Dan,
Is it at all possible that you are/were once the Dan Becker from the Cornell
Ag Research facility at Geneva, NY who was a heritage plant specialist?   In
the early 1980 's he created the Cornell Heritage Seed Package with seeds
for a variety of old time (1800's) vegies intended for use at historic sites
and home restorations, hoping to encourage a more authentic use of plant
material in heritage interpretation.   The seeds were sold publically by
mail order.   He later said it had become a bit of a nightmare and he wished
he had never created it because so many folks accepted it as a simple way to
be "authentic" when actually everywhere has its own unique history of plant
varieties relevant to restoration projects.   Rather than stimulating more
research here and there, it became a quick fix everywhere.   With the
"credibility" of it coming from Cornell, there appeared to be no need to
think further.

cp, smiling in sunny bc

(I wonder if I already asked this question? Sorry for the repeat if I have.)

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