Re: AGS address (was Obscure Astelias, )
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- Subject: Re: AGS address (was Obscure Astelias, )
- From: T* &* M* R*
- Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 14:49:06 +1300
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Tim Longville wrote:
>
> Richard - Re your query
>
> >
> >What's the "AGS" (and where does one find them)?
> >
> >> BTW, you can almost certainly get seed of at least some of the NZ
> >> species by joining the NZ AGS.
> >
> AGS = Alpine Garden Society. Sorry. When I try to save time I become
> incomprehensibel and when I don't try to save time I burble! I'll try
> to find their address and send it later - though perhaps Moira or Tim
> can help?
Alpine Garden Society
AGS Centre, Avon Bank, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10. 3JP, UK
Also
New Zealand Alpine Garden Society,
PO Box 2984 Christchurch Noew Zealand.
> Though of course if the Rio accord goes through (as it shows every
> sign of doing) all such seed-collecting in the wild will soon be
> illegal. Or so I understand. Technically, even the 'holiday memento'
> pinch you slip into your pocket before going home. There has been some
> heated (and fascinating) discussion about this whole knotty question
> recently on Alpine-L. I imagine many contributors here, too, are keen
> growers from seed. Any feelings about not being able to acquire
> wild-collected seed any longer (even of the commonest species,
> apparently)?
This coud be self-defeating in the case of rare species threatened by
extinction due to local "develoment". One hears harrowing tales of these
from plant lovers who have been on the spot and seen how callously
indifferent the locals often are to the fate of their treasures.
I always distrust these blanket proposals so beloved of the bureauocrats
and so often agin common sense.
Moira
--
Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata (near Wellington, capital city of New Zealand)
