New York - New Jersey Rhododendron Show
May 23, 1959
| Best in Show | |
| R. 'Princess Elizabeth' | Dr. David Gurin |
| Rhododendron Species-Fortunei Series | |
| First R. fortunei | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Rhododendron Species-Ponticum Series | |
| First R. smirnowii | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Second R. catawbiense | Mr. Edward Vohringer |
| Third R. catawbiense Red | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |
| Rhododendron Species-Carolinianum Series | |
| Third R. 'Carolina White' | Mr. Jacob C. Van Heinigen |
| Other Rhododendron Species-Elepidote | |
| Third R. callimorphum | Mr. George Rufenacht |
| Ironclad Rhododendrons-Red and Crimson | |
| First R. 'E. S. Rand' | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |
| Second R. 'Dr. H. C. Dresselhuys' | Mr. Harry C. Pedersen, Jr. |
| Third R. 'America' | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |
| Ironclad Rhododendrons-Pink | |
| First R. 'Roseum Pink' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Second R. 'Roseum Elegans' | Mr. Edward Vohringer |
| Third R. 'Roseum Pink' | Mr. Harry C. Pedersen, Jr. |
| Ironclad Rhododendrons-White | |
| First R. 'Album Novum' | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |
| Second R. 'Catawbiense Album' | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Third R. 'Album Novum' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Ironclad Rhododendrons-Lavender, Lilac and Purple | |
| First R. 'Roseum Elegans' Lavender Form | Mr. George Rufenacht |
| Second R. 'Everestianum' | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |
| Third R. 'Old Port' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Scarlet | |
| First R. 'Kluis Triumph' | Mr. & Mrs. Carl Luenenschloss |
| Second R. 'Kluis Sensation' | Mr. & Mrs. Carl Luenenschloss |
| Third R. 'Vulcan' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Crimson | |
| First R. 'Princess Elizabeth' | Dr. David Gurin |
| Second R. 'Jean Marie de Montague' | Mr. Edward L. Sard |
| Third R. 'Mars' | Mr. Harry C. Pedersen, Jr. |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Dark Red | |
| First R. 'Black Beauty' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Second R. 'Sefton' | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Rose Red | |
| First R. 'Cynthia' | Mr. Alan W. Goldman |
| Second R. 'Cynthia' | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Third R. 'Hassam' | Mr. Bernard Fein |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Red Shades with Prominent Blotch | |
| First R. 'Lincoln's Late Red' | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Second R. 'Trilby' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Third R. 'Trilby' | Mr. George Rufenacht |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Blush Pink | |
| First R. 'Mother of Pearl' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Second R. 'Hugo deVries' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Third R. 'Countess of Derby' | Mr. William J. Kernicky |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Deep Pink | |
| First R. 'Parker's Pink' | Mr. Otto Drese |
| Second R. 'Jan Dekens' | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Third R. 'Graf Zeppelin' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Pink with Prominent Blotch | |
| First R. 'Mrs. Furnival' | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Second R. 'Mrs. Furnival' | Mr. George Rufenacht |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Pure White | |
| First R. 'Catalode' | Mr. Edward Vohringer |
| Second R. 'The Queen' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Third R. 'Mme. Masson' | Mr. Edward L. Sard |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-White with Prominent Blotch | |
| First R. 'Sappho' | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Second R. 'Sappho' | Dr. David Gurin |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Blue | |
| First R. 'A. Bedford' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Second R. 'Blue Peter' | Mr. Harry C. Pedersen, Jr. |
| Third R. 'A. Bedford' | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Lavender and Lilac | |
| First R. 'Mrs. Chas. Pearson' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Second R. 'Fastuosum Flore Pleno' | Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hess |
| Third R. 'Fastuosum Flore Pleno' | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Deep Purple | |
| First R. 'Purple Splendor' | Mr. Bernard Fein |
| Second R. 'Purple Splendor' | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |
| Third R. 'Purple Splendor' | Mr. George Rufenacht |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Yellow | |
| First R. 'China' | Mr. Arthur Mainzer |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Cream | |
| Third R. 'Mrs. Betty Robertson' | Mr. George Rufenacht |
| Other Hybrid Rhododendrons-Apricot. | |
| First R. 'Goldsworth Yellow' | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Second R. 'Goldsworth Yellow' | Dr. David Gurin |
| Unnamed Dexter Hybrids | |
| First R. 'Dexter No. 108' | Mrs. John Knippenberg |
| Second R. '12500-4' | Mr. & Mrs. John Knippenberg |
| Third R. 'Dexter Hybrid' | Dr. Howard Plank |
| Unnamed and Unregistered Rhododendron Hybrids-Lepidote | |
| First carolinianum x 'Rosebud Azalea' | Mr. & Mrs. John Knippenberg |
| Unnamed and Unregistered Rhododendron Hybrids-Elepidote | |
| First R. fortunei Hybrid | Mr. Joseph Casadevall |
| Second R. 'Meadowbrook Seedling' | Mr. Otto Drese |
| Third R. 'Kettledrum Seedling' | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |
| Third R. 'Purple Splendor x Red Catawbiense' | Mr. & Mrs. John Knippenberg |
| Azaleodendrons | |
| First R. 'Broughtonii Aureum' | Mr. Edward Vohringer |
| Second R. 'Broughtonii Aureum' | Mr. Peter J. LoTruglio |
| Evergreen Azalea Species | |
| Second R. Obtusum Japonicum | Mr. Alan W. Goldman |
| Third R. Indica Alba | Mr. Abram Bastow |
| Ghent Azaleas | |
| First 'Fanny' | Mr. Edward Vohringer |
| Second 'Davisei' | Mr. Edward Vohringer |
| Third 'Nancy Waterer' | Mr. Wakeman Trowbridge |
| Mollis Azaleas | |
| First 'Koster's Brilliant' | Mr. & Mrs. G. K. Griffin |
| Second 'Mollis' | Mr. George Rufenacht |
| Third 'Emil Liebig' | Mr. Wilson B. Scofield |
| Knaphill and Exbury Azaleas | |
| First 'Basilisk' | Mr. Wakeman Trowbridge |
| Second 'Cecile' | Dr. David Gurin |
| Third Exbury Seedling | Mr. George Rufenacht |
| Kurume Azaleas | |
| First 'Hexe' | Mr. Alan W. Goldman |
| Second 'Hexe' | Mr. & Mrs. G. K. Griffin |
| Gable Azaleas | |
| First 'Louise Gable' | Mr. Wilson B. Scofield |
| Second 'Louise Gable' | Mr. Alan W. Goldman |
| Third 'Rosebud' | Mr. Alan W. Goldman |
| Glenn Dale Azaleas | |
| First 'Glacier' | Mr. Philip Berman |
| Second 'Fashion' | Mr. Alan W. Goldman |
| Third 'Fairy Bells' | Mr. & Mrs. G. K. Griffin |
| Other Evergreen Azaleas | |
| First 'Sibelius' | Mr. Arthur Mainzer |
| Second 'Johann Strauss' | Mr. Arthur Mainzer |
| Third 'Lady Lilac' | Mr. & Mrs. G. K. Griffin |
| New Hybrid Azaleas shown by originator or representative | |
| First Knaphill seedling | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |
| Second Mollis | Mr. Abram Bastow |
| Third Knaphill seedling | Mr. & Mrs. Sidney V. Burns |