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Estimated Interest _ a/ Mar., Apr., May 1981 3 R.D. #3 Box 256 A Fleetwood, Pa 19522 215-929-2884 215-582-3658 ment of Horticulture at The Pennsylvania State University “The kind you see most often at Christmas has 3 to 4 pairs of saw-toothed projections resembling crab claws on the leaves, and that’s the Thanksgiving or crab cactus,” Dr. Wolnick stated “The leaves of the true Christmas cactus, in con- ESTIMATED SAVINGS 12% IDEAL FOR GRAIN OR MACHINERY STORAGE *10,999 Serving Berks, Lebanon, Chester, Schuylkill And Montgomery Counties is thanksgiving species trast, are rounded with no saw-toothed edges,” he added. Dr Wolnick is a floriculturist with the Agricultural Experiment Station at Penn State. Despite their differences in leaf shape, the two types have quite similar flowers The Thanksgiving cactus flower comes in many colors from white, to magenta, to red-while Christmas cactus blossoms are mainly cherry red. There’s even a third species, the Easter cactus. This species is much dif ferent from the other cwo, Dr. Wolnick observed The leaf is thickened or even triangular with hairy projections at the tips of the leaves The Easter cactus has many branches. Flowers come in many colors, ranging from pink, to red, to violet The Thanksgiving cactus initiates flower buds sooner and produces flowers earLer than the Christmas species. In some tests of the two species at the same age, flower buds on the Thanksgiving type were BUTLER Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 20,1980—C31 visible September 20 while buds on the Christmas cactus were not visible until October 24. After the normal Christmas blooming season, both species can flower again at or near Easter. To succeed with this, night temperatures should be no higher than 60°F. Research with the two common species shows they respond best to eight-hour days and 60°F for flowering, Dr. Wolnick claimed. If flower buds start to drop, the temperature may be too high or the light in tensity too low, he said Christmas cacti seldom flower well at temperatures above 75°F. New leaves will develop in the spring At that tune Christmas cacti can be replanted. Use a rich, acid- Farm Organ Council to in January CAMP HILL - The Pennsylvania State Council of Farm Organizations Annual Meeting and Legislative Dinner is scheduled for Monday, January 26,1981, at the Penn Harris Motor Inn in Camp Hill The morning program, beginning at 10:30, will be a special presentation by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture regarding promotion of Pennsylvania agricultural commodities The luncheon speaker will be James Beattie, Dean of the College of agriculture at Penn State The afternoon session will include adoption of policies on key agricultural issues and reports from Dr Robert Marshak, dean of the Veterinary School, ■EJ S vP "ST"-* GEBHART'S SANDBLASTING 1 & RESTORATION INC. '1 $ Box 109 AA, R.D 1 '/ J. 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Bring them to a sunny window as soon as buds start to show Easter cacti are not as dependent upon day length for flowering as the Thanksgiving and Christmas species. Although the will set buds naturally from January to March, they will bear flowers under cool tem peratures at other tunes of the year. isation meet University of Pennsylvania; Joshua Feldstem, President of Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture; the Chairman of the Penn sylvania Senate Agricultural Committee; and the Chairman of the Penn sylvania House Agricultural Committee. The evening Legislative Banquet, to which the entire Pennsylvania General Assembly is invited, will begin with a social hour. The cost of the dinner is $l5. Invited speaker for the evening banquet (not con firmed) is Joe Patemo, Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Penn State. We also take a few brief mmutes in the evening to tell our legislators what is important to Pennsylvania agriculture Come out for any part of the day or evening Your support is needed! The entire agricultural community of Pennsylvania is the host so we need numbers to impress important people in Penn sylvania. For luncheon and dinner tickets, contact Carl Deibert, Pennsylvania State Grange 717/234-5001 or John Hoffman at The Poultry Federation Headquarters, 717/652-7530 Urrnt 2 per customer Wednesday until 5
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