NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW

Evening Star, Issue 21319, 25 January 1933, Page 2

NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW

HORTICULTURISTS MEET fpm United Peess Association.] WELLINGTON, January 24. 'Representatives of various associai tiotis which have some branch of horti- | culture as their main interest are at 1 i)resent gathered in Wellington lor the | National Flower Show on Thursday and Friday next to hold eonforonco and annual meetings-. I A civic welcome was extended this I morning by Cr Mcadowcroft in the abj senco of the mayor, and the conferi euco proceedings were officially opened 1 bv the Minister of Agriculture (Hon. i (3. E. Macmillan), who assured bis 1 hearers that the various associations | could rely on his and his department’s 1 support. I The question of protecting the hy--1 bridist was raised by Mr .1. A. Campbell at a meeting of the Horticultural Trades Association. He said that at present the Trades Mark Act could be invoked, but that did not prevent a grower selling tbo same plant under another name. A nomenclature board should be set up; and it should be made a penal offence to sell any plant under any name except that authorised by the board. The matter had been considered by the Government, which had declined to incur the expense of setting up a board. If the horticultural bodies guaranteed the small cost of a board and relieved the Government of the liability something might be done. It was stated during the mooting that the presentation by the State of forest trees to local bodies was unfair to nurserymen, who were left with stock on their hands which had to be destroyed. *