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Research Funding.... 



The Bedding Plants Research Foun- 

 dation approved the funding of 12 

 projects nationwide for 1993-94. 

 The board allocated nearly $60,000 

 in grants, $9,000 above last year's 

 funding. 



The foundation seeks to fund 

 projects that will help growers im- 

 prove production and grow quality 

 plants. In response to recent 

 grower surveys, BPFl funded 

 projects that "will increase germina- 

 tion, find new controls of disease 

 and pests, increase markets, and 

 control plant growth." 



In New England, at the Univer- 

 sity of Vermont, Dr. Bruce Parker 

 received the Leonard Bettinger and 

 lames Perry Grants to investigate, 

 with on-plant and in-soil trials, the 

 potential of indigenous fungi for 

 Western Flower Thrips and Sweet 

 Potato Whitefly management. This 

 work will help develop fungal 

 pathogens as viable components for 

 IPM in horticultural and greenhouse 

 industries. 



BPFI is a non-profit organization 

 dedicated to the improvement of 

 the greenhouse industry. All contri- 

 butions to BPFl may be business or 

 personal tax-deductible. For more, 

 contact BPFl, PO Box 27241, Lan- 

 sing, Mi 48909, or call (517)694-8537. 



...and Scholarships 

 Awarded. 



The Horticulture Research Institute 

 (I-IRI) has awarded the second an- 

 nual Timothy Bigelow Scholarships 

 to Kris iVlitchell and Paula Elizabeth 

 Serabian, students enrolled in the 

 horticulture curriculum at the Uni- 

 versity of Rhode Island (URI) in 

 Kingston. 



Presentation of the $2,500 scholar- 

 ships took place August 12 at the 

 summer meeting of the New En- 

 gland Nurserymen's Association in 

 Kennebunk, Maine. 



Mitchell will enter her senior 

 year as a landscape architecture 

 major. After graduation, she plans 

 to pursue a Parks and Recreation 

 internship in her home state of 

 Connecticut while working part-time 

 under a licensed landscape archi- 

 tect. 



Serabian, a Massachusetts resi- 

 dent, will enter her senior year as a 

 horticulture major with a minor in 

 chemistry. Upon graduation, she 

 plans to pursue an internship at 

 Longwood Gardens. 



The Bigelow scholarship was cre- 

 ated by family members as a me- 

 morial to the late Timothy Bigelow, 

 son of Palmer W. Bigelow, a promi- 

 nent New England nurseryman. Ap- 

 plicants must be enrolled full-time 

 in a horticulture or related program 

 and be residents of New England. 

 For information, contact Ashley 

 Ruden at 1250 I Street, NW, Suite 

 500, Washington, DC 20005. Or 

 phone (202) 789-2900. 



SOMETHING DIFFERENT 



Bromeliads to Promote 

 for Holiday Sales 



(from Greenhouse Manager. 

 August, 1993) 



Bromeliads are not a holiday crop 

 per se," said Michael Kent, who 

 handles sales and marketing for 

 Kent's Bromeliad Nursery. None- 

 theless, "we try to have a mixture 

 of colors year-round " 



Here are the cultivars that 

 Kent's recommends for a year- 

 round holiday program: 



VALENTINE'S DAY: Vriesea poetmanii 

 'Super Select' or 'Margot.' (Bright 

 red bloom lasts eight to ten 

 weeks ) 



EASTER: \ectimea fasciala (Pink 

 bloom rises above bending 

 leaves.) 



SECRETARY'S WEEK: Cuzmania 

 'Empire.' (Multi-leaf and colorful.) 



MOTHER'S DAY: Cuzmania 'Irene.' 

 (Very colorful and delicate. Deep 

 red blooms last 16-20 weeks. A 

 similar cultivar is 'Super Ama- 

 ranth.') 



HALLOWEEN: Cuzmania Cherry.' 

 (Bright reddish-orange Similar cul- 

 tivars are 'Ostara' and 'Rana ') 



THANKSGIVING: Cuzmania 'Orange- 

 ade.' (Harvest colors of orange and 

 gold.) 



CHRISTMAS: Cuzmania 'Claret.' (A 

 deep red with a candle-like stat- 

 ure. 'Decora' is a similar cultivar ) 



For more: Kent's Bromeliads, Inc., 

 703 Pomelo Drive, Vista. CA 92083; 

 phone: (619)758-2396. 



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