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Old 28-07-2004, 08:05 AM
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Default commercialising new varieties

On 27/7/04 20:08, in article ,
"Chris Hogg" wrote:

On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 18:23:15 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:

I've one, maybe two, plants that I reckon are worth marketing. Any
recommendations as to whom I should contact. (I've found PlantNet UK and
ex Blooms.)


Is it worth the effort for the private individual?


That depends on the plant. If it's a really good one, nurseries all over
the world can be licensed to reproduce it and then pay a royalty to the
original breeder. He or she will have had to pay to register it as 'theirs'
and usually an agent is involved in collecting the royalties but it can be
worth quite a lot.
The breeder doesn't have to be the only person that actually grows it.
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