Naming of new hybrids

[Des]

I've often wondered why it is necessary to register new names of hybrids with the RHS. Why can't each country just have it's own register and prefix the name with the country's initials or something like that? Having to apply to the RHS for registration also is quite costly for hybridizers living in a country with a weaker currency. It would cost us here in SA about R160. to register with the RHS, which is more than the plant is actually worth. I'm pretty sure that this is the reason why we see so many NOIDS being sold as the names just get to be too cumbersome to put onto a label. I often think it is quite a pity when I see a really good cybidium or cattleya being sold as a NOID as there are times when the flower is so good I would like to use it for hybridizing. Can anyone else comment?