Andy: I am not scared of vitriol in response to my interventions.
First of all: I think that there is a certain nuttiness ingrained in all of us , Orchid addicts, that makes strongly worded differences (Am I getting PC with old age?) expected and forgivable. (Kumbaya plays softly in the background). Second: As to the orchid friend you refer to, I have found him extremely honest and civil with me so, I am not worried about vitriol from him. I may not agree with some of his political statements, but I will not deny him his rights to them. And to be honest, I find it incongruous that those who react to him in such a violent way as they have reacted deny him the same right to a strongly formed opinion as they ask for themselves. Third: Encyclopaedic as it is the Kew Checklist is not complete, it has errors and it is the reflection of the personal opinion of the compilers. There is no final arbiter in the field of Taxonomy except use through time. That said: What really had me worried about my statement regarding Vanilla tahitensis was the fact that for the first time in eons you were in accord with a statement coming from the oracle at Kew. I was worried sick about the effect of that on your heart. I am happy your heart took the shock well. :) In friendship José _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
