VERY well put! Thank you for insight On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Hannon <othonna@gmail.com> wrote: > As far as PBS in effect advising others in these matters, what David says > is correct. At the same time, Ernie I think asks us to consider some > philosophical aspects of this topic and that is an avenue that anyone is > free to pursue or not. The conservation of cultivated plants (and wild > plants) is an evolving pursuit and the common wisdom among horticulturists > and the regulators both have undergone radical changes within living > memory. These changes did not involve our participation for the most part > and we should ask why us "end users" should not have a place at the table, > if for no other reason than to be better informed in our own thinking about > plant conservation. > > A better future for plants in the wild and for growers can only develop > where there is open discussion among a wide range of voices. A few years > ago the USDA asked for public input on proposed changes to plant import > laws. It was heartening to see the responses from many different people in > different, even unrelated fields, with little redundancy. No one was > advocating for breaking the law but they openly questioned the wisdom of > certain ideas in our laws or potential laws. > > > Dylan Hannon > > Hi, > > > > Please stick to the letter of the law here on the PBS list. > > > > My future plans do not involve doing time for conspiracy. > > > > People from the appropriate authorities are members of this list and > > have explained the rules in the past. > > > > The list archives are public and persistent - this is not the place to > > say anything you might wish to deny in the future. > > > > > > > > -- > > David Pilling > > http://www.davidpilling.com/ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >