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used to measure fertilizer quantities. 



Subsequent chapters discuss irriga- 

 tion water standards, water manage- 

 ment, and several types of irrigation 

 systems. Fertilizers and substrates are 

 discussed at length A final chapter 

 defines the features of a well-designed 

 water and nutrient delivery system 

 and reviews the pro-and-cons of 

 leached and zero-runoff systems. The 

 text is illustrated with numerous ta- 

 bles, figures, example calculations, etc 



Water and Nutrient Management for 

 Greenhouses, NRAES, is available for 

 $20.00 per copy from NRAES, Coop- 

 erative Extension, 152 Riley-Robb 

 Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-5701; postage 

 and handling are included in US or- 

 ders only; please call for exact foreign 

 postage and handling costs. The 

 phone number is 607-255-7654. 



'Compass Harbor' 



(from Maine Landscape & Nursery 

 Association Newsletter, March, 1996) 



At the Littlefield Garden at the Uni- 



versity of Maine in Orono, research on 

 cold-tolerant trees, shrubs, and 

 groundcovers appropriate for northern 

 landscapes is ongoing 



Crowberry [Empetrum nigrum)is a 

 Maine native evergreen groundcover 

 with a textured foliage similar to that 

 of heather. It's tolerant of salt, dry 

 soil, and a moderately high pH and 

 requires full sun. Several forms with 

 improved plant/branch density have 

 been selected and evaluated for sev- 

 eral years. One superior form has 

 been named E. nigrum 'Compass Har- 

 bor' and is in the initial stages of 

 propagation for likely introduction in 

 late 1996 or early 1997. 



For more information, contact Paul 

 Cappiello, Associate Professor, Land- 

 scape Horticulture at the University of 

 Maine in Orono. His number is 207- 

 581-2918. 



('Compass Harbor' and other research projects 

 can be seen at the Second Annual Horticul- 

 ture field Day at the University of Maine in 

 Orono on August 23. AIom^ with trade show. 

 Lobster Shore Dinner, volleyball, and 



assorted "unwind" activities, there are tours of 

 the research projects. And one of the presen- 

 tation topics is "Cold Tolerance Evaluation of 

 Selected Cultivars in Mountain Laurel, 

 Viburnum and Magnolia") 



NH Fairs— 1996 



[telephone area codes are 603) 



AUGUST 17-18 Belknap County 4-H Fair. 



Mile Hill Road, Belmont; Sue Roberts, 



267-8135. 

 AUGUST 21-25 Plymouth State Fair— take 



Exit 26 off 1-93; Russell Merrill, 536- 



1690. 

 AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 2 Lancaster 



fair. Route U.S. 3, Lancaster; Paul 



Thurston, 788-4531. 

 AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 2 Hopkinton 



State Fair, Contoocook Fair Grounds, 



Contoocook; Alan Hardy, 746-4191. 

 SEPTEMBER 6-8 Hillsboro County Agricul- 

 tural Fair, Route 13, New Boston; |ohn 

 Robertson, 588-6106. 

 SEPTEMBER 12-22 RochesUr Fair, 72 



Lafayette Street, Rochester; Jeffrey 



Taylor, 332-6585. 

 SEPTEMBER 26-29 Deerfield Fair, Route 



43, Deerfield; lane Boucher, 463-7421. 

 OCTOBER 12-14 Sandwich Fair, Center 



Sandwich; Earle Peaselee, 284-7062. 



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• Pre-filled Flats & Pots 



• Klerks Films 



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