Weedy bulbous plants
Adam Fikso (Thu, 25 Nov 2010 22:14:20 PST)
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
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