ELSEWHERE 



NEWS 



Manual Available 



A new manual— 1994 New England 

 Management Recommendations for In- 

 sects. Diseases and "Weeds of Shade Trees 

 and "Woody Ornamentals — offers latest 

 information on virtually all insects, 

 diseases, and weeds of woody 

 plants in New England. It includes 

 the current and legal listings of 

 chemical compounds labeled for 

 the management of these pests, as 

 well as integrated pest manage- 

 ment considerations for most of 

 them. Information about fertiliza- 

 tion of woody plants, a listing of 

 low-maintenance trees and shrubs, 

 and growing degree day informa- 

 tion for most of the insect pests in 

 included. 



This manual was created by Ex- 

 tension professionals and by for- 

 esters from all six New England 

 states, the US Forest Service, and 

 the UMASS Urban Forestry Diag- 

 nostic Lab. 



To order, send a check for $20. 

 (payable to the University of Mas- 

 sachusetts) to Bulletin Center, Cot- 

 tage A, Thatcher Way, UMASS, 

 Amherst, MA 01003. For informa- 

 tion, contact Kathleen Carroll at 

 (413) 545-0995. 



Composting & Recycling 

 Resource Book Available 



The Pennsylvania Nurserymen's As- 

 sociation (PNA) has announced the 

 availability of a new publication on 

 composting and other resource 

 conservation practices. The publi- 

 cation, Recycling and Resource Conser- 

 vation, a Reference Guide for Nursery 

 and Landscape Industries, is available 

 through the PNA office. 



"The publication is a practical 

 reference manual of technical infor- 

 mation and proven practices which 

 addresses composting landscape 

 debris, recycling plastics, reducing 

 and recycling water in greenhouses 

 as well as container and nursery in- 

 dustries, and more efficient use of 

 fertilizers and other chemicals in 

 nursery crop production and land- 

 scaping. While many resources ex- 



LABYRINTH IN POITIERS CATHEDRAL. 

 Reprinted from Mazes and Labyrinths by 

 W.H. Matthews 



ist for any one of these topics, 

 there was no one source for simple 

 and practical information until this 

 publication was introduced." 



For information or to request an 

 order form, write the PNA. 1924 

 North Second Street, Harrisburg, 

 PA 17102, or call (717) 238-1673. 



Asian Gypsy Moth 

 Emergency Declared 



from AAN Update, April 4 



On March 9, Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture Mike Espy declared an emer- 

 gency due to an infestation of 

 Asian Gypsy Moth in eastern North 

 Carolina. As a result, $8.7 million 

 in federal funding has been made 

 available to conduct an eradication 

 program on roughly 130,000 acres 

 near Wilmington. A similar eradica- 

 tion program was conducted — ap- 

 parently successfully — in the Pacific 

 Northwest in 1992. 



Introducing... 



•CHRISTINE- 



(from Nursery Retailer, 

 March/April, 1994) 



The FloraStar Board of Directors 

 has announced 'Christine' as the 

 winning garden mum from Yoder 

 Brothers' Prophets series. (Flora- 

 Star is a subsidiary of the PPGA; its 

 trialing program selects new variet- 

 ies of potted plants for promotion 

 in industry-wide marketing efforts.) 

 ■Christine' has bronze vibrant color 

 with a good keeping quality and 

 was described by the judges as 



displaying "excellent, non-fading 

 color, with lasting blooms and 

 post-harvest keeping." For more, 

 FloraStar at (708) 963-7001 



•TOOLITTLE' 



from Greenhouse Manager, April 1994 

 A mutant sport of Ficus henjamina 

 discovered by Parrish Tropicals 

 manager )im Atchison in 1988 is 

 taking the bonsai market by storm. 

 But the tiny ficus, named 'Toolittle' 

 for its minuscule internodes and 

 dainty curved leaves, also shows 

 promise for topiaries, small "stan- 

 dard" trees and miniature bushes. 



Parrish Tropicals has been sell- 

 ing 'Toolittle' for just about one 

 year and has applied for a plant 

 patent on it. The cultivar is such a 

 dwarf that the original plant has 

 grown to just four feet in five 

 years. 



It's currently available only in 2-, 

 4-, and 6-inch pots. "It is so petite 

 and 'tight' in general that it looks 

 like a small tree," Atchison said. 

 "It makes a great starter bonsai. A 

 true bonsai it is not." 



For more: Parrish Tropicals, Inc., 

 16320 Carter Road, Delray Beach, 

 FL 33446; (407) 498-4558; fax (407) 

 498-0134. 



AND COT VIBURNUM 



from Nursery Retailer, March/April 

 1994 



Viburnum production in Holland 

 has grown more than 10% annually 

 in the last few years to meet con- 

 sumer demand. Popularly known 

 in North America as a 'snowball,' 

 Viburnum was "rediscovered" a few 

 years ago for the exclusivity of its 

 stalks and the current trends to- 

 ward round shapes and "back to 

 nature" themes. 



Wiburnum opulus Roseum' is the 

 only variety grown, but it is found 

 in widely varying forms. There are 

 short stocks with one or two flower 

 heads, particulariy suited for small 

 hand-tied bouquets; others with 

 long stalks and four clusters are 

 suitable for decorative binding and 

 arranging. 



