more attacks on taxonomy and systematics

Thu Apr 10 00:40:19 CDT 2003

"Scott L. Gardner" wrote:
>

>   100,000 specimens will be lost in the process. From what I
> gather, the reason this is happening is because big wigs with the
> checkbooks don't see the point in having a collection of dried plant
> specimens.

* sure makes it hard to see the point of issuing chequebooks to bigwigs.

fred.
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