JARS v57n4 - Table of Contents


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Rhododendron 'Anne Goss'
Photo by Joe B. Parks


Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Fall 2003
Vol. 57 No. 4

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 2003 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.


Issue Contents

The Lost Rhododendrons of Townhill Park, Southampton, England, Part 2
by John M. Hammond


Species Profile: Rhododendron fastigiatum and Rhododendron impeditum
by Steve Hootman

Nepal, Land of Eternal Fascination
by Elsie L. James


Practical Black Vine Weevil Management
by Richard S. Cowles

Yamato Shakunage, Part 2
by Japanese Rhododendron Society


Rhododendron of the Year Awards, 2003
by Laura Kentala

Notes on Selected Illustrations from J. G. Millais' Two Volumes Rhododendrons and The Various Hybrids, Part V
by Clive L. Justice


Tips for Beginners: Propagation by Cuttings
by Dr. Mark G. Konrad

A.R.S. Plant Registry

The ARS Gold and Silver Medal Who's Who and Their Associated Hybrids, Part 1
by Clive L. Justice


Let's Talk Hybridizing: The Saga of the Parks' Rhododendrons
by Joe B. Parks

Let's Celebrate the Legacy and Plant the Future
by Howard Roberts


Commentary: The Gray-haired Gardener's Opinion
by Ian E. M. Donovan

From The President
by Mike Stewart


From The Executive Director
by Dee Daneri

From the Editor
by Sonja Nelson


A Color Glossary: Ciliate
by Eleanor Philp

Bronze Medal Awards


Letter to the Editor

Seattle Rhododendron Society and Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens Separation
by Diane Thompson


In Memoriam: H. H. Davidian
by John M. Hammond


In Memoriam: Lillian Hodgson
by Clive Justice

In Memoriam: Elizabeth Ann Keene
by Diane Thompson


In Memoriam: Ruth Hansen

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OFFICERS

President

Eastern Vice President

Western Vice President

MIKE STEWART

DR. LEONARD O. MILLER

FRED WHITNEY

Past President

Treasurer

Executive Director

H. EDWARD REILEY

TIMOTHY P. WALSH

DEANNA DANERI

Acting Secretary


Editor

ANNE GROSS


SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2004

GIFFORD ROBB - BILL STIPE - WERNER BRACK - JAMES RAY HEAD

2005

JOANNE CAMPBELL - HENK BORSJE - JOHN HEINZE - PETER NEUBAUER

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FRANK FUJIOKA - MIKE BONES - PAUL ANDERSON - THOMAS SCHUETZ
DONALD VOSS


Technical Reviewers

KENNETH N.E. COX, HAROLD E. GREER, STEVE HOOTMAN,
G. DAVID LEWIS, Ph.D., ERIK T. NILSEN, Ph.D., REGISTRAR JAY MURRAY,
HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D., ROBERT TICKNOR, Ph.D., TED VAN VEEN,
DONALD H. VOSS, MARK WIDRLECHNER, Ph.D.

DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTORS
WITH CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

DISTRICT 1

DISTRICT 2

DISTRICT 3

Gifford Robb, District Director
Harry Wright, Alternate

COWICHAN VALLEY CHAPTER
Alan Campbell
FRASER SOUTH CHAPTER
Mike Bale
FRASER VALLEY CHAPTER
Art Pearson
MT. ARROWSMITH CHAPTER
Kay Burgoyne
NANAIMO CHAPTER
Richard White
NORTH ISLAND CHAPTER
Harry Wright
PEACE ARCH CHAPTER
Chuck Floyd
VANCOUVER
Gerry Gibbens
VICTORIA
Heather Dickman


Bill Stipe, District Director
Dalen Bayes, Alternate

CASCADE CHAPTER
Robert McKinney
KOMO KULSHAN CHAPTER
Dave Hammond
PILCHUCK CHAPTER
Barbara Blankenship
SEATTLE CHAPTER
Chip Muller
WHIDBEY ISLAND CHAPTER
John Marshall


Joanne Campbell, District Director
Don Powell, Alternate

JUAN DE FUCA
Sonia Zachman
KITSAP
Neal Nunamaker
LEWIS COUNTY
Joanne Campbell
OLYMPIA
Don Powell
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Jean Eichman
PENINSULA
Gary Becker
SHELTON
Joanne Campbell
TACOMA
Bill Brackman


DISTRICT 4

DISTRICT 5

DISTRICT 6

Mike Bones, District Director
Steve Hopkins, Alternate

EUGENE
Rich Aaring
PORTLAND
Jack St. Clair
SIUSLAW
Mike Bones
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
Dick Jamsgard
TUALATIN VALLEY
Erlee Pennington
WILLAMETTE
Chuck Dehn


Dr. Paul Anderson, District Director
Eleanor Philp, Alternate

CALIFORNIA
Richard Starkeson
DE ANZA
Alma Fletcher
EUREKA
Tom Martin
HAWAII
Sherla rtelmann
MONTEREY BAY
Tom Kelly
NOYO
Dick Jones
SO. CALIFORNIA
George Klump


Henk Borsje, District Director
Judith Denberg, Alternate

CAPE COD
Catherine White
CONNECTICUT
Elliot Jessen
MAINE
Ann Perry
MASSACHUSETTS
Bill Sweeney


DISTRICT 7

DISTRICT 8

DISTRICT 9

Werner Brack, District Director
Bruce Feller, Alternate

NEW YORK
James D. Fry
PRINCETON
Jerry van de Sande
TAPPAN ZEE
Marvin Klibonoff


Thomas Schuetz, District Director
Winfield Howe, Alternate

GREATER PHILADELPHIA
Karel Bernady
LEHIGH VALLEY
Dale Howe
PINE BARRENS
Jim Font
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
Bill Hersh
VALLEY FORGE
Joan Warren


Donald Voss, District Director
Frank Pelurie, Alternate

MASON DIXON
Bill Meyers
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
Jeanne Hammer
POTOMAC VALLEY
Donald Hyatt


DISTRICT 10

DISTRICT 11

DISTRICT 12

James Ray Head, District Director
G. Hubert Jones, Alternate

AZALEA
Hubert Jones
BIRMINGHAM
George Book
CHATTAHOOCHEE
Ray Allison
PIEDMONT
Wyatt LeFever
SOUTHEASTERN
John Brown
TENNESSEE VALLEY
Jimmy Wooten
WILLIAM BARTRAM
Glenn O'Sheal


John Heinze, District Director
Marty Anderson, Alternate

ANN ARBOR
Sandy Hansen
GREAT LAKES
Bob Grenkowitz
MIDWEST
John Golab
OZARK CHAPTER
Keith G. Johansson


THE RHODODENDRON SOCIETY OF CANADA
Peter Neubauer, District Director
Jack Looye, Alternate

RSC ATLANTIC REGION
Sheila Stevenson
RSC NIAGARA REGION
Robert Dickhout
RSC TORONTO REGION
Willem Morsink


CHAPTERS AT LARGE


Frank Fujioka, Director
John M. Hammond, Alternate

DANISH
Jesper Grube
DUTCH
Dr. L. Traas
J. D. HOOKER
Sri Keshab C. Pradham
SCOTTISH
Ian Douglas
SWEDISH
Anders Bjorklund
NON CHAPTER