Special Requests 



Lonnie Livingston of Portland, 

 Oregon, has written, asking if we "have 

 a staff horticulturist or anyone who could 

 locate a Tree Peony." This is the small, 

 hardy, deciduous Paeonia suffruiticosa 

 tree of China and Japan. 



Anyone who has information should 

 send it to: Rare Plants, Lonnie Living- 

 ston, 8016 North Ida, #10, PorUand, 

 Oregon, 97203; telephone: (503)289- 

 0069. 



Also.thePlantgrowers' Association 

 is looking for a member who is willing 

 to ser\'e on the Board of Directors of the 

 Granite S tate Garden and Flower S how . 

 Duties would involve planning and or- 

 ganizing the show held at the Man- 



chester Armory in early March. 



Anyone interested should contact 

 Chris Robarge, 56LeavittRoad, Hamp- 

 ton, NH 03842. His work phone is 

 (603)862-1074. 



Special Thanks 



The NH Plantgrowers' Association 

 would like to give special thanks to Bob 

 Butler of Butler-Florists & Growers 

 Insurance Agency of New England, Inc., 

 of Westborough, Massachusetts. He was 

 unable to attend the summer meeting, 

 but sent his regrets and included a con- 

 tribution to the scholarship fund. Many 

 thanks. Bob; hope you can make it next 

 year. 



The Association would also like to 

 thank the members who contributed 

 plant material to the New Hampshire 

 Department of Agriculture' s exhibition 

 at the Eastern S tates Exposition in West 

 Springfield, Massachusetts. The con- 

 tributors include L.A. Brochu & Sons, 

 Concord: Garden of Eves, Greenland; 

 Gem Evergreen Company, Hooksett; 

 Gold Star Wholesale Nursery, Canter- 

 bur\'; and Millican Nurseries, Chich- 

 ester. Thanks to all of you. 



The display, which is inside the 

 building, is centered around areproduc- 

 tion of the Cornish/Windsor covered 

 bridge. There are two ponds and a natu- 

 ral planting. Over a million people visit 

 the Eastern States Exposition each year. 



1990 New Hampshire Plant Growers' Association Officers 



President 



KirkWeyant 



Gold Star Sod Farm 



& Wholesale Nursery 



Cantertury, NH 03224 



783-4716 



Secretory/Treasurer 



Christopner Robarge 



UNH/TSAS 



Horticultural Facilities Manager 



Durham, NH 03824 



862-1074 



Directors 



Jennifer Gould 

 Phillips Exeter Academy 

 Exeter, NH 03833 

 778-0224 



Tom Price 



Meredith Gardens 



RFD 1 Box 233 



Center Harbor, NH 03226 



284-7709 



Alan Eves 



Garden of Eves Greenhouse 



192 Breakfast Hill Road 



Greenland, NH 03840 

 436-3581 



Richard Emerson 



Emerson Avenue Greenhouses 



1 8 1 Emerson Ave. 



Hampstead, NH 03841 



329-5525 



Bruce Holmes 



The Greenery of Ossippee 



PO Box 1 449 



Wolfeboro, NH 03894 



539-5995 



NEW HAMPSHIRE PLANT GROWERS ASSOCIATION 

 THE PIANTSMAN EDITOR 



UNH RESEARCH GREENHOUSES 

 DURHAM, NH 03824 



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