[OGD] Extinction, not Entrapment

Bert, thanks for clarifying your earlier comment no orchid species is truly in danger of extinction. It is useful to know that this was based an urban legend rather than any properly conducted survey. Also good to know that you have no suggestions about how I could measure the endangearedness of

[OGD] Extinction and Entrapment

With regard to my source of information about orchid species extinction [Peter O'Byrne, OGD V6 #423 Message 6], it is based on facts we all know. If orchid fanciers find a given orchid species of interest, entrepreneurs will propagate it artificially until all desires are fulfilled.