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CALENDAR 



February 



FEBRUARY 20-23 The Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show, Rhode Island 

 Convention Center, Providence, Rl; Nancy Syme at 1-800-766-1670. 

 FEBRUARY 20-23 The Sixteenth Annual Connecticut Flower and Garden Show, Hart- 

 ford Civic Center, Hartford, CT; 860-52Q-2123. 



FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 12 1997 Advanced Green School, Royal Plaza, Marlboro, 

 MA; Kathleen Carroll at 413-545-0895. 



FEBRUARY 28-March 2 Vermont Flower Show, Burlington Sheraton, Burlington, 

 VT; Tina Nyce at 802-899-4620. 



March 



?f WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 Seminar. ■■Cultivating your Best Assets— Personnel Man- 

 agement Issues for Ornamentals Firms," Fish & Game Building, Concord, NH; 

 Mike Sciabarrasi at 603-862-1700. 



MARCH 5 Perennial Plant Conference, Bishop Center, University of Connecticut, 

 Storrs, CT; Tim Abbey at 860-345-451 1. 



MARCH 5 Massachusetts Certified Horticulturalist Exam, 9am, Eastern Agricultural 

 Center, Waltham, MA; Rena Sumner at 413-369-4731. 



MARCH 8 Maine Landscape and Nursery Association (MeLNA) Educational Workshop, 

 9am-noon, Pine Tree Arboretum, Augusta, ME: Edith Ellis at 207-225-3998. 

 MARCH 8-16 New England Flower Show, Bayside Exposition Center, Boston, 

 MA; 617-536-9280. 



MARCH 9 FTDA Master Florist Design Certification Testing, Bay State Floral Sup- 

 ply, Bedford, NH; Betty Covey at 603-893-4578 



?f WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 New Hampshire Plant Growers' Assodatiow Twilight 

 Meeting, 5:30 pm, Newton Greenhouse, 32 Amesbury Road, Newton, NH; 

 Tom McElroy at 603-382-5289 



MARCH 13-16 Portland Flower Show Narrow Gauge Train Museum, Fore Street, 

 Portland, ME; 207-225-3998 or 207-775-4403. 



MARCH 18 New Hampshire Landscape Association Spring Conference, Barton/ Cole 

 Hall, UNH, Durham, NH; Guy Hodgdon at 1-800-639-5601. 

 MARCH 22-24 "Breath of Spring'' Flower & Garden Show, Cheshire Arena, Keene, 

 NH; 603-352-2253. 



MARCH 24 FieW-^rowH Cut Flower Seminar, 1 -4:30pm, Goffstown Cooperative 

 Extension Office, Rte 114, Goffstown, NH; Margaret Hagen at 603-673-2510. 



April 



APRIL 4-5 27th Annual University of New Hampshire Greenhouse Open House, Plant 



Biology & Thompson School Greenhouses, Mast Road Extension, Dur-ham, 



NH; Bill Lord at 603-862-3203. 



APRIL 4-6 Sixth Annual New Hampshire Orchid Society Show, Nashua Armory, 



Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, NH; Ulla jurrissen at 207-439-0922. 



APRIL 4-6 BflH^or Garden Show, Bangor Auditorium, Bangor, ME; 207-990-1201. 



APRIL 10-12 GrflHite State FFA State CoHveMtioM, Waterville Valley Convention 



Center, Waterville Valley, NH; Dave Howell at 603-862-1760. 



APRIL 13 Seminar — "European Design" — with Jacqueline Headecker, AlFD, 



sponsored by FTDA Vermont District l-D and FTDA New Hampshire District 



1-C, Radisson Hotel, West Lebanon NH; Betty Covey at 603-893-4578. 



APRIL 28 Arbor Day 



May 



MAY 4 Volunteer Pruning & Cleanup at State House Rose Garden, 10am, Concord, 



NH; David Jordan at 603-437-0306. 



Departments 



2 Forum 



5 From the Board 



Peler van Berkum 



6 NH News 



8 Elsewhere In the News 

 17 Member Profile: 



A.|. Cameron Sod Farms, Inc. 



27 Diagnostic Update 

 Dr. Cheryl Smith 



28 How About Herbs 

 Tanya \ackson 



Features 



10 A New Hampshire Original 



Stephen Curlin 

 13 Some Remarks on Sibling 



Rivalry 



Thomas D. Dflvidow & Richard L. 



Narva 

 21 1996 Nursery Inspection 



Summary 



Tom Durkis 

 25 When Trees Become 



Dangerous 



Mary Torsello & Florence Peterson 



22 The Criffin Guru 

 22 The Green Spot 



Mike Cherim 



26 Z-notes 

 |im Zablocki 



27 Pioneer Pointers 



Cover 



Photograph by Mary Torsello 



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 with copy deadlines being the first of each prior 

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 set-up assistance Is available at a nominal fee. 

 Free classified advertising Is offered as a mem- 

 ber service. We will carry a short message (no 

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 houses, Durham. NH 03824, 603-862-2061; or 

 PO Box 5, Newflelds, NH 03856, 603-778-8353. 



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