[pbs] Cabin fever antidote
James R. Fisher
garrideb at well.com
Fri Jan 23 19:21:21 EST 2004
J.E. Shields wrote:
> Jim McK.,
<snip>
>
> 2. Species are human conceptual constructs too, by and large. Those
> obvious species, easily perceived, are not the problems of course.
<snip -2>
> population" which confuses the devil out of things where plants are
> concerned. The orchids present an obvious case in point, with myriads
> of complex, multiply (adverb of "multiple") intergeneric hybrids made in
> cultivation. Remember: where species are concerned, cultivation does
> not count! I like the approach that starts with a species as an
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Last time I checked, orchid breeders had got the number of natural
genera contained in one hybrid up to eight. That was 4-5 years ago,
so it might be 9 or 10 by now...
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Jim Shields (a.k.a. Jim S; i.e., not Jim W and not Jim McK)
> in central Indiana (USA)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-jrf ( or Jim F)...
--
Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]
More information about the pbs
mailing list