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Foundation Proposed 



(from Connecticut Nurserymen's 

 Association's News to Use, April, 19951 



The CNA Board of directors is inves- 

 tigating the formation of a non-profit 

 foundation responsible for solicit- 

 ing, receiving, and distributing funds 

 for research and scholarship pro- 

 grams Presently money for these 

 commitments are appropriated from 

 current income by the Board upon 

 recommendation from the finance 

 committee. 



The contributions a foundation re- 

 ceives from businesses and individu- 

 als are fully tax-deductible; a foun- 

 dation may conduct its own fund- 

 raisers, receipts from which are tax- 

 deductible; CNA may opt to contrib- 

 ute to its foundation from current in- 

 come, but would not be obliged to 

 do so. 



RINA Pledges 



(from The Rhode \sland Nurserymen's 

 Newsletter, March, 1995) 



The RINA Executive Committee, after 

 three meetings and lengthy discus- 

 sions, approved a commitment $20,000 

 over the next five years to HRI (the 

 Horticultural Research Institute). 

 RINA will have a say as to how — 

 plant research, marketing research, 

 etc.^ — the funds will be used. Fund- 

 raising has already begun. 



"Adopt a School" 



(from Maine Landscape & Nursery 

 Association Neivs/efler, Winter, 1995) 



"Although we certainly would not en- 

 dorse the idea of attracting a large 

 percentage of students into this 

 growing industry, it would be a 

 shame for our industry to lose out 

 on those few students who may have 

 great potential or promise." 



With this in mind, MeLNA members 

 are being asked to "Adopt a School" 

 by purchasing a "Careers in Horticul- 

 ture" packet for their com-munity's 

 high school and, if desired, making 

 someone from their business available 

 for their school's Career Day. 



The packet includes a 14-minute 

 video co-produced by Lois Berg 

 Stack and Dr. Leonard Perry, a coun- 

 selor's guide, student brochures, and 

 a list of US and Canadian schools of- 

 fering 4-year and advanced horticul- 

 tural degree programs. The packets 

 are $24.95 each, 



A New Show is Thriving 



(from The Dirt, the NewsQuarterly of 

 the Vermont Association of Profes- 

 sional Horticulturalists, Spring, 1995). 



"Twelve months of planning and 

 thousands of hours of work by count- 

 less volunteers paid off in the over- 

 whelming success of the 2nd Annual 

 Vermont Flower Show. The show, 

 which opened March 9th at the 

 Sheraton Conference Center in Bur- 

 lington, drew over 7,000 attendees. 

 In the main exhibition hall, a large 

 central display sported thousands of 

 bulbs, a wide selection of flowering 

 trees and shrubs, a model railroad, 

 and a small pond with fish. Around 

 the display were over two dozen ex- 

 hibitors representing facets of our 

 industry... 



". the second floor included a 

 room of cut flower and floral dis- 

 plays, another room of educational 

 displays, and space for seminars, 

 many of which drew capacity crowds 

 of over 200..." 



New Ail-Americans 



(from CM Pro, May, 1995). 



Two petunias and a salvia are this 

 years All-America Selections win- 

 ners. 



'Heavenly Lavender' is an improved 

 double multiflora petunia with non- 

 veined, lavender, 2 1/2- to 3-inch full- 

 double flowers. Heat and drought tol- 

 erant, it will bloom five-to-seven 

 days earlier than comparable variet- 

 ies and displays uniformity and 



compactness in packs 'Heavenly 

 Lavender' is introduced by Goldsmith 

 Seeds. 



Fantasy Pink Morn' begins a new 

 class of "milliflora" petunias with I- 

 to 1 1/2-inch flowers. These small 

 pink flowers, which shade to a 

 creamy white center, hold longer in 

 packs and bloom earlier than multi- 

 flora comparisons. It performs best 

 in full sun and, because of its natu- 

 rally compact habit, doesn't require 

 growth regulators. Pinching and prun- 

 ing are also unnecessary. 'Fantasy 

 Pink Morn' is also introduced by 

 Goldsmith. 



Sfllvifl larinacea 'Strata' produces a 

 bi-color blue-and-white flower — the 

 calyx is white; the corolla is blue. It 

 blooms five days earlier than compa- 

 rable varieties and can grow up to 

 two feet tall under favorable condi- 

 tions Bedding plant growers can 

 produce salable plants in eight-to- 

 twelve weeks. Strata' was introduced 

 by Floranova, Ltd. 



For more: All-America Selections, 

 1311 Butterfield Road, Suite 310, 

 Downers Grove, IL 60515; the phone 

 number is 708-963-0770. 



Publications 



Woody Plant Cold-Hardiness Ratings, 

 Technical Bulletin #156 from the 

 Maine Agricultural and Forest Experi- 

 ment Station, can be ordered by 

 calling Paul Cappiello at 207-581- 

 2918 or by writing him at: University 

 of Maine, 5722 Deering Hall, Orono, 

 Maine 04469-5722. The publication 

 gives hardiness ratings for over 180 

 woody ornamentals that have been 

 growing at the Littlefield Gardens on 

 the UM campus. The previous edi- 

 tion was published by Professor 

 Littlefield in 1983. 



Ball Publishing is releasing two 

 new Ball Guides in June: New Guinea 

 ImpfllieHS, edited by Warren Banner 

 and Michael Klopmeyer, ($55) and 

 Diseases oj Annuals and Perennials, by 

 A R. Chase, Margery Daughtry, and 

 Gary W Simone ($69) For informa- 

 tion— 1 -800-456-5380; outside the 

 US— 1-708-208-9089. 



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