Re: Amateurs, professionals, and botanical gardens
Michael.Chamberland (23274MJC@MSU.EDU)
Wed, 11 Dec 96 15:08 EST
> From: John Walker <jorwa@syspac.com>
>
> At 05:02 AM 12/11/96 -0800, Michael wrote:
> >On Tue, 10 Dec 1996 17:59:13 -0800, you wrote: I think there is an
> intermediate category--the
> naturalist.
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> Hi Michael,
>
> Just curious....what would call a naturalist that also keeps a few plants in
> a collection for study or just personal pleasure?
John, hey, I'm not writing the Dictionary, it's just a thought question! :-)
Maybe a thing to consider is how much time and importance is given to
plant aquisition and maintence vs. other activities and investigations
which maybe were catalyzed by the collection experience, but are unrelated
to building and supporting a collection?
Michael Chamberland