UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 24, Page 4
March 14, 1996
Plant sale scheduled for April 20

     The fourth annual UD Botanical Gardens plant sale will be held
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, April 20, at the Fischer Greenhouse
Laboratory, behind Townsend Hall. Pre-sale pick-up only will occur
from 2-8 p.m., Friday, April 19.
     This year's sale features a broad selection of magnolias and
several unusual iris, as well as more than 200 types of trees and
perennial plants will be on sale.
     The Friends of the University of Delaware Botanic Gardens will
sponsor a slide show that is free and open to the public from 7-9
p.m., Wednesday, March 20, in 251 Townsend Hall.
     The program will highlight many of the plants that will be
available during the annual sale. Refreshments will be served.
     A catalog containing a list of plants and a pre-sale order form
will be available March 8.
     Plants may be resrved by completing the order form by March 31.
     To receive a catalog, call 831-2531.