>I hope you will read the Nature Conservancy's position paper posted all >over the Internet...I have also been a member in the past. This is >truly frightening. Dear Tony, I suspect you are the most knowledgeable member on this new "Proposed Rule". Would you be willing to put down in a few simple words and sentences what you think this Rule might result in and then Who exactly (name, title email or postal address) we could contact, What topics might be of greatest importance to bring up and, When the deadline is for contacting the responsible agency(-ies) ??? Has the agency proposing this already incorporated everything in Hortus, specialty seed list, etc Will this list be by family, or genus, or species or down to cv? I'll certainly try to marshal some effort if I had a direct contact to inform of my concerns. Thanks Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +