QBARS - v10n3 A Selected List of Rhododendron Literature

A Selected List of Rhododendron Literature
By J. Harold Clarke

It seems that Rhododendron fanciers soon become interested in various technical aspects of culture, propagation, soil acidity, pest control, hybridization, and species and variety identification. Quite a few reach the stage of wanting to look into the literature to find answers to their problems. The following titles include most of the books on Rhododendrons and some of the papers in various publications which seemed to the Editor to be the most helpful, although many had to be omitted which others might consider more important.

As the American Rhododendron Society Bulletins and Year Books are indexed no further mention is made of them or their contents in the following list. Certain important periodicals and yearbooks devoted to Rhododendrons are listed only by name of publication, as space does not permit the inclusion of all the numerous articles appearing in them.

YEARBOOKS, PERIODICALS, ETC.

  • Bulletins pub. by Vereniging voor Boskoopse Culturen, Boskoop, Holland. Several since 1928
  • Notes, The Rhododendron Society, Vol. 1-3, 1916, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Rhododendron, Successor to "The Bulletin." Tacoma Rhododendron Society, 1951
  • Rhododendron and immergrune Laubgeholze, Jahrbuch, Rhododendron-Gesellschaft, 1937-42, 1953, 1954, 1955, Bremen
  • Yearbooks, The Rhododendron Association, London, 1929-1939
  • Yearbooks, Rhododendron, R. H. S. London, 1946-1953, (51-52 in one vol.)
  • Yearbooks, Rhododendron and Camellia, R. H. S., London, 1954-1955

GENERAL LIST

  • Aberconway, Lord, Ap. 1951, Rhododendron hybrids, Jour. R. H. S. 76:257-64
  • Anon., J1. 1953, Summer care of Rhododendrons, Sunset 111:116-18
  • Anon., 1953. Azaleas and camellias N. C. Agr. Ext. Cir., 246:1-28
  • Baillie, A. F. H. and W. F. Jepson, Oc. 1951, Bud blast disease of the Rhododendron in its relation to the leaf-hopper, Graphocephala coccinea Forst. Jour. R. H. S. 76:355-65
  • Balfour, 1. Bailey, 1915-1922, New species of Rhododendron, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. 9:207-320; 10:79-166; 11:19-154; 12:85-186
  • Bell, H., 1951, Dwarf Rhododendrons, Bul. Alpine Gard. Soc. England, 146:151
  • Berg, J. and G. Krussmann, 1951, Freiland Rhododendron, Ludwigsburg
  • Bosley, P. R., 1949, Fundamentals of the culture of Rhododendrons and Azaleas, Plants and Gard., 5:33-5
  • Bowers, C. G., 1927, Rhododendrons and Azaleas for breeding purposes in America, Jour. N. Y. Bot. Gard., 28:81-86
  • Bowers, C. G., 1929, The blooming dates for Rhododendrons and Azaleas, Jour. N. Y. Bot. Gard., 30:18-20
  • Bowers, C. G., 1936, Rhododendrons and Azaleas, Macmillan Co., pp. 549
  • Bowers, C. G., Ja. 1946, Dexter hybrid Rhododendrons, Nat. Hort. Mag., 25:74-9
  • Bowers, C. G., Oc. 1947, Factors affecting hardiness of Rhododendrons, Nat. Hort. Mag
  • Bowers, C. G., My. 1953, Toward hardiness in Rhododendrons, Gard. Jour. N. Y. Bot Gard., 3:83-5
  • Bowers, C. G., 1954, Winter-hardy Azaleas and Rhododendrons, The Mass. Hort. Soc., pp 112
  • Bowers, C. G. Mr. 1954, Soil requirements for Azaleas and Rhododendrons, Hort., 32:136-7
  • Boyer, D. S., My. 1954, Rhododendron glories of southwest Scotland: Gardens of Castle Kennedy and Lochinch Castle, Nat. Geog. Mag., 105:641-64
  • Brandt, Lester, 1950, Further comments on Rhododendron hybridizing, U. of Wash. Arb. Bul., 13 No. 4:15-16
  • Brydon, P. H., Oc. 1941, Notes on new Rhododendron species at the University of California, Nat. Hort. Mag., 20:270-6
  • Brydon, P. H., Ap. 1953, Rhododendrons for mild climate gardens, Flower Grower, 40:76-7
  • Brydon, P. H., Mr. 1955, The new Exbury Azaleas, Hort., p. 113
  • Coggeshall, R. G., Nv. 1954, Polyethylene plastic-its application to the propagation of hardwood cuttings, Arnoldia, 14:57-63
  • Comber, H. F., 1925, Self-sterility in the rhododendrons, Gard. Chron, London, 77:300
  • Coville, F. V., 1923, Effect of aluminum sulphate on rhododendron seedlings, Amer. Hort. Soc. Bul., 1
  • Cowan, J. M., 1951, Rhododendron leaf: A study of the epidermal appendages, Oliver, Edinburgh, pp. 120
  • Cowan, J. M. and F. Hanger, Oc. 1947, New and noteworthy plants, (R. yakushimanum), Jour. R. H. S., 72:391-4
  • Cox, E. H. M., 1924, Rhododendrons for amateurs, C. Scribner's Sons, N. Y., pp. 111
  • Cox, E. H. M., 1931, Dwarf rhododendrons. House and Gard., 59(5):130
  • Creech, J. L., Jl. 1950, Air-layering a rhododendron hybrid, Nat. Hort. Mag., 29:114-17
  • Davis, B. A. Azaleas, Camellias, Gardenias, pp. 112
  • de Rothschild, Lionel, 1934, The Rhododendron rock garden at Exbury, Jour. R. H. S., 59(3):325-9
  • DeWilde, Roland, Ap. 1, 1950, Winter hardiness of rhododendrons, Amer. Nur., p. 18
  • Dunbar, John, 1921, How to grow rhododendrons, Jour. N. Y. Bot. Gard., 22:184-91
  • Everitt, S. A., 1949, Dexter hybrid rhododendrons, Plants and Gard., 5:55-7
  • Filmore, R. H., Nv. 1949, Growing rhododendrons from seed, Arnoldia, 9:45-51
  • Frisbie, L. F., Ja. 1955, Rhododendron macrophyllum, Arnold Arb. Jour., 36:115-7
  • Gable, Jos. B., 1931, Growing rhododendrons from seeds, Hort., 9(9):200
  • Gable, Jos. B., 1933, Unusual rhododendron hybrids, Nat. Hort. Mag., 12(3):257
  • Gould, N. K. and P. M. Synge (Editors), 1952, The Rhododendron Handbook, R. H. S.
  • Grootendorst, H. J., 1945, Azalea mollis en Azalea mollis x sinensis, Boskoop
  • Grootendorst, H. J., 1954, Rhododendrons en Azaleas, Vereniging voor Boskoopse Culturen, Boskoop, pp. 216
  • Hanger, F., Fe. 1944, Miniature rhododendron species, Jour. R. H. S., 69:40-2
  • Hanger, F., De. 1945, Cultivation of rhododendrons, Jour. R. H. S., 70:355-62
  • Hanley, John (Editor), 1946, Handbook of rhododendrons, Univ. of Wash. Arb. Found., pp. 198
  • Hohman, H. J., 1949, Culture of rhododendrons and azaleas., Plants and Gard., 5:24-8
  • Hooker, J. D., 1851, Rhododendrons of Sikkim Himalaya, London
  • Hume, H. H., 1953, Azaleas and Camellias. rev. ed., Macmillan, pp. 93
  • Hume, H. H., 1954, Azaleas, kinds and culture, reissue, Macmillan, pp. 199
  • Ihrig, H. G., Nv. 1942, Amateur's observations on hardiness from growing rhododendrons in the Pacific northwest, Arnoldia, 2:53-6
  • Ihrig, H. G., 1946, Rhododendrons in the Pacific northwest, Nat. Hort. Mag., 25:365-72
  • Johnson, A. T., 1948, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Magnolias, Camellias, and ornamental Cherries, My Garden, London, pp. 93
  • Johnson, A. T., Ap. 1951, Rhododendrons in woodland, Jour. R. H. S., 76:128-34
  • Krussmann, G. 1951, Die Laubgeholze II, Berlin
  • Leach, D. G., Ap. 1951, New rhododendrons, Home Gard., 17:13-18
  • Leach, D. G., Ap. 1952, Azaleas: New Ilam hybrids, Flower Grower, 39:55
  • Leach, D. G., Ap. 1953, Azaleas for connoisseurs, Flow Grower, 40:79
  • Leach, D. G., Ap. 1955, A progress report on Glenn Dale Azaleas, Flower Grower,p. 87
  • Lee, F. P., F. O. Coe, B. Y. Morrison, M. Perkins, and F. Weiss, 1952, The Azalea handbook, Amer. Hort. Soc., pp. 148
  • Lem, H., Ap. 1947, Some new rhododendron crosses, Nat. Hort. Mag., 26:109-13
  • Magor, E. J. P., 1925, Rhododendrons for the rock garden, Jour. R. H. S., 50(2):192-200
  • Matoon, H. G., Je. 1954, Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas in limestone areas, Hort., 32:275
  • Maximowicz, C. J., 1870. Rhododendreae Asiae orientalis, Mem. de I'Acad. Imp. des Sci. de St. Petersbourg, 7e ser., vol. XVI no. 9, pp. 53
  • Millais, J. G., 1917 (vol. 1), 1924 (vol. 2). Rhododendrons and the various hybrids, London, pp. 268; 263
  • Morrison, B. Y., 1929, Azaleas and Rhododendrons from seed, U. S. D. A. Cir. 68
  • Morrison, B. Y., 1950, Further notes concerning the Glenn Dale Azaleas, U. of Wash. Arb. Bul., 13(4):7-8
  • Morrison, B. Y., 1953, The Glenn Dale Azaleas, U. S. D. A. Mon. 20
  • Mulligan, B. O., 1949, Dwarf rhododendrons at Seattle for rock gardens, mass planting, and ground covers, Plants and Gard., 5:145-8
  • Nearing, G. G., 1931-32, Undeveloped possibilities in the new Asiatic rhododendrons, Flor. Exc., 76(7):27:38; (16):27; 77(2):23; (8):25,30; (10):23,31; (13):28; 79(21):17; (22):20
  • Nearing, G. G., Ap. 1951, Smaller rhododendrons, Flower Grower, 38:36-7
  • Nearing, G. G., Ap. 1952, New rhododendrons for the northeast, Flower Grower, 39:52
  • Nearing, G. G. and C. H. Connors, 1939, rhododendrons from cuttings, N. J. Agr. Expt. Sta. Bul. 666
  • Rand, Edward Sprague, 1871, The rhododendron and American plants, Little Brown and Co., Boston, pp. 188
  • Russell, J. P. C., Ag. 1945, New types of hybrid rhododendrons for the small garden, Jour. R. H. S., 70:225-34
  • Sax, Karl, 1930, Chromosome stability in the genus Rhododendron, Amer. Jour. Bot., 17(4):247-51
  • Scheerlinck, H., en anderen, 1938, Tuinbouw Encyclopedie I. De Azalea indica L. Antwerp
  • Skinner, H. T., 1947. Rhododendrons and Azaleas, In Woman's Home Comp. Gard. Book, pp. 448-71
  • Skinner, H. T., 1949, Propagation of rhododendrons and azaleas, Plants and Gard., 5:13-17
  • Skinner, H. T., Ja. 1955, Ap. 1955, In search of native azaleas, Morris Arb. Bul., pp. 3-10; 15-22
  • Spencer, E. L. and Shive, J. W., 1933, The growth of Rhododendron ponticum in sand cultures, Bul. Tor. Bot. Club, 60:423-39
  • Steffen, Alex., 1951, Azalea and Erica, Ludwigsburg
  • Stevenson, J. B. (editor), 1947, (2nd ed.), The species of Rhododendron, Univ. Press, Edinburgh, pp. 861
  • Street, Frederick, 1954, Hardy Rhododendrons, D. Van Nostrand Co., London, pp. 192
  • Twigg, M. C. and C. B. Link, 1951, Nutrient deficiency symptoms and leaf analysis of Azaleas grown in sand culture, Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci., 57:369-75
  • Ward, Francis Kingdon, 1926, Rhododendrons for everyone, Gard. Chron., London, pp. 122
  • Ward, Francis Kingdon, 1949, Rhododendrons, Latimer House, London, pp. 128
  • Watson, William, 1911, Rhododendrons and Azaleas, T. C. Jack, Edinburgh
  • Wells, J. S., 1949, Production of hybrid rhododendrons, Amer. Nur. My.1:7; 15:11; Je 1:11; 15:9; Jy. 1:16; 15:16
  • Wells, J. S., 1950, Sawdust mulch: Its value on rhododendrons and azaleas, Plants and Gard., 6:201-2>
  • Wells, J. S., 1952, Propagation and production of hardy Azaleas, Amer. Nur., Mr. 15:6; Ap: 1:12
  • Wells, J. S., Ap. 1, 1953, Pointers on propagation: Chlorosis in Azaleas, Amer. Nur., p. 12
  • Wells, J. S., My. 1, 1953, Propagation of rhododendrons from stem cuttings, Amer. Nur., p. 10
  • Wells, J. S., Dc. 1, 1953, Further notes on constant mist, Amer. Nur., p. 12
  • Wells, J. S., Sp. 1, 1954, New thoughts on propagating rhododendrons, Amer. Nur., p. 15
  • Wells, J. S., Mr. 1, 1955, Where do we stand on the use of mist?, Amer. Nur., p. 17
  • Werkman, J. P., 1916, Lijst van Rhododendrons met juiste tijd van bloei en kleurbeschrijving in vier talen, Pomologische Vereniging, Boskoop
  • White, R. P., 1931, Soil treatment for rhododendron wilt, Flor. Exc., 77(4):23
  • White, R. P., 1931, Leaf mold experiments with rhododendrons, Flor. Exc., 77(9):23
  • White, R. P., The insects and diseases of rhododendrons and azaleas, Jour. Ec. Ent., 26(3):631-40
  • Wilmot, R. J. and R. D. Dickey, 1952, Azalea culture, Fla. Expt. Sta. Press Bul., 658
  • Wilson, E. H., 1921, The Indian azaleas at Magnolia Gardens, Jour. Arn. Arb., 2:159-60
  • Wilson. E. H., 1926, Azaleas in the Arnold Arboretum, Rhodo. Soc. Notes, 3(2):73-76, Edinburgh
  • Wilson, E. H. and A. Rehder, 1921, A monograph of Azalea, Univ. Press, Cambridge, pp. 219
  • Wister, J. C., My. 1951, New rhododendrons for our north Atlantic states, Gard. Jour. N. Y. Bot. Gard., 1:68-70
  • Wister, J. C., Je. 1951, The Waterer family and their hybrid rhododendron introductions, Baileya 1(2):37-41
  • Wister, J. C., Nv. 1951, Native azaleas, the Beadle collection at Biltmore forest, Bul Gard. Club of Amer., p. 6-10
  • Wyman, D., Sp. 1948, Pruning rhododendrons, Arnoldia, 8:37-44
  • Wyman, D., My. 1954, Catawba hybrid rhododendrons, Hort., 32:218-9
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