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Sharecropper Master Gardener Announcements—cont’dPage 122012 Caladium SaleMarch 1st—Final Day to BuyAt the March 1st Master Gardener meeting we will betaking orders for Caladium Bulbs to be delivered at theApril MG meeting.Four Fancy Leaf varieties and one Strap Leaf varietywill be offered. These varieties are: Candidum ClassicWhite, White Queen, Red Flash and Carolyn Whorton.For the first time, we will offer a Strap Leaf varietycalled Red Ruffles.The bulbs will be #1 size and will be purchased fromthe same source that we used in 2011. The performancelast year of all varieties was excellent.The price per bulb will be 60 cents this year. No limiton quantities per order. Make sure you place your orderat the February/March meeting. Orders cannot beaccepted after that meeting. Your complete order mustbe paid for by cash or check at the time of ordering.If you have any questions, call Linda Hawkins at 817-791-4295.CandidumGingerlandWhite QueenCarolyn WhortonRaffle Committee UpdateAs you have probably noticed, the Raffle Tablehas been closed the last few meetings.That’s because we aremaking somereally neat changes!Instead of every month, we will now have araffle every three months. AND……the itemsup for grabs will be high dollar, big ticketitems.The next raffle will be at the April meeting.Tickets will be $10.00 each…..yeah, I know…that’s a lot of dough.BUT….the two items that you could win willbe either a brand new mulching lawnmower ora $100 gift certificate from Calloway’s.Tickets will be on sale at the March meeting.For those wonderful people who bring food forthe lunch, your name will be automatically enteredfor a door prize to be given out during themeeting. No need for a ticket. Shirley willsubmit your names before the meeting and twopeople will be chosen.Red FlashFlorida SweetheartIf you have items that you typically bring forthe raffle, kindly hold them for the garage salethis summer.We hope you like the changes we have made tothe raffle which benefits the projects that we asMaster Gardeners sponsor. So get your ticketsat the March or April meeting for the drawingin April.Raffle Committee ChairDonna Fry