You are absolutely right, Lou--- not just here with plants but in politics. If one does not call a spade a spade, how does the hearer know what one is talking about? Away with euphemisms!. Maybe the fussy taxonomists have a point that applies elsewhere., to our advantage and welfare. ----- Original Message ----- From: "lou jost" <loujost@yahoo.com> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Weedy bulbous plants > While I am as leary of illogical government regulations as anyone, it > seems to me extraordinary that there have been suggestions we be less than > forthright about mentioning the weediness of some plants in some > situations. What does this do to our credibility when we seek to give > input on such regulations? And what if our lack of direct warnings does > lead to an invasive problem somewhere? I vote for no mincing of words when > we describe potentially invasive plant behavior. > Lou > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/