-----Original Message----- 
From: GAVIN RAMSAY



>The use of the term "self pollinating," by nurseries is misleading and 
>fraudulent.

>Dave, I'm a professional plant scientist with letters after my name and I'm 
>completely happy to use the term 'self-pollinating' for fruit trees and to 
>call a variety planted to provide pollen a 'pollinator' variety.  That's 
>the way it is I'm afraid.  I grew up in a place where the word 
>'pollenizing' just isn't used and sounds artificial.


The fact that you would say this, is prime evidence of how primitive the 
science of pollination is yet - when you use the same term in one instance 
to mean the "pimp" and in another instance to mean the "john," it is no 
wonder people get confused.

If you are going to insist on variable meanings, then we are no better off 
in talking about pollination, than botany was before binomial nomenclature 
was invented to clear up confusion in the names of plants.

Dave
Retired pollination consultant 

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