APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A DAHLIA NAME

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The following form should be printed and completed as far as possible, and then sent to :

The International Dahlia Registrar, The Royal Horticultural Society's Garden, Wisley, Woking, Surrey, UK, GU23 6QB

Names already listed in the latest edition of 7he International Dahlia Register or in subsequent supplements should not be re-used and are not acceptable for registration. Names proposed should also be in accord with the latest edition of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. Details of these publications may be obtained from the above address. Registration should take place before the name is published or disseminated in any other way.

There is no fee for the registration of a new cultivar name. A certificate of registration is available free of charge and will be supplied on request.

If possible please supply a good colour photograph (print or slide). This, together with the form, will constitute a definitive record or "standard portfolio" for future reference.  Downloadable form: Dahliaform.pdf

CERTIFICATE REQUIRED?	Yes/No
Proposed name (1st choice)
Is it a cultivar or cultivar-group name?
Classification
Original seedling no

Please complete either part A or B (as appropriate) and then part C

PART A - If Seedling
(a) Seed parent (?)
(b) Pollen parent (?)
(e) Hybridised by:		Year
Address
(d) Grown to first flower by		Year first flowering
Address

 

PART B - If Sport
(a) Name of parent
(b) First secured by		Year
Address

PART C - All Applications
Named by			Year
Address
Introducer			Year
Address
Please indicate the derivation of the proposed name
DESCRIPTION: Where possible colour references should be given from the R.H.S., Colour Chart (1966*, 1986*, 1995* please indicate which was used)
Stem height
Flower diameter mm
Distinctive leaf characters (if any)
Colour(s) of outer florets
Colour(s) of inner florets
How does it differ from similar cultivars?
Herbarium specimen sent?	Yes/No
Colour photograph sent?	Yes/No
Name and address of person or firm registering name
Has the proposed name appeared in a dated publication, with a description? If so please give details of the first such publication
Please indicate whether the plant is protected by Plant Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights, and where
Please indicate any trademark or additional trade designation ("commercial synonym") to be used in marketing the plant

This part of the form for use of the International Registrar
Date received
Registration of this Dahlia has been accepted as
has been postponed for reason stated
Signature of International Registrar			Date
		Revised October 1998

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