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[Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi Doreen,

Was Stark really a nursery or just a distributor of material they
collected from true nurseries?

After a few experiences with large mail order firms (like Stark and
Michigan Bulb) I gave up on the big guys and turned to smaller expert
nurseries.

I think Michigan Bulb was nothing but a clearing house for collecting
mailing addresses to run their lotteries (just my opinion).  I was not
satisfied with a single shipment from them, but my mailbox filled with
their junk mail lottery stuff from then on.  I think they sold my name to
other junk lotteries too. (again, just my opinion)

So possibly the nurseries that supplied Stark are still out there.

Later,
Tom

--
Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a

On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Doreen Howard wrote:

> Foster & Gallgher, parents of the MySeasons umbrella which acquired Stark
> Bros. in 1999, declared bankruptcy on Monday, July 2.  The filing was for
> Chapter 11, because one of the companies in the group, Walter Drake, has
> a
> buyer.  The other companies, including Gurney's, Brecks, Henry Field,
> Spring
> Hill and Stark, will be dismantled and sold off in pieces for revenue to
> satisfy creditors.
>
> Sigh!
> Doreen Howard
>
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