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                                                       Southeastern Louisiana University
                                           Public Information Office
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                                           SLU 10880, Hammond, LA 70402
                                           985/549-2341/fax 985-549-2061
    Date: 11/12/01
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple   12

HORTICULTURE CLUB HOSTS AZALEA PROPAGATION CLASS, REPLANTS
SLU'S PURSLEY CIRCLE
     HAMMOND -- The Southeastern Louisiana University Horticulture Club will sponsor
an Azalea Propagation Class at 2:30 p.m., Monday, November 19, at the university's Horticulture
Center on North Oak Extension. The free "hands-on" class will last approximately one hour, said
Horticulture Club President Vallery Gorenflo.
     Matt Westmoreland, propagation manager for Westfarms Nursery in Franklinton, will be
the instructor. Westmorland is a senior at Southeastern, majoring in business management with a
concentration in horticulture. He has eight years experience in azalea propagation.
     Gorenflo said the Horticulture Club also has received a Southeastern Student Government
Association grant to replant azaleas in from of Pursley Hall on North Oak Street.
     "We are inviting members of the Hammond and campus communities to join us at 1 p.m.
on Wednesday, November 14," said Gorenflo. "First, we will take cuttings of the current azaleas
for propagation purposes. The old shrubs will be removed and the ground prepared for new
plants. We will plant during the afternoon."
     To register for the azalea propagation class or for additional information about the
Pursley Hall plantings, contact the Horticulture Club by e-mail at hortclub@selu.edu or
vallery@home.com or call the Horticulture Center at 985-549-5172.
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