ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS 



Little Tomato: Big Seller 



(from Greenhouse Manager, July, 



1992). 



In the two years it has been on 



the market, "the world's smallest 



tomato has become a big hit with 



growers and consumers." 



'Micro-Tom,' developed by 

 University of Florida scientists Jay 

 Scott and Brent Harbaugh, has 

 fruit about half the size of cherry 

 tomatoes. The plant is about 5 

 inches high. 



"It's our best-selling variety," 

 says Linda Sapp, president and 

 co-owner of Tomato Growers 

 Supply Co. of Fort Myers, Florida. 

 "1 think it was so popular because 

 it's a unique tomato — it's the 

 world's smallest and lots of people 

 don't have space to plant in the 

 ground and this is a way for them 

 to grow their own food...." 



Most buyers purchased thirty- 

 seed packets, but Sapp says she 

 also sold quite a few 1,000-seed 

 packets to commercial growers 

 who are producing them for gar- 

 den centers and florists. 



For information, contact Brent 

 Harbaugh, University of Florida 

 Institute of Food &. Agricultural 

 Sciences, Gulf Coast Research & 

 Education Center, 5007 60th 

 Street East, Bradenton, FL 34203; 

 the phone number is (813) 755- 

 1568. 



Recycling: 



a New^ Dimension 



(from GrowerTalks, July, 1992). 

 Exhaust gases can be recycled to 

 feed plants — according to a study 

 at Strathclyde University in Scot- 

 land. Lillian MacDonald, fourth- 

 year mechanical engineering stu- 

 dent sponsored by Shell at 

 Strathclyde, spent three months 

 in Holland last year finding out if 

 it was possible to supply a local 



greenhouse with clean carbon di- 

 oxide for its tomatoes. Previously 

 it wasn't thought feasible to sepa- 

 rate the growth-promoting carbon 

 dioxide in exhaust gases from 

 noxious nitrogen oxide, carbon 

 monoxide and unburnt hydrocar- 

 bons. 



MacDonald's finding will prob- 

 ably be used by a Shell explora- 

 tion and production company to 

 reduce atmospheric waste emis- 

 sions from a Rotterdam gas plant. 

 "Her project proved the process is 

 technically possible; it will pay 

 for itself over the long term and 

 will have significant environmen- 

 tal impact." 



Manual Available 



A Water Quality Manual for 

 Greenhouse and Nursery Opera- 

 tors is now available, the Society 

 of American Florists (SAF) re- 

 ports. The manual includes infor- 

 mation on well selection, 

 backflow preventers, underground 

 storage tanks, pesticide disposal, 

 and more. For a copy, contact 

 SAF, 1601 Duke Street, Alexan- 

 dria, VA 22314-3406; phone: 1- 

 800-336-4743. 



The PPA Plant of the Year 



The Perennial Plant Association's 

 Plant of the Year for 1992 is 

 Coreopsis 'Moonbeam'. The 

 plant was selected for "its long 

 season ornamental effect, adapt- 

 ability to most areas of the 

 United States and Canada, and 

 ease of production." 



Color slides and photos or 

 black and white photos of Core- 

 opsis 'Moonbeam' may be ob- 

 tained by contacting the Peren- 

 nial Plant Association, 3383 

 Schitzinger Road, Hilliard, Ohio 

 43026. The phone number is 

 (614) 771-8431. 



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Wholesale Manager and Assistant 



Retail Manager. Northeast Nursery is 



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 retail garden center distributing a full 



line of nursery stock, annuals, 



perennials, fertilizers and bard goods 



to area landscapers, contractors, and 



developers. Please send resume to 



Northeast Nursery, 234 Newbury 



Street, Peabody MA 01960. 



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