF ponology OF the
United States department OF agriculture
a very valuable nucleus for the begin
ming OF such work Is had IN the fruit
models now In the museum OF that de-
partment.
Each person interested In this matter
will kindly formulate his ideas on the
subject and send to some member OF the
committee who will put them In such
form that bill may be drafted at an
early date and presented before Con-
grcSs. The idea In having the members
OF the committee so scattered Is to get
the needs OF the several sections OF tho
United States ns well represented aS
practicable. It Is hoped that each one
Interested will lend hearty cooperation
In the matter. SECRETARY,