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Journal American Rhododendron Society

Current Editor:
Dr. Glen Jamieson ars.editor@gmail.com

R. 'Mountain Creek White'
Photo by L. Clarence Towe

Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Fall 2004
Vol. 58 No. 4

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE
AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 11 Pinecrest Drive, Fortuna, CA 95540. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $35 a year. The Journal American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 2004 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Deciduous Azaleas: New Species and Hybrid Selections by L. Clarence Towe		Magnificent Failure - Playfair Park, Victoria, BC by Joe Harvey
Hybrid Vigor in Vireya Rhododendrons by Sherla Bertelmann		Bodnant - Garden of the Aberconways by Peter Kendall
The ARS Gold & Silver Medal Who's Who and Their Associated Hybrids, Part V by Clive L. Justice		Tips for Beginners: Warehousing First Year Seedlings Over Winter by Dr. Mark G. Konrad
Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: Test Garden for Contemporary Rhododendron Hybrids by Kristi O’Donnell		Notes from the Hybridizers Roundtable: ARS Annual Convention, King of Prussia, PA, May 14, 2004 by William Meyers, II
Yunnan, A Botanical 'House'? by Dr. Henri Galibert		Let’s Talk Hybridizing: Raising the Bar by Gerald Heriot
Feeding Rhodies? by Charles M. King		Ucluelet Celebrates George Fraser Days by Bill Dale
From The President by Mike Stewart		A Color Glossary: Picotee by Eleanor Philp
From The Executive Director by Laura Grant		Well Water - A Deadly Toxin by Dr. Edward Jasionowski
A.R.S. Plant Registry		Bronze Medal Awards
Stress - Is It Ever Good for Rhododendrons? by Dennis Sanders


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
*Secretary*	Webmaster	Editor
ANNE GROSS	BOB WEISSMAN	SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2005
JOANNE CAMPBELL - HENK BORSJE - JOHN HEINZE - PETER NEUBAUER
2006
FRANK FUJIOKA - MIKE BONES - PAUL ANDERSON - THOMAS SCHUETZ DONALD VOSS
2007
HARRY WRIGHT - BRUCE FELLER - DON SMART - HUBERT JONES

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., DONALD H. VOSS, MARK WIDRLECHNER, Ph.D.

DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTORS WITH CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
DISTRICT 1	DISTRICT 2	DISTRICT 3
Harry Wright, District Director Gerry Gibbens, Alternate *COWICHAN VALLEY CHAPTER* Alan Campbell *FRASER SOUTH CHAPTER* Mike Bale *FRASER VALLEY CHAPTER* Art Pearson *MT. ARROWSMITH CHAPTER* Mary Parker *NANAIMO CHAPTER* Richard White *NORTH ISLAND CHAPTER* Harry Wright *PEACE ARCH CHAPTER* Chuck Floyd *VANCOUVER* Gerry Gibbens *VICTORIA* Heather Dickman	Don Smart, District Director Bill Stipe, 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* John Bullivant *LEWIS COUNTY* Joanne Campbell *OLYMPIA* Jennifer Stevens *OLYMPIC PENINSULA* Jean Eichman *PENINSULA* Mark Ritchey *SHELTON* Jeanne Kinney *TACOMA* Bill Brackman
DISTRICT 4	DISTRICT 5	DISTRICT 6
Mike Bones, District Director Steve Hopkins, Alternate *EUGENE* Rich Aaring *PORTLAND* Kathy Van Veen *SIUSLAW* Mike Bones *SOUTHWESTERN OREGON* Bob MacIntyre *TUALATIN VALLEY* Erlee Pennington *WILLAMETTE* Chuck Dehn	Dr. Paul Anderson, District Director Eleanor Philp, Alternate *CALIFORNIA* Richard Starkeson *DE ANZA* Nan Ray *EUREKA* Tom Martin *HAWAII* Sherla Bertelmann *MONTEREY BAY* Tom Kelly *NOYO* Philip & Lucy Johnson *SO. CALIFORNIA* George Klump	Henk Borsje, District Director Barbara Gingras, Alternate *CAPE COD* Connie LeClair *CONNECTICUT* Elliot Jessen *MAINE* Ann Perry *MASSACHUSETTS* Bill Sweeney
DISTRICT 7	DISTRICT 8	DISTRICT 9
Bruce Feller, District Director Hank Schannen, Alternate *NEW YORK* James D. Fry *PRINCETON* Jerry Sowa *TAPPAN ZEE* Arnold Card	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
Hubert Jones, District Director Bob Stelloh, Alternate *AZALEA* Matt Kinzer *BIRMINGHAM* George Book *CHATTAHOOCHEE* Betsy Jordan *PIEDMONT* Mike Stilwell *SOUTHEASTERN* John Brown *TENNESSEE VALLEY* Hale Booth *WILLIAM BARTRAM* Glenn O'Sheal	John Heinze, District Director Marty Anderson, Alternate *ANN ARBOR* Sandy Hansen *GREAT LAKES* John Guyton *MIDWEST* John Migas *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* Laura Grant
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* David Stark *SWEDISH* Inger Borg *NON CHAPTER*

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