ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS 



Sumdm^ {left to nshl) Tom XivullL SbS\ 

 V irginiii Wood. Manngemeni Sfxaalucy (lu 

 ]uhn B(irdri/i. MN A. Seated — Mike Liieders , 

 ALCM:.\ndyFelix.MAA. 



FOUR REGIONAL NE 

 GREEN INDUSTRY 

 ASSOCIATIONS TO 

 CONSOLIDATE SHOWS 



Bosum — September 12 . Four 

 regional NE green industry 

 associations have taken steps to 

 consolidate trade shows in 1993 in 

 a move that may be trend-setting as 

 the need for improved industry 

 education meets the budget 

 concerns of the associations' boards 

 ot directors. 

 A regional show, NEW 

 ENGLAND GROWS "93, is 

 scheduled for February 3-4, 1993, at 

 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, 

 and is expected to draw visitors 

 from all six NE states. 

 The Associated Landscape 

 Contractors oi Massachusetts 

 (ALCM), the Massachusetts 

 Arborists Association (MAA), the 

 Massachusetts Nurserymen's 

 Association (MNA) and the New 

 England Nurserymen's Association 

 (NENA) will forego their 1993 

 trade shows in a gesture of suppon 

 for what will be the largest green 

 industry trade show in New 

 England. 



"We expect to attract over 3000 

 visitors and to offer a wide variety 

 of educational programs each day," 

 said Virginia Wood, show manager 

 and Executive Director of ALC^4, 

 MAA, and NENA. "There will be 

 between 400 and 500 exhibitors 

 who will benefit from the increased 

 traffic created by a consolidated 

 show," she said. 



As Tom Vanicek of the NENA 

 said, "this gives all four associations 

 the opportunity to proceed equally 

 and as one to create the most 

 successful regional event in our 

 industry's history." 



For further infonnation, booth 

 reservations, or queries about 

 program offerings, contact Virginia 

 Wood at (617) 964-8209. 



GLOECKNER 

 FOUNDATION AWARDS 



Reprinted from Greenhouse 

 Manager, October 1991 



The Fred C. Gloekner Foundation 

 of New York, NY, awarded 24 

 grants totalling $157,511 to 18 

 colleges and universities and to the 

 US Department of Agriculture. 

 New England recipients include: 



William L. Steinhart, Bowdoin 

 College, Brunswick, Maine, 

 "Engineering resistance to 

 cymbidium mosaic virus in 

 orchids," $4,300. 

 Mark Bridgen, University o( 

 Connecticut, Storrs, "Bedding 

 plant production ot alstroemeria," 

 $7,000. 



Susan Han, University of Massa- 

 chusetts, Amherst, "Studies oi 

 foliar chlorosis of Easter lilies," 

 $7,600. 



A NEW SERIES OF NEW 

 GUINEA IMPATIENS 



The Danziger Series ot twelve New 

 Guinea Impatiens varieties is being 

 introduced in the United States 

 and Canada by Fischer Geraniums, 

 USA, Inc., according to Michael 

 Henzler, Vice-President ot 

 Marketing. 



"The series is especially noted tor 

 its large flowers in unique colors 

 and tor outstanding outdoor 

 performance under extremely hot 

 weather conditions." Bred in Israel, 

 they are available exclusively from 

 Fishcher. (Fischer currently 



produces the Mikkelson Sunshine 

 Series, the Kientzler series, and the 

 Bull Series.) 



Orders can be placed through any 

 Fischer broker in the US or Cana- 

 da. For more intonnation, contact: 

 Fischer Geraniums, USA, Inc., 

 24500 SW 167th Avenue, Home- 

 stead, FL 33031; (305) 245-9464. 



LANDSCAPE INTEGRAT- 

 ED PEST MANAGEMENT 

 SHORT COURSE 



This three-segment course is an 

 opportunity tor landscapers, aborist, 

 turf managers, and other profes- 

 sional working in the tie Ids ot 

 residential landscaping and golf 

 course management to learn how to 

 apply a practical — yet environmen- 

 tally sate — approach to problem- 

 solving using principles ot integrat- 

 ed pest management. University of 

 Massachusetts taculty. Cooperative 

 Extension staff, and respected in- 

 dustry protessionals will cover a 

 variety ot topics: state-ot-the art 

 intormation on successful land- 

 scape IPM practices.cultural and 

 pest problem diagnostics m the 

 landscape, irrigation basics, and 

 IPM marketing. Noted instructor 

 include Dr. Michael Raupp of the 

 University of Maryland, Gary Kol- 

 ler ot the Arnold Aboretum, and 

 Sheila Darr ot the Bio-Integral Re- 

 source Center in Berkeley CA. 

 A separate certificate of completion 

 will be awarded to those complet- 

 ing each segment: Turf IPM to be 

 held Janu-ary 24, 28, 29; Woody 

 Ornamentals IPM, February 11, 12, 

 13; Landscape Plant Materials, 

 Februar>' 25. 



Pesticide recertification credits will 

 be given tor certain segments oi the 

 course. The location is the Eastern 

 Massachusetts Agricultural Center 

 in Waltham. For registration dead- 

 lines and intormation, contact 

 Kathleen Carroll, UMASS Coop- 

 erative Extension System, French 

 Hall, UMASS, Amherst, MA 

 01003. Or call (413) 545-0895. 



December 1991 /January 1992 11 



