I should comment that my last posting on this topic might have been misunderstood--i.e., disgusting, etc. and ,might well have posed a problem in that there was no tone of voice, no facial expression, no note of xplanation about hyperbole as a form of irony. The more temperate note offered by Dr. Waddick perhaps is to be preferred at this venue. But...there's a part of me that feels that this "favorite" stuff was sort of a 7th grade suggestion. Sorry...guys ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] What's Your Favorite Plant You Own? > Dear Friends, > This is an impossible question. > > 1. Each day my "favorite" can change because it comes into bloom, emerges > from dormancy or makes a statement. > > 2. Even a group of plants - Begonias, or Iris or Cactus can change from > season to season. > > 3. Also important is that the web introduces us to new, never before seen > and MUST HAVE plants we can't possibly obtain or grow, but love at first > sight. (PBS is guilty here) > > 4. Finally , every plant breeder or seed grower is always hoping that the > next seedling, the next generation, will be a combination of all the new > characters they are hoping for. The 'plant of the future' will be a new > favorite. > > Favorite plant? Impossible. Any and all are candidates. Best Jim W. > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/