CALENDAR 



April 20-October 12 Ameriflora 

 '92 Horticulture Exposition, 

 Franklin Park, Columbus, OH; 

 for information: (614) 645-1992. 



16 Maine Landscape & Nursery 

 Association Twilight Meeting, 5 PM 

 at Winding Brook Nursery, 

 Arundel, ME; for information: 

 Rich Churchill at (207) 767-9646. 

 23 FTD District IC Annual Meet- 

 ing, Clarion Hotel, Nashua, NH; for 

 information: Peter Collins at (603) 

 882-2723. 

 July 



11-15 Ohio Florists' International 

 Floricuhure Industry Short Course, 

 Cincinnati Convention Center, 

 Cincinnati, OH; for information: 

 (614) 487-1 117; fax (614) 487-1216. 

 2 1 Connecticut Nurserymen's Asso- 

 ciation Summer Meeting, hosted by 

 The Plant Group, N. Franklin, CN; 

 for more: (203) 872-2095. 

 23-26 American Association of 

 Nurserymen Convention and Nursery 

 Industry Exposition, Columbus, OH; 

 for information: (202) 789-2900. 

 26-31 PPA Perennial Piant 

 Symposium, Stouffer Tower City 

 Plaza Hotel, Cleveland, OH; for 

 information: Dr. Steven Still; 

 phone— (614) 771-8431; 

 fax— (614) 876-5238. 

 28-30 Pennsylvania Allied Nursery 

 Trade Show (PANTS). Valley 

 Forge Exhibit &. Convention 

 Center, King of Prussia, PA; for in- 

 formation: (717) 238-1673. 



29 Rhode Island Nurserymen's 

 Summer Meeting, University of 

 Rhode Island, Kingston, RI; for 

 information: (508) 761-9260. 

 August 



5 Joint Meeting; New England Nursery- 

 men's Association/Massachusetts 

 Nurserymen's Association, hosted by 

 Stewart's Nursery-, Turners Falls, MA 

 at the Greenfield, MA, Fairgrounds; 

 for information: John Bragg at (508) 

 534-1775. 



12 The New Hampshire Plant 

 Growers' Association Summer Meet- 

 ing; Jolly Farmer, East Lempster, 

 NH; for information:Chris Robarge 

 at (603) 862-1074. 

 12 New Hampshire [Vermont Tela- 

 flora Unit Summer Meeting; Jolly 

 Farmer, East Lempster, NH; for 

 information: Everett Aldrich at 

 (603) 444-2201. 

 19 Vermont Plantsmen Summer 

 Meeting, Grand Isle Nursery, South 

 Hero, VT; for information: Scott 

 Pfister at (802) 244-7048. 

 20-2 1 Pennsylvania Landscape and 

 Nursery Trade Show (PLANTS) & 

 Conference, Expo Mart, Monroe- 

 viUe, PA; (717) 238-1673. 

 3 l-September 4 Third International 

 Geranium Conference, Hans Christian 

 Anderson Conference Center, Odense, 

 Denmark; for iriformation: Richard 

 Craig (at Penn State) at (814) 863- 

 2191. 

 October 



19-21 The 1992 New England 

 Greenhouse Conference, Sheraton 

 Sturbridge Inn, Sturbridge, MA; 

 for information: Richard Emerson 

 at (603) 329-5525. 

 November 



5-7 The 1992 International Plug 

 Conference, Buena Vista Palace, 

 Orlando, FL; for information: Julie A. 

 Stewart at (708) 208-9080. 

 Looking Ahead 



February 3-4, 1 993 New Engbnd 

 Grows '93; Hynes Convention Center, 

 Boston, MA; for information: Virginia 

 Wood at (617) 964-8209. 



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NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



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A LOOK AT AGRICULTURE 

 "NORTH OF THE NOTCHES 



Intervales. Current Use, SPI... 

 Steve Turaj 



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IMPRESSIONS OF HAWAII'S 

 PLANT GROWING INDUSTRY 



Tree Fern Jungles & Screenhouses 

 Peler Core;y 



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SUMMER MEETING 



MCSHERRY'S NURSERY 



Color Everwhere 



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KEEPING OUR 



NEEDED & SAFE PESTICIDES 



"DOWN ON THE FARM" 



James S. Bowman 



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MARKETING TIPS 



Tina Sau'telie 



MINUTES 



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WORTH REPEATING 



Computer Technology 



for the Small Grower 



Bill Cemev 



The Plantsman is published in early Febru- 

 ary, April, June, August, October, and 

 December with copy deadlines being the 

 5th of each prior month. While camera- 

 ready ads are pre/erred, set-up assistance is 

 available at a nommal fee. Free classified 

 advertising is offered as a member service. 

 We will carry a short message (no artwork 

 or logos) for one or two issues of The 

 Plantsman. 



AD SIZE 6x Ix 



3 3/8" w X 2 3/8"h $120 $30 



3 3/8" w X 4 7/8"h $160 $40 



7" w I 2 3/8"h $160 $40 



7" w J 4 7/8"h $250 $50 



7" w X 10 "h $400 $100 



For further information, please contact 

 the editor: Robert Parker at the UNH 

 Research Greenhouses, Durham, NH 

 03824, (603)862-2061; or PO Box 5, 

 Newfields. NH 03856, (603)778-835.^ 



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