Re: master catalog
LMann76543@aol.com wrote:
>
> Bob wrote:
>>I've gotten rhizomes from lots of people, but very few of them
>>know the names of the varieties. Is there a "master catalog",..
>
> Don't we wish! Some varieties are distinctive enough that they can be pretty
> readily identified from a photo. Others....well...That's why some on the
> list server have suggested throwing them away if they can't be readily
> identified - you will never be sure that the name you have is the right one.
>
Now that we have technology like Photo CD and Gigabytes of storage, has anyone
suggested to the AIS that new introductions be accompanied with a digitized photo
along with whatever the appropriate description is. Burning (making) a CD is
inexpensive now ($10 for the blank) and getting cheaper. I know there would be lots
of organizational problems, but it should be managable.
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