Collection holders

P. C. Andrews pcamusa@hotmail.com
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:25:37 PDT

I get the concept of a collection holder but with an organization like PBS why not also define a distributed collection as one that is distributed across several holders?  It could have the strengths of a natural transfer of material between distributed holders when disaster strikes and possibly reducing inadvertent hybridization.
-Phil

> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:07:43 -0700
> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> From: janemcgary@earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Collection holders
> 
> If we could avoid the one-upsmanship and bureaucratic nonsense 
> associated with the National Collections scheme in the UK, I think 
> this is a good idea. Keep it simple, though.
> 
> I probably don't have enough Calochortus species to quality as a 
> collection holder; I'm short on the high-=altitude ones and don't 
> have a single Mexican species (I would love to grow them but have 
> never seen seed of anything except C. barbatus).
> 
> I do probably have the most complete collection of Fritillaria 
> species in North America, but again, I am missing the species of the 
> Far East. My collection is also strong, though by no means complete, 
> in the Hyacinthaceae. I have all the Sternbergia except S. 
> colchiciflora, but John Lonsdale I believe has that one.
> 
> I'd be glad to discuss this initiative more with enthusiasts.
> 
> Jane McGary
> 
> 
> At 11:20 PM 9/12/2011, you wrote:
> >Tom wrote:
> >
> > >> Why not establish an informal network of US-based 'International
> >Collections'?
> >
> >I really, really, really like Tom's idea.
> >
> >To build on it a little bit, here's what I picture:
> >
> >--A collection holder would be recognized by us (the PBS) as someone with
> >expertise and enthusiasm about a particular genus, plus a good collection of
> >it.  As Tom mentioned, we could have more than one collection holder for a
> >genus, and in fact that would be better because we'd be less at risk of
> >losing rare species to a single disaster.
> >
> >To give a couple of examples, I think Bob Werra would qualify for Moraea,
> >and Jane McG. for Calochortus (and for a lot of other things).
> >
> >--We would identify collection holders on the wiki.
> >
> >--Collection holders would be informal information sources on the genus.  If
> >you have a question about how to grow it, they'd be a good resource to ask.
> >
> >--Collection holders would also attempt to spread the genus by sharing seeds
> >and excess corms.
> >
> >--Finally, collection holders would be expected to make plans to preserve
> >their collections after they're no longer around.  This could be facilitated
> >through the PBS.  For example, if I get hit by a bus, my wife has
> >instructions to call Mary Sue and invite the PBS over to take charge of my
> >bulbs.
> >
> >Most of those are things we'd all do anyway, so what's the incentive to be a
> >collection holder?  Status, for one thing.  But also, we all ought to also
> >make sure that a collection holder gets first crack at a rare species when
> >seed of it becomes available, on the assumption that they'll have the best
> >chance of propagating it successfully and sharing it with others.
> >
> >What do you think?
> >
> >Mike
> >
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