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leigh. North Carolina, to Cornell 

 University, Ithaca, New York. (In 

 recent years, the program has 

 been headed by August A. De 

 Hertogh, who is retiring as pro- 

 fessor of horticultural science at 

 North Carolina State University in 

 Raleigh.) 



The announcement was made 

 by the Dutch Wholesalers Asso- 

 ciation for Flowerbulbs and Nurs- 

 ery Stock and by the North 

 American Flower-bulb Wholesal- 

 ers Association, made up of mem- 

 bers of the Dutch and North 

 American flower bulb and green- 

 house industries. 



The announcement notes that 

 New York state has various cli- 

 mate zones that are available for 

 research and is in a part of the 

 country with a rich tradition in 

 flower bulb horticulture. 



Cornell has selected William B. 

 Miller of Clemson University to 



direct the bulb program. Miller 

 has, with collaborators and stu- 

 dents, published a number of pa- 

 pers on bulbous plants and other 

 floricultural crops and a book, 

 Easter and Hybrid Lily Production, 

 published by Timber Press. Miller 

 will join the Cornell faculty late 

 this summer. 



For more, contact Blaine Fried- 

 lander, Jr., at 607-255-3290. 



Zinnias — tiie Best 



{Greenhouse Grower, June, 1998) 



Greenhouse Grower awarded its 

 1998 Medal of Excellence to Sakata 

 Seed America's Profusion zinnias. 

 Profusions are a cross between 

 Zinnia angustifolia and Z. elegans. 

 In the greenhouse, early uniform 

 plants can be produced for sale in 

 ten weeks or less and respond well 

 to growth regulators. Plants are 

 adaptable to pack and larger con- 

 tainer presentations. Hot, trendy 

 colors ('Orange' and 'Cher-ry') 

 should increase impulse sales. 



In the garden, Profusions per- 

 form well in a range of climates — 

 in heat, drought, and humidity. 

 Although Z. elegans varieties are 

 susceptible to foliar diseases, the 

 Profusions seem exceptionally re- 

 sistant. Low-maintenance, heavy 

 blooming, new colors are in the 

 works. Congratulations. 



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