*22~-l*iic«ster Farming, Saturday, February 2, 1980
Those millions of seed
catalogs in American homes
this winter feature four new
All-American flower
selections tested in the trial
garden of the Pennsylvania
State University.
The new varieties are
Peter Pan flame zinnia,
dwarf crested French-Janie
marigold, Sangria verbena,
and Holiday Time or
namental pepper.
Marvin E. Runner, in
charge of the Penn State
project, said 60 selections of
newly developed annual
flowers, plus countless
commercial comparisons,
Bradford extension plans activities
BY JANE BRESEE
Staff Correspondent
TOWANDA - The
executive committee of the
Bradford County Extension
Service met recently at the
County Extension Office in
Towanda, Pennsylvania, for
the annual reorganization
meeting. Perfect attendance,
for both staff and board were
noted.
Jeff Hale, president of the
board, reviewed the
previous year’s activities
reporting that the regional
and state extension boards
spent a great deal of tune
with the legislators con
vincing them that the ex
tension services were suf
fering from the cut in staff
and money over the past few
years. As a result a million
dollars from the state was
forthcoming.
More agents and home
economists have been hired
including Miss Cathy
Bakalar who has recently
been hired by the Northern
Tier Region as a nutrition
specialist and is working out
of the Towanda office.
Hale was also pleased to
note that due to the petition
of county citizens, Miss
Levetta Roof has been hired
as a full tune county em
ployee to work as the 4-H
agent.
The mam point of business
was the concern that the
amount of money allotted by
the county for the cost of
extension office expenses
was gomg to be $5OOO short
A newly elected com
missioner, Francis Douglas,
was invited to lunch with the
committee and confronted
with the problem. He
promised additional
meetings with the other
York horse
club forming
YORK A new 4-H Horse
Club is being organized in
the Felton Area. The club
will have information for
both English and Western
Riding members. A com
plete 4-H Program will be
offered to the members.
Members must be 8 years of
age and not have passed
their 19th birthday.
The first meeting will be
Wednesday, February 13th
at 7 00. The meeting will be
held at the home of Kimberly
Hines, R 2, Foul ton School
Road, Felton. The
organizational leaders will
be Mrs Susan Schmidt, 1
Sawmill Road, Stewartstown
R 2, Phone - 933-3034, who has
had 4-H experience in
New flower selections tested at
are grown annually at the
trial garden along
University Drive near
Beaver Stadium.
Dr. Runner not only
supervises the Penn State
garden but also serves as an
official judge for All-
America Selections (AAS),
the non-profit educational
organization for evaluating
new varieties of annual f
flowers and vegetables.
The AAS, says Dr. Runner,
is the only accepted rating
system in North America for
seed-grown flower varieties.
Similar programs exist in
Europe and England-the
Fleuroselect and All-Britian
The Bradford County Extension Executive Committee appointed the following
officers for 1980; seated left. Karen Harris, secretary; Jeff Hale, president;
standing left, Gary Green, vice-president; Rose Smith, treasurer.
county commissioners for Duane Lewis and Ellen
further discussion. Faust are alternates.
The county agents, Orville The officers elected for
Yoder, director, Jake i 960 are as follows: Jeff
Guffey, and AL Homan, Hale, president; Gary
Home Economist, Linda Green, vice president;
Hulslander, and Levetta Karen Hams, secretary;
Roof, 4-H agent, gave and Rose Smith, treasurer,
written reports of activities Other board members
for the coming year. are: Ellen Faust-, Robert
According to Yoder, the
Northern Tier region
comprised of Wyoming,
Sullivan, Susquehanna,
Tioga, and Bradford
Counties is the only region
with its own board which is
composed of two delegates
from each county. Andy
Dewing was appointed to
serve with Rosa Wilcox
Maryland; and Mr. & Mrs.
Kim Myers, Rt. 3 Box 1155,
Felton, Phone 244-3970, who
have English and Western
experience and have been 4-
H members in the past
Youth interested in joining
may call the leaders or be
present at the clubs first
meeting.
awards. All-American
Selection trials in the U.S.
are earned out in 30 gardens
across the nation.
In addition to AU-Amenca
Selection entires, last
summer’s trial garden in
cluded 528 samples of seed
from 19 other seedsmen and
hybridizers, both U.S. and
foreign.
Summer visitors to the
garden discover what Dr.
Runner describes as “a
liberal sprinkling of newly
introduced varieties ap
pearing for the first tune.”
There are also dozens of pre
introduction or experimental
cultivars developed by plant
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Serving as a convenient
outdoor laboratory, the trial
garden attracts students,
landscapers, home gar
deners, and seedsmen from
distant states and foreign
countries to study, the
several acres of plantings.
“Evaluation of new
varieties determines their
value for the home gardener
as well as for the bedding
plant industry,” Dr. Runner
explained. “Likewise, ad
vanced cultural practices
are demonstrated. We make
certain that.the plants grow
and flower to their full
potential,” he added.
Whipple, Carrie Wilcox,
Andy Dewing, Bob Taylor,
Rosa Wilcox, Duane Lewis
and Jane Bresee.
The next meeting of the
Bradford County Extension
Executive Board will be
March 27, at 8:15 at the
Extension office.
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The following list
represents a small group of
new annual flower selections
tested last summer at Penn
State. Some will be available
to the public in 1980:
Sprite snapdragon; Magic
Carpet miniature snap
dragon; Spindrift ageratum,
a white color; Blue Victoria
salvia farinacea; White
Flash petunia; Salmon
Cloud petunia; Starburst
petunia, a grandiflora rose
and white bicolor; Summer
Sun petunia, a yellow color;
Montrose lavatera; Frosted
Mixture centaurea; Peter
Pan Cream zinnia.
Bouquet Scarlet zinnia;
Snowfire dianthus; Royal
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mimulus; Coco Duocolor
begonia; Hot Tip begonia;
Novette Bright Orange
impatiens; Super Elfin
impatiens; Blitz impatiens;
Queen Bee mangold; Happy
Orange and Happy Red
mangold; and Nicki-Red
mcotiana.
Details on the Penn State
trial garden will be
published in an upcoming
issue of “Science in
Agnculture,” the quarterly
magazine of the Agricultural
Experiment Station at Penn
State. To get on the free
mailing list, wnte to 229.
Agricultural Administration
Building, University Park,
PA 16802
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