> Dear sirs at Peter Pauls Nursery,
> On and off on the carnivorous plant listserve people have
>KKKK occasionally raised questions concerning your collection practices.
Some
> have stated that you or people working for you may collect from the wild,
> indifferent to the effect this may have on the native populations of
> carnivorous plants. I have also read posting which suggestthat you should
> not be listed among our resources for obtaining plants which we provide for
> all CP enthusiasts. Others have suggested that disclaimers be added next
> to your name in our listings. Still others have thought that by being kept
> in the fold, you might change your ways, if indeed your practices are as
> suggested. Another recent suggestion has been made that all suppliers
> listed in our resources be asked to make clear the origin of their material
> and that it be certified as not the product of illegal collection. Through
> all this I have hoped for some reply from your organization, but as far as
> I know there has been none. As a personal matter, I do not care to see
> such weighty allegations go unchallenged.
> As the page keeper for the Carnivorous Plants Archive Page (URL =
> http://randomaccess.unm.edu/www/cp/cparchive.html) I have given link to
> your beautiful and well organized homepage since its creation. Though I
> cannot say how many people have accessed your catalog via this path, I do
> know that the archive has been accessed over a thousand times since I put
> your link in. Though I as yet have taken no stand as to the questions
> that have been raised or to the proposed actions, I do say that I believe
> you must answer to these questions directly, in the spirit of openness and
> for the benefit of the mutual concern and love for carnivorous plants which
> brings us together.
> If you please, you can respond to me directly at the address above,
> however a posting to the listserve at cp@opus.hpl.hp.com would pass your
> thoughts to many concerned people all at once.
>
> Sincerely,
> Chris Frazier
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