Christopher
Hamilton, a local middle school student, won best paper award in the Ornamental
Plants Section from the Florida State Horticultural Society. Hamilton was
presented a check and plaque
at the 116th Annual Meeting of the Society in Orlando, Florida. The Awards
Ceremony on Sunday, June 8th, was followed by a reception. Click here
to view the paper, published in the proceedings of the Society. Pictured
above is Christopher Hamilton (left) with one of his coauthors and his mentor,
Dr. Everett R. Emino, at a reception following the award presentation. The
award winning paper is: Hamilton, Christopher, E. R. Emino and C. A. Bartuska.
2002. The influence of cutting size, leaf area and shipping on Coleus
cutting quality parameters including rooting. Proc. Fla. State. Hort. Soc.
115:134-136. |