C A L E 



DECEMBER 



December 29 CONNECTICUT 

 NURSERYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 

 ANNUAL MEETING; Aqua Turf 

 Outing Club, South-ington, CT; 

 for information: (203) 872-2095. 

 JANUARY 



January 5-7 ERNA'S BEST 

 TRADE SHOW; The Concord Re- 

 sort Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, NY; 

 for information: (205) 872-2095. 



January 10-12 ATLANTIC 

 CANADA'S HORT EAST '93; 

 Halifax, Nova Scotia; for informa- 

 tion: Debora Pollock Post at (902) 

 425-7810. 



January 11-12 MAINE LAND- 

 SCAPE AND NURSERY ASSO- 

 CL\TION ANNUAL MEETING 

 & TRADE SHOW; Holiday Inn by 

 the Bay, Portland, ME; for infor- 

 mation: Rich Churchill at (207) 

 767-9646. 



January 13 THE NEW HAMP- 

 SHIRE PLANT GROWERS' AS- 

 SOCL\TION WINTER MEETING; 

 Granite Street Bar and Gril Man- 

 chester, NH; for information: 

 Chris Robarge at (603) 862-1074. 



January 13 THE NEW HAMP- 

 SHIRE LANDSCAPE ASSOCIA- 

 TION DINNER MEETING; 

 Granite Street Bar and Grill, 

 Manchester, NH; for information: 

 Guy Hodgdon at (603)439-5189. 

 January 17-19 EMPIRE STATE 

 TREE CONFERENCE; Holiday 

 Inn, Sufern, NY; for information: 

 New York State Arborists' Asso- 

 ciation at (518) 783-1322. 



January 21 NHPGA TWILIGHT 

 MEETING; Pleasant View Gar- 

 dens, Pittsfield, NH; for informa- 

 tion: (603) 435-8361. 



January 30-31 FTD DISTRICT 

 MEETING; Manchester, NH; for 

 information: Ray Savage at (603) 

 352-1155. 

 FEBRUARY 



February 3-4 NEW ENGLAND 

 GROWS '93; Hynes Convention 

 Center, Boston, MA; for informa- 

 tion: Virginia Wood at (617) 964- 

 8209. 



February 4-6 FARM & FOREST 

 EXPOSITION, Center of New 

 Hampshire Holiday Inn &. Con- 



vention Center, Manchester, NH; 

 for information: (603) 271-3552. 

 February 15-16 RHODE IS- 

 LAND NURSERYMEN'S ASSO- 

 CL\TION SHORT COURSE & 

 TRADE SHOW; Doubletree Inn, 

 Goat Island, Newport,RI: for in- 

 formation: Ken Lagerquist at (508) 

 761-9260. 



February 15-17 PENNSYLVA- 

 NIA NURSERYMEN & ALLIED 

 INDUSTRIES CONFERENCE; 

 Denise R. Calabrese at (717) 238- 

 1673. 



February 24 VERMONT 

 PLANTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION 

 WINTER MEETING; Holiday Inn, 

 Rutland, VT; for information: 

 Scott Pfister at (802) 244-7048. 

 MARCH 



March 6-14 BOSTON FLOWER 

 SHOW; Bayside Expo Center, Bos- 

 ton, MA; for information: the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Soci- 

 ety at (617) 536-9280. 



March 11-14 SEVENTH AN- 

 NUAL SEACOAST AREA 

 FLOWER &. LANDSCAPE SHOW; 

 Location to be announced; for in- 

 formation: Brenda Schure at (603) 

 436-0815. 



March 15-17 NEW ENGLAND 

 LANDSCAPE EXPOSITION, Cen- 

 ter of New Hampshire Holiday 

 Inn & Convention Center, Man- 

 chester, NH; for information: Guy 

 Hodgdon at (207) 439-5189. 

 APRIL 



April 2-3 UNFVERSITY OF 

 NEW HAMPSHIRE GREEN- 

 HOUSE OPEN HOUSE; Plant 

 Biology and Thompson School 

 Greenhouses, Durham, NH; for 

 information: George Estes at (603) 

 862-3205. 



April 29 NHPGA TWILIGHT 

 MEETING; 5:30 pm at Kathan 

 Gardens, Newport, NH; for infor- 

 mation: Dennis Kathan at (603) 

 863-1089. 

 AUGUST 



August 12 NEW ENGLAND 

 NURSERYMAN'S ASSOCLVTION 

 SUMMER MEETING, for infor- 

 mation: Virginia Wood at (617) 

 431-1625. 



COVER ILLUSTRATION BY MARK CRISPI 



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FROM THE BOARD 



Henry Huntington 



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NH NEWS 



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IN THE NEWS 



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FFA: BEYOND FARMING 

 Maria VanderWoude 



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TRANSFERING THE BUSINESS 



TO YOUR CHILDREN 



Michael Sciabarrasi 



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 MEMBER PROFILE 



Growing Things 



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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL 

 Dt. Patricia Vittum 



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A CONVERSATION 

 HoUy Daze 



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WORTH REPEATING 



Farm Grown Christmas Gifts 

 Mrs. Clement HasJdn 



The PlantsiDan is published in early 

 February, April, June, August, October, 

 and December with copy deadlines being 

 the 5th of each prior month. While cam- 

 era-ready ads are preferred, set-up assis- 

 tance 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 Plantsman. 



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



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For further information, please contact 

 the editor Robert Parker at the UNH 

 Research Greenhouses, Durham, NH 

 03824, (603)862-2061, or PO Box 5, 

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



December 1992 & January 1993 



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