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photo montage fro ARS Convention
R. macrophyllum at little Quilcene River by Dennis Hendrickson; Ferry with Seattle skyline and mountains in background, courtesy of Seattle-King County Visitor and Convention Bureau;
R. 'Coral Mist' by Jim Barlup.

Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Winter 1999
Vol. 53 No. 1

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 11 Pinecrest Drive, Fortuna, CA 95540. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $28 a year. The Journal American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1999 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Rhododendrons in Yunnan, China - pH of Associated Soils by David J. J. Kinsman		Hunting the Plant Hunter: The Search for George Forrest's Grave by Peter Hutchison
A Better Image: A Guide to Photographing Rhododendrons by Eleanor Philp		Rhododendron 'Sri Chinmoy' by John L. Rouse and Leslie A. Bursill
Revisiting the Site of the Greig Nursery by Bill Dale		Wasps, Our Friends in the Garden by Lynn Watts
Tips for Beginners: Controlling Petal Blight by G. David Lewis		Announcement of Research Grants in 1998 by Benjamin D. Hall
Mirrors on the Past...Windows to the Future: One Hundred Years of Rhododendrons by Laura Kentala, Chip Muller, Kristi O'Donnell		From the President by H.C. "Bud" Gehnrich
		From the Executive Director by Dee Daneri
Improving Root Systems On Container-grown Azaleas by Bonnie L. Appleton and Susan C. French		Membership Drive by Dee Daneri
		Seed Pod Damage by Ed Collins
Western Regional Conference, Florence, Oregon by Bob Bell		The Fifth International Rhododendron Species Symposium by Steve Hootman
Silver Medal Award: June Sinclair		ARS Plant Registry
Bronze Medal Awards		In Memoriam: Frederick R. Waller
		In Memoriam: James W. Wood by Bob George


OFFICERS
*President*	*Eastern Vice President*	*Western Vice President*
H.C. "BUD" GEHNRICH	H. EDWARD REILEY	LYNN WATTS
*Past President*	*Treasurer*	*Executive Director*
HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D.	TIM WALSH	DEANNA DANERI
Secretary		*Editor*
JEAN BEAUDRY		SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1999

FRED MINCH - BARBARA L GINGRAS - LEONARD O. MILLER, D.D.S. - JOAN SCHIFF

2000

CHARLES MILLER - SANDRA MCDONALD, Ph.D. - WILBURN SMITH, JR.
MIKE STEWART - NORMAN TODD

2001

EVERETT JEFFERSON - ALEXANDER FITZBURG - DICK CLAPP
LAURA KENTALA

Technical Reviewers

KENNETH N. E. COX, FRANK L. DOLESHY, HAROLD E. GREER,
AUGUST KEHR, Ph.D., C. DAVID LEWIS, Ph.D.,
GUSTAV MEHLQUIST, Ph.D., REGISTRAR JAY MURRAY,
HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D., ROBERT TICKNOR, Ph.D., TED VAN VEEN, MARK WIDRLECHNER, Ph.D.

ARS HOME PAGE: http://www.rhododendron.org

DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTORS WITH CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
DISTRICT 1	DISTRICT 2	DISTRICT 3
Everett Jefferson, District Director Gifford Robb, Alternate *COWICHAN VALLEY* Margaret deWeese *FRASER SOUTH* Les Clay *FRASER VALLEY* Yolanta Siwinski *MT. ARROWSMITH* Hilda Pearce *NANAIMO* Ward Porter *NORTH ISLAND* Robin Harrison *PEACE ARCH* Jeanie Robb *VANCOUVER* Harold Fearing *VICTORIA* Betty Kennedy	Laura Kentala, District Director Bill Stipe, Alternate *CASCADE* Mary Loop *KOMO KULSHAN* Alan Yoder *PILCHUCK CHAPTER* Jerry Rock *SEATTLE CHAPTER* Stan Hungerford *WHIDBEY ISLAND* Jack Lounsberry	Fred Minch, District Director Henry R. "Hank" Helm, Alternate *GRAYS HARBOR* Audrey Holmeide *JUAN DE FUCA* Elaine Sandison *KITSAP* Phyllis Zimmermann *LEWIS COUNTY* Marie Betts *OLYMPIA* Ramona Clapp *OLYMPIC PENINSULA* Dick Savold *PENINSULA* Marlene Buffington *SHELTON* Joanne Campbell *TACOMA* Stan Pugh
DISTRICT 4	DISTRICT 5	DISTRICT 6
Mike Stewart, District Director Michael Robert, Alternate *CORVALLIS* Ali Sarlak *EUGENE* Bob Kintigh *PORTLAND* Dave Collier *SIUSLAW* Dan Bones *SOUTHWESTERN OREGON* Lois Strong *TUALATIN VALLEY* Jeff Cheyne *WILLAMETTE* Jason Ashford	Charles D. Miller, District Director Jerry L. Fickes, Alternate *CALIFORNIA* Fred Cummings *DE ANZA* Ann Gazenbeek *EUREKA* Frank Bickner *HAWAII* R.A. "Mitch" Mitchell *MONTEREY BAY* Lindy Martin *NOYO* Gail Vollmer *SO. CALIFORNIA* Fred Renick	Barbara L. Gingras, District Director Margaret (Peggy) Taylor, Alternate *CAPE COD* Richard White *CONNECTICUT* Corbin Sweeney *MAINE* John Perry *MASSACHUSETTS* Ian Donovan
DISTRICT 7	DISTRICT 8	DISTRICT 9
Dr. Alexander R. Fitzburgh, District Director Werner Brack, Alternate *NEW YORK* Brendan Earls *PRINCETON* Robert Warren *SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT* Alan Hendrickson *TAPPAN ZEE* Jean Lange	Wilburn S. Smith, Jr., District Director Robert M. Wilkinson, Jr., Alternate *GREATER PHILADELPHIA* Tom Conover *LEHIGH VALLEY* Tom Ahern *PINE BARRENS* Kevin Rooney *SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY* Joe F. Minahan *VALLEY FORGE* Robert Stamper	Sandra McDonald, Ph.D., District Director William A. Mangels, Alternate *MASON DIXON* John Kaylor *MIDDLE ATLANTIC* Douglas Jolley *POTOMAC VALLEY* Donald W. Hyatt
DISTRICT 10	DISTRICT 11	DISTRICT 12
Richard F. Clapp, District Director Robert Means, Alternate *AZALEA* Carl L. Tackett *BIRMINGHAM* George Book *CHATTAHOOCHEE* Caroline Dean *PIEDMONT* T.L. Mellichamp *SOUTHEASTERN* Edward W. Collins *TENNESSEE VALLEY* Burton Johnston *WILLIAM BARTRAM* Glenn O'Sheal	Leonard O. Miller, District Director Susan Boatman, Alternate *ANN ARBOR* Robert A. Day *GREAT LAKES* Chris Trautmann *GREAT RIVERS* J. Patrick Tatum *MIDWEST* Paul Christensen *OZARK* Keith G. Johansson	The Rhododendron Society Of Canada Joan Schiff, District Director Jack Looye, Alternate *RSC ATLANTIC* Ken Shannik *RSC NIAGARA* Lillie Haworth *RSC TORONTO* Joan Schiff
CHAPTERS AT LARGE
Norman Todd, Director John M. Hammond, Alternate *DANISH* Joergen Halse *DUTCH* Tijs Huisman *J. D. HOOKER* Sri Keshab C. Pradham *SCOTTISH* Mervyn Kessell *NON CHAPTER*

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