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August 



12 The New Hampshire 

 Plant Growers' Associa- 

 tion Summer Meeting; 

 Jolly Farmer, East 

 Lempster, NH; for 

 information: Chris 

 Robarge at 

 (603) 862-1074. 

 1 2 hlew HampshirelVeT' 

 mom Tela-flora Unit 

 Summer Meeting; Jolly 

 Farmer, East Lempster, 

 NH; for information: 

 Everett Aldrich at 

 (603) 444-2201. 

 19 hlew Hampshire 

 Landscape Association 

 Twilight Meeting: "Wet- 

 lands — a Half-acre Miti- 

 gation Site," Derry, 

 NH; for information: 

 Guy Hodgdon at 1-800-639-5601. 

 19 Vermont Plantsmen Summer 

 Meeting, Grand Isle Nursery, South 

 Hero, VT; for information: Scott 

 Pfister at (802) 244-7048. 

 20-2 1 Pennsylvania Landscape and 

 Nursery Trade Show (PLANTS) & 

 Conference, Expo Mart, Monroe- 

 ville, PA; (717) 238-1673. 

 3 1 -September 4 Third International 

 Geranium Conference, Hans Christian 

 Anderson Conference Center, Odense, 

 Denmark; for information: Richard 

 Craig (at Penn State) at 

 (814)863-2191. 

 September 



9 New Hampshire Plant Growers' 

 Association Tuilight Meeting, 

 Strawber^' Banke, Portsmouth, NH; 

 for information: Andrea Capron at 

 (603) 569-5056. 

 16 UNH Cooperative Extension 

 Tu;ilight Meeting, Tanglewood Gar- 

 dens. Bedford, NH; for information: 

 Margaret Hagen at (603) 673-2510 

 or Nancy Adams at (603) 679- 

 5616. 



16 New Hampshire Landscape Asso- 

 ciation Tu^ilight Meeting: "A Tour of 

 Historic Hamilton House," South 

 Berwick, ME; for information: Guy 

 Hodgdon at 1-800-639-5601. 



October 



17 Fall Invitational 

 FFA Judging Contest, 

 UNH Greenhouse 

 Facility, Durham, NH; 

 for information: 

 Dave Howell at 

 (603) 862-1760. 

 19-21 The 1992 New 

 England Greenhouse 

 Conference, Sheraton 

 Sturbridge Inn, 

 Sturbridge, MA; 

 for information: 

 Richard Emerson at 

 (603) 329-5525. 

 November 

 2-9 Ohio Fbrists' 

 Association Mexico 

 Fbriculture Tour; 

 for information: 

 (614) 487-1117. 

 5-7 The J 992 International Plug 

 Conference, Buena Vista Palace, 

 Orlando, FL; for information: Julie A. 

 Stewart at (708) 208-9080. 



6-9 The Association of Specialty Cut 

 Flower Growers Fifth National Con- 

 ference on Specialty Cut Flowers, 

 Sheraton Burlington Hotel and 

 Conference Center, Burlington, 

 VT; for information: ASCFG, 155 

 Elm Street, Oberlin. OH 44074; 

 phone: (216) 774-2887. 

 30-December 3 The 42nd Annual 

 Meeting of the Intenwtioruzl Plant 

 Propagators' Society Eastern Re^on, 

 St. Louis Marriot Pavilion Down- 

 town, St. Louis, Mo; for informa- 

 tion: Darrel Apps (215-388-6901) 

 or Paul Smeal (703-231-5609). 

 jAJVVAtiT 1993 



5-7 Eastern Regional Nurserymen's 

 Association (ERNA) Trade Show, 

 The Concord Resort Hotel, 

 Kiamesha Lake, NY; for informa- 

 tion: (203) 872-2095. 



Februarf 



3-4 New England Grou;5 '93; Hynes 

 Convention Center, Boston, MA; for 

 information: Virginia Wood at (617) 

 964-8209. 



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Design: Joni Doherty 

 Cover Illustration (Begonia 'Irene Muss') by Mark Crispi 



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WHAT DO YOU KNOW 



ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS? 



Ginnji Host 



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BEGONIAS 

 Frank GTcen 



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MEMBER PROnLE 

 BERGEVIN'S GREENHOUSE 



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COMMUNITY TREES 

 Margaret Hagen 



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A BUSINESS INSURANCE 



CHECKLIST 



Boh Butler 



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FROM THE BOARD 



EXPANDING THE RANGE 



OF THE PERENNLA.L BORDER 



Roger Warren 



The Plantiman is published in early Febru- 

 ary, April, June, August, October, and 

 December with copy deadlines being the 

 5th of each prior month. While camera- 

 ready ads are preferred, set-up assistance is 

 available at a nominal fee. Free classified 

 advertising is offered as a member service. 

 We will carry a short message (no artwork 

 or logos) for one or two issues of The 

 Pkmtsnuxn. 



AD SIZE 



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3 3/8" w X 4 7/8"h $160 $40 



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7" w X 4 7/8"h $250 $50 



7" w X 10 "h $400 $100 



For further information, please contact 

 the editor: Robert Parker at the UNH 

 Research Greenhouses, Durham, NH 

 03624, (603)862-2061; or PC Box 5, 

 Newfields, NH 03856, (603)778-8353. 



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