Dylan's approach is by far the best one. Even when the owner's wishes are clearly expressed, survivors don't always respect them or carry them out in a timely manner; in fact, it's a rarity when they do. I'll take this opportunity to again praise PBS members and especially Dell and the BX/SX for providing such a wonderfully easy and economical way to share things, many of which are not easy to find elsewhere. Bravo, Dell! Steve On 1/13/2014 3:31 PM, Hannon wrote: > Valuable collections vanishing soon after a changing of the guards or death > of the owner is a familiar story. One way to counter this problem is for > owners and caretakers to do their utmost to propagate and distribute > valuable plants before the End. If this is carried-out during the most > dynamic period of a collector's and collection's life then the > ultimate fate of the collection will matter much less. It is also the > living knowledge that goes with the plants that is of great value, > something that can only be passed on in life. > > Dylan Hannon > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/