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CONTENTS 



August 



AUGUST 18 New Hampshire Planl 

 Growers' Association Summer Meeting, 

 Elliott & Williams Roses, Dover, NH; 

 for information: Bob Demers, Jr., at 

 (603) 625-8298. 



AUGUST 18-19 Pennsylvania Landscape 

 and Nursery Trade Show & Conference, 

 ExpoMart, Monroeville, PA; for infor- 

 mation: (717) 238-1673. 



AUGUST 19 Vermont PJflnlsmen's Asso- 

 ciation Summer Meeting, University of 

 VT Horticulture Research Center, 

 South Burlington, VT; for informa- 

 tion; Scott Pfister at (802) 244-7048. 



AUGUST 24 6th Annual R.D. MacMil- 

 Ian Trade Show, New England College, 

 Henniker, NH; information: (617) 

 746-4106. 



AUGUST 25 UNH Cooperative Extension 

 Cut Flower Twilight Meeting, Norm 

 Porters Greenhouse, Lebanon, NH; 

 information: Charles Williams at 

 (603) 862-3207 



AUGUST 26 8th Biennial Griffin Green- 

 house & Nursery Supplies Open Howse, 

 Tewksbury, MA; information: (508) 

 851-4346. 



AUGUST 26-29 Infernafionfl/ Orchid 

 Show, Singapore; information: Sharon 

 Janssen, Expoconsult, phone/fax 

 (619) 741-8075. 



AUGUST 31 UNH Cooperative Extension 

 Cut Flower Twilight Meeting, Hillsboro 

 County Extension Office anci Butter- 

 nut Farm, Milford, NH; information: 

 Margaret Hagen at (603) 673-2510. 



September 



SEPTEMBER 8 Massac fiusetts Certified 

 Landscape Professional (MCLP) Exam, 

 Eastern Agricultural Center, Waltham 

 MA; information: (617) 431-1617. 



SEPTEMBER 17 New Hampshire Com- 

 posting Conference, Center of New 

 Hampshire Holiday Inn & Conven- 

 tion Center, Manchester, NH; infor- 

 mation: Nancy Adams (603)659-5616. 



SEPTEMBER 22 NHPGA Twilight 

 Meeting, 5:30 pm at Carpenter's Olde 

 English Greenhouse & Florist, New- 

 market. NH; information: Rob Car- 

 penter at (603) 659-3391. 



Cover: Linocut by Heather Miller 



SEPTEMBER 28-30 Inlernalionai Con- 

 ference on Thysanoptera, University of 

 Vermont, Burlington, VT; for 

 information: Bruce Parker at 

 (802) 658-4453. 



SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 2 Soriely 

 of American Florists' 1 09th Annual Con- 

 vention, The Breakers, Palm Beach, 

 FL; information: SAF at 1-800-336- 

 4743. 



October 



OCTOBER 1 International Plant Propa- 

 gator's Society/Third Annual Norl/ieasl 

 Area Meeting, cosponsored by UMass 

 Cooperative Extension and Smith 

 College, Smith College Campus, 

 Northampton, MA. For information: 

 Kathleen Carroll at (413) 545-0895. 



OCTOBER 2 Grand Opening, Sugar 

 River "Galley Regional Technical Center, 

 Newport, NH; information: Frank 

 Fahey at (603) 863-3759. 



OCTOBER 2-5 26th Annual Confer- 

 ence, Professional Plant Growers Associa- 

 tion, Tampa Convention Center. 

 Tampa, FL; 1 -800-64 7-PPGA. 



OCTOBER 20 NHPGA-sponsored Pes- 

 ticide Applicator Recerti fie alio n Program, 

 Granite Stree Bar & Grill, Manches- 

 ter, NH; information: Chris Robarge 

 at (603) 862-1074. 



OCTOBER 20-21 UNH Cooperative Ex- 

 tension Specialty Field Cut Flower Worfe- 

 shop, location TBA; information: Mar- 

 garet Hagen at (603) 673-2510. 



November 



NOVEMBER 5-8 Association of Special- 

 ty Cut Flower Growers' 6tA Natrona/ 

 Conference, Doubletree Hotel, Over- 

 land Park, Kansas; information: Alan 

 Stevens at (913) 532-5173. 



NOVEMBER 7 \oint Meeting, FTD 

 Districts 1-C and 1-D, Sheraton North 

 Country Inn, West Lebanon, NH; in- 

 formation: Ray Savage at (603) 352- 

 1155. 



And Looking Ahead... 



JANUARY 12. 1994 New Hampsfiire 

 Plant Growers' Association (NHPGA) and 

 New Hampshire Landscape Association 

 (NHLA) ]oint "Winter Meeting, Granite 

 Street Bar & Grill, Manchester, NH; 

 information: Peter van Berkum at 

 (603) 463-7663. 



FROM THE BOARl> 

 fr CLASSIFIED ADS 



An Overview of RoadS)<Je 23 | 

 Stands in New Hampshire ? 



fi(kt4 HoMai 



BOARD HlGitLIGHTS 27 ^. 



WORTH REPEATING 2« 



Culture Notes; Hardy Fems '■? 



Ef[f« Tahmgt 



Jki PlantitniiK is published in eariy-^ 

 February, April, June. August, Octobec and 

 lOeqewber with <»py deadlines being the 

 5thof each pnor monfc. Wliife camera- ready 

 ati& are pceferred, set- upassistanee is avail- 

 able at a nomind fee. Free classified adver- ^ 

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For further information, please contact 

 the editor; Robert Parker at the UNH 

 Research Greenhouses, I>urham, NH 

 03624, i6OJ)862-2061. Of PO Bqx5,Newfields. 

 NH 05656, (6031778-6353. 



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