on 8/13/04 2:04 PM, wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [OGD] Where have I heard this before? > Sorry, wrong quote. It was Charles Ufford who came up with that gem. > Iris
The one thing in the article that highlighted Rafinesque's rather possibly 'obsessive' nature when it came to plant and animal classification follows: Story goes that he was in a cabin somewhere with Audobon or one of the famous naturalists/writers of the time out in the woods, and a bat flew into the room (it was night); spying an unusual coloration or such thing, he grabbed his butterfly net and exclaimed, "I think that's a new variety!", and set upon it in hopes of making a new description. I guess the others in the cabin were rather 'impressed' with his determination... charles (I wonder if he was a splitter or a lumper?) -- Charles Ufford Calen the Border Collie CGC - now in Heaven Oriskany, NY USA IPA, Central NY and Southern Tier Orchid Societies [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.paphiopedilum.net Http://www.geocities.com/charlesufford
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