| Annual Meeting-American Rhododendron Society | ||
| Program | ||
| May 13-15,1971 | ||
| Benjamin Franklin Hotel | ||
| Chestnut Street at Ninth, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Thursday, May 13 | ||
| Registration |
5:00-8:30 p.m. |
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| Independence Room-Mezzanine Gallery | ||
| Directors' Dinner and Meeting | 6:00 p.m. | |
| William Penn Room-Second Floor | ||
| Friday, May 14 | ||
| Registration | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Independence Room-Mezzanine Gallery | ||
| Educational Sessions | 9:00 a.m. | |
| Crystal Ballroom | ||
| Welcome to Philadelphia | 9:00 a.m. | |
| Dr. Emerson Reed, President, Philadelphia Chapter | ||
| "Exbury Azaleas - From Seed, Cuttings and Stools" | 9:15-9:45 a.m. | |
| Lawrence L. Carville, Rhode Island Nurseries, | ||
| Newport, Rhode Island | ||
| "Breeding Ornamental Kalmias-An Old Standby Shows its Colors" | 9:45-10:15 a.m. | |
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Dr. Richard Jaynes, Associate Geneticist |
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Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
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| New Haven, Connecticut | ||
| Break | 10:15-10:30 a.m. | |
| "The Effect of Microclimates in Plant Hardiness and Growth" | 10:30-11:00 a.m. | |
| Alfred Fordham, Propagator, Arnold Arboretum | ||
| Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts | ||
| "Environmental Factors in Rhododendron Growth and Flowering" | 11:00-11:30 a.m. | |
| Dr. Charles Hess, Director, | ||
| New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, | ||
| Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey | ||
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"Rhododendrons and Some Other Ericaceae in Northern New England" |
11:30-12:00 noon | |
| Dr. Radcliffe Pike, Lubec, Maine | ||
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Lunch A list of hotel facilities and nearby restaurants will
be available. |
12:00-1:30 p.m. | |
| "Landscape Uses for Rhododendrons" | 1:30-2:00 p.m. | |
| John S. Kistler, Landscape Architect, West Chester, Penna. | ||
| "Companion Plants for Rhododendrons" | 2:00-2:30 p.m. | |
| Gertrude Wister, Swarthmore, Penna. | ||
| Break | 2:30-2:45 p.m. | |
| "Species for Eastern Gardens" | 2:45-3:15 p.m. | |
| P. H. Brydon, National Editor, Salem, Oregon | ||
| "Hybridization in the Genus Rhododendron, with Particular Reference | 3:15-3:45 p.m. | |
| to the Inheritance of Albino Flowers in R. dauricum " | ||
| Dr. Gustav A. L. Mehlquist, Professor of Plant Breeding | ||
| University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut | ||
| Break | 3:45-4:00 p.m. | |
| Business Meeting, American, Rhododendron Society | 4:00-4:45 p.m. | |
| Dr. Carl Phetteplace, President, Presiding | ||
| Pre-Dinner Reception-Cash Bar | 6:15-7:00 p.m. | |
| Betsy Ross Suite-Mezzanine | ||
| Annual Banquet-Crystal Ballroom | 7:00 p.m. | |
| President's Report-Dr. Carl Phetteplace | ||
| Honors Awards | ||
| Saturday, May 15 | ||
| Bus Tours | 8:45-4:00 p.m. | |
| Box Lunches will be provided | ||
| TOUR 1: Arrington Garden and Nursery, Huntington Valley; | ||
| Indian Run Nursery, Robbinsville, New Jersey; | ||
| Princeton Chapter Display and Test Garden, Hun School; | ||
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Princeton Chapter Cut Truss Show, Princeton, New Jersey |
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| TOUR 2: Dr. Frank West's Garden, Narbeth | ||
| Wister's Garden, Swarthmore | ||
| Tyler Arboretum plantings at Lima, Penna. | ||
| TOUR 3: Henny and Ballard Gardens, Chestnut Hill | ||
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Martin Collection, Three Tuns |
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| Charles Herbert garden, Valley Forge | ||
| Return to Hotel through Valley Forge Park | ||
| Informal Reception | 6:00-7:00 p.m. | |
| Courtesy, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for meeting | ||
| registrants remaining in Philadelphia Saturday night. | ||
| Reception held at Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | ||
| Headquarters-325 Walnut Street | ||
| No dinner is planned but excellent restaurants are available | ||
| near Hotel and Horticultural Society Headquarters. | ||