>> The whole idea is (or should be) to provide clarity,
I agree that's desirable
>> not necessarily to conform to some esoteric standard.
That would be undesirable (and impractical even if the attempt were4 made) .
In fact, I'm remembering some advice I was given related to "New Bee Seeds" elsewhere, asking someone to do something different from their usual or preferred methods, will most likely deter them from contributing.
Now I'm thinking, I should have started this thread differently:
Another thread discussed packet sizes when we offer seeds for postage. If donors feel like it, they could post their offers with something something like "around 30 seeds" or "small sample" or "1/16th tsp" or "1/4 gram". (Actual sizes will be chosen by each person who kindly donates seeds.)
I think it would be nice if people chose to list "collected from my garden in 2011" or "packed for 2013 by Hazzards".
If anyone cares to specify approximately how cross-pollinated they think their seed is, that's a kind bonus. For example "comm. seed", or "heavily cross-pollinated" or "may be somewhat cross-pollinated".
Handwriting long labels can be a pain.
