Nasdaq delists Hines
On Aug. 6, Hines Hort. received notification from Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. that the company's securities had been delisted and, as of Aug. 8, its shares would no longer be traded on Nasdaq. This action was the result of previous Nasdaq determinations that the company had not filed its quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, and that Hines failed to maintain the minimum stockholders' equity requirement for continued listing. Hines had previously received a letter from Nasdaq indicating it was not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing. Hines has until Jan. 22, 2008, to regain compliance with this minimum bid price rule.

On Target program tracks poinsettia height
Ecke Ranch is offering On Target, a Web-based poinsettia height-tracking program, free to its customers. The program provides growers with an online tracking tool that safely stores charts for year-to-year comparison and planning. Users can also download files for comparison and charting offline. Growers can interact online with Ecke support staff from within the charting program.

New England: Watch out for leafhoppers
New England growers of outdoor perennials and garden mums should be on the lookout for potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) and aster leafhopper (Macrosteles quadrillineatus). The potato leafhopper injects a toxin as it feeds so leaves may develop a V-shaped brown edge burn at the tip. This injury may be confused with leaf scorch, especially on drought-sensitive astilbe. Plants may also be stunted with distorted new growth. The aster leafhopper transmits the pathogen that causes aster yellows.

Ohio St. Univ. dedicates Steven M. Still Garden
During last week's Perennial Plant Assoc. annual symposium in Columbus, Ohio, the Steven M. Still Garden was dedicated at Ohio St. Univ. The garden is named for Steve Still, hort. professor emeritus, who taught at the university from 1980-2005. He now serves as exec. director of PPA. The 5,400-sq.-ft. garden was designed by horticulturist Adrian Bloom. The garden features more than 150 perennial cultivars, grasses and woody plants. A $250,000 endowment fund is being established for continuing care of the garden.

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