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Spring '96
To order a copy of our spring 1996 issue, send a check for $5 for
the first copy by snail mail to Clarion Publications, P.O. Box 236, Geneseo, N.Y.
14454 (price includes postage and handling). All additional copies of this or
other available back issues are just$4. For information
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Cover Story:
Home & Garden '96
Orchids: Take a Walk on the Wild Side by
Sylvia Farrer Bornarth Exotic and prolific, orchids are surprisingly easy
to grow.
The Wacky World of Herbs by Joan Merkel Smith Investigate the folklore, culinary and medicinal properties of herbs.
The Freshness of Spring photos by Mary Livingston, Raju Alagawadi &
Gerry Fenclau
Cruising the Empire Herb Trail by Georgia Mullen Public and private gardens cater to culinary, medicinal and fragrant properties
of herbs.
Get Into a Gully by Susan Beckhorn Enjoy
the earthy ambience, but treat nature's secret garden with respect.
Building
Good Compost by Susan Peterson The rewards will be great if a little
planning is taken in creating good soil additives.
Departments
The
Open Door by Publisher Corrin Strong Genesee Country drives the Information
Highway.
Genesee Country Sketches: Vernal Voices by Scott
Adamson Hear the voices of spring sung by the American Woodcock, spring
peeper and grey tree frog.
History: Indian Allan, frontiersman,
peacemaker, lady's man by Donovan Shilling Ebenezer Allan, one of the
Genesee Country's first settlers, was mad about matrimony
Main
Streets: Rushville, the land between the lakes by Margaret Nichols & Louise
Smith This tiny Ontario County hamlet is big on spirit
The
Rites of Spring by Kirk House Ancient Seneca Indian and turn-of-the-century
customs rejoice that the earth shall bear again.
Just Folks: Marvin
Rapp by Christopher Jon Peterson This author of Canal Water & Whiskey
took 70 years to compile his book on the Erie Canal.
For Art's
Sake: Ralph Rubenstein, tinman by Michael Lasser A tinsmith for 50
years, this Monroe County man is happiest with his hands on the metal.
Home Away from Home: The Belfast B&B by Cynthia Edney Settle
into a wicker chair on the porch of this Allegany County inn and observe everyday
small town happenings.
Genesee Country Vignettes: The Chickadee
& Me by Susan Beckhorn A winter-weary bird is nursed to health
and repays its savior with song
Views from the Genesee Country:
Remembering on the Land by Cindy Mindell-Wong Our most tragic moments
are memorialized in gardens. The Vietnam, Korean War and AIDS memorial gardens.