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The Association of Specialty Cut 

 Flower Growers, Inc., was formed 

 to disseminate information on the 

 production and marketing of spe- 

 cialty cut flowers in the field and 

 greenhouse. In keeping with this 

 objective, the following publica- 

 tions are available through 

 ASCFG: 



ASCFG Membership Directory 

 and Buyers Guide. 

 "Lists all members. ..provides 

 thumbnail descriptions of many 

 growers, buyers, suppliers... the 

 best source for specialty cut flow- 

 ers in the United States." Mem- 

 bers — $15.00; non-members — $20. 



Proceedings of the Third 

 (1990— Ventura, CA) and 

 Fourth (1991— Cleveland, OH) 

 National Conferences. 

 "Topics include post-harvest han- 

 dling; annuals, perennials and 

 bulbs as cut flowers; drying; 

 dyeing.. .much more." Members — 

 $20; non-members — $25. 



Also, back issues of The Cut 

 Flower Quarterly are available. 

 Each issue is $2.50. Ask for an 

 index of specific articles. 



For information, contact 

 APCFG, 155 Elm Street, Oberlin, 

 OH 44074; fax (216) 774-2435. 



Also from Ohio, the Ohio Flo- 

 rists' Association will enter its 

 sixth year of publishing the Ohio 

 State Flower Grower's Hotline, 

 "a timely newsletter which an- 

 nounces unexpected insect, 

 disease, cultural, or manufactured 

 problems occurring in commercial 

 floriculture production." 



Despite the name, the Hotline 

 reaches national and international 

 subscribers. The 1991-92 roster 

 includes 47 U.S. states and 

 twelve foreign countries. A mini- 

 mum of ten Hotlines are mailed 

 during a 12-month period. The 

 cost is $15 in the United States, 

 $20 in Mexico and Canada. 



For information, contact the 

 Ohio Florists' Association at 

 (614) 487-1117. 



Asian Gypsy Moth 

 Emergency Declared 



(from AAN Update, 

 April 3, 1992.) 



United States Assistant Secretary 

 of Agricultute Ann Veneman re- 

 cently declared an emergency on 

 the Asian Gypsy Moth and an- 

 nounced funding from USDA of 

 $14.4 million for a cooperative 

 state/federal eradication program . 

 The USDA announcement came 

 after a concerted push for a con- 

 trol program hy the AAN, the 

 Oregon Association of Nursery- 

 men, and other western nursery 

 associations. The announcement 

 represents majot progress in keep- 

 ing the insect, accidentally intro- 

 duced into the Pacific Northwest 

 by way of Russian ships, from es- 

 tablishing itself and spreading 

 into other areas of North 

 America. However, there are 

 concerns over the effectiveness of 

 the USDA management plan to 

 keep new introductions from oc- 

 curring. 



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