Carson, Unlike you to yell so loud:
"FOLLOW THE MONEY! IF THEY CAN'T TELL ARTIFICIALLY PROPAGATED MATERIAL FROM WILD COLLECTED THEY SHOULDN'T BE IN BUSINESS!" What the EU delegates actually said was that "it was difficult to differentiate artificially propagated flowers from wild orchids". There is this Farangi with a suitcase-full of Paphiopedilums at the customs desk. All the plants have spent at least 18 months in a nursery. None are in flower. The Farangi swears they're hybrids. The customs man can't tell if he's looking at artificially-propagated hybrids rather than species plants that were originally wild-collected. Since you ARE in business, I assume you can tell the difference. What foolproof system do you use ? Peter O'Byrne Singapore _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
