Summer 2006

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Letter from the President
Dave Dowling

Culture Profile  Heptacodium miconiodes
Stanton Gill

Moving the Needle  Getting Noticed
Charlotte Morford and Joseph Caputi

Hybrid Lily Cultivar Evaluations in 2005
R. Crofton Sloan and Susan S. Harkness

Grower Profile  Ray Gray, Sunset Flowers of New Zealand, Oregon City, Oregon
Megan Bame

Research Updates
Relating Frequency of Floral Purchases to Product Behavior
Preventing Black Shoots in Oriental Lilies
BGR Treatment for Black Iris
Megan Bame

Back to Basics  Short Stem Surprises for Kids
Bill Preston and Glenn Dale

Postharvest Update  Summer Flower Care
Gay Smith

Regional Reports
Northeast
Chas Gill
Mid-Atlantic
Joseph Caputi
Southeast 
Leah Cook
Midwest
Suzy Neessen
South-Central
Vicki Stamback
West
Brenda Smith
Northwest
Pat Zweifel

ASCFG News

Can We Grow Cut Flowers With Longer Stems?
Chris Wien

A Closer Look at Crop Insurance
Megan Bame

Letter from Oberlin
Judy Laushman