Re: Line breeding vs hybridization

Mawnin' too Neil,

Trul...Thank you. Being fatigued is no excuse for expressing passions with
inadequate colour about principles one considers important.  I will try to
write more gently & even in green & white.... So, chaps & chappesses, if you
took anything as hurtful or offensive, I am sorry, it was not mean't...As I
have effused so often, you are a rare group of very benevolent and caring
people and friends with thankfully a huge variety of interesrts &
perspectives.  It has been great to be allowed into this group of so many
people colourfully sharing widely different feelings & thoughts so
helpfully.  It is to me a rare & rich dialogue.   And it is encouraging to
see three positive principles or more being thrown again into the arena.
First, enhancing respect for species & origin integrity & their continued
survival.  Secondly, encouraging pedigrees of advanced hybrids to be
documented. Thirdly, and a related profundity, that Man is a Custodian of
the heritage of biodiversity and that the new  "cultodiversity" should build
harmoniously and responsibly on the old.  I will continue my contributions
to the continuing jousts with as much jest as possible.

Lastly, again thank you for your efforts and enthusiasms as News Editor.  In
the past seven or so weeks even with the wonderful support & kindness of the
"News Team" I have realised what a challenge & onorous task the job was and
is.

Best Wishes

Ron


----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Carroll" <zzamia@hargray.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L" <aroid-l@mobot.org>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: Line breeding vs hybridization


| Ron, It is rare that I have read such furious defense of the keeping of
| "pure" species and such an aversion to hybridization. I personally am a
| species collector because I enjoy the beauty of what I am attracted to.
But,
| beyond the taxonomists' obvious frustration with hybridizers, I see no
| reason to viscously attack those who wish to hybridize. Your point of view
| seems to exclude and put "outside of Nature" humans. I can think of no
| scenario that excludes humans from nature. We and what we do are
intricatly
| and inextricably a part of Nature. NO matter how "obscene" you think
people
| are.
|
| Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I like Anthurium but find Spaths
| rather banal. I find Amorph. and Dracontium beautiful but know that the
| population at large would find them ugly. The plants  we enjoy are enjoyed
| because of a VISUAL beauty we find in them.
|
| I have heard many  taxonomists , who mostly deal with "ornamental" or
| collector species (particularly aroids, bromeliads, orchids, etc.), that
| speak of the particular "beauty" over this or that species. In ornamentals
| people hybridize to try to find more "beauty" in what they grow. This is
| there opinion. It is no less valid than yours. To belittle and accuse
people
| of doing some sort of irreparable harm is unfair and very narrow in
vision.
|
| The big bang brought us in and a singularity may take us out.......so
enjoy
| ......and let others enjoy.
|
| Maybe you all are just kidding
|
| Neil
|
|
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