Re: Amateurs, professionals, and botanical gardens

James Aldridge (jaldr@onramp.net)
Wed, 11 Dec 1996 16:07:29 GMT

On Wed, 11 Dec 1996 06:24:25 -0800, you
wrote:

>If a researcher or conservationist
>also maintains a personal collection of the same plants they are =
researching
>or conserving, this could constitute at conflict of interest, especially
>if the plants are rare.

It could, but it needn't. I know several
plant biologists who are also ardent
naturalists, conservationists, and
growers/propagators.

James Aldridge - Fort Worth, Texas - USA
jaldr@onramp.net OR aldrjame@tenet.edu
http://rampages.onramp.net/~jaldr