1979 National Convention American Rhododendron Society Program
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Photo by Greater Vancouver Convention
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| Bayshore Inn - Vancouver, B.C., Canada | ||||
| May 17 - 20, 1979 | ||||
| May 17 - Thursday | 2:00 p.m | Directors' Meeting | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | No Host Reception | |||
| 8:00 p.m. | Alleyne Cook, 'Rhododendron Exploration in the Himalayas' | |||
| May 18 - Friday | 9:30 a.m. | Welcome from the City | ||
| 10:00 a.m | Warren Berg, 'Rhododendron Exploration in Yakushima and Cheju Islands' | |||
| 11:00 a.m. | Albert de Mezey, 'Joseph Rock' | |||
| Luncheon | ||||
| Afternoon | Tour of the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and Physical Plant, Rhododendron species collections | |||
| 6:00 p.m | No Host Reception | |||
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner - Bayshore Inn | |||
| 8:30 p.m. | Professor Joseph Ewan, 'Rhododendron Exploration in the Southeastern United States' | |||
| May 19 - Saturday | 9:00 a.m. | Mary Greig, 'History of Rhododendron Cultivation in British Columbia' | ||
| 10:00 a.m. | Jack Lofthouse, 'Recent Rhododendron Hybridizing in British Columbia' | |||
| 11:00 a.m. | Hadley Osborn, 'The Vireya Rhododendrons in California' | |||
| 12:00 noon | Luncheon - Bayshore Inn | |||
| Speaker - Captain Richard Steele, 'Rhododendrons in Eastern Canada' | ||||
| 2:00 p.m. | Tour of Van Dusen Botanical Display Garden | |||
| 6:00 p.m. | No Host Reception | |||
| 7:00 p.m. | Annual Banquet - Bayshore Inn National President's Address | |||
| May 20 - Sunday | Breeders' Roundtable | |||
| Optional one day ferry and bus tour to Vancouver Island, which will include a visit to Butchart's Gardens. | ||||
For further information, write the Registrar: Mrs. W. J. Hodgson, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. All fees and registration must be completed by May 1st to avoid late charges.