Four programmes, introduced by Donald Boyd , in which various aspects of horticultural research are discussed.
4-The Creation of New Plants
For many reasons the great era of plant discovery may be over; meanwhile the hybridist's art is on the way to becoming an exact science. In some countries plant breeders' inventions are protected by law. In the United Kingdom they are not.
Speakers:
PROFESSOR DAN Lewis , F.R.S., Professor of Botany, University College, London HAROLD WILLIAMS, an amateur hybridist, who describes the legal protection some countries give to plant raisers JOHN KEELING , a seed merchant and plant breeder