JARS v59n3 - Table of Contents


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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 2005
Vol. 59 No. 3

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 2005 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.


Issue Contents
Colonsay House Gardens: Kiloran: Isle of Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland
by John Hammond
Lendonwood Gardens: Where East
Meets West

by Leonard Miller
Genus Rhododendron Status in Sikkim Himalaya: An Assessment
by Onkar Tiwari & U.K. Chauhan
Raising Plants for an ARS Convention: A Potting Party
by Donald W. Hyatt
Species and The Species Look: A Preview of the Northeast Regional Conference
by Peg Van Patton

American Rhododendron Society 2005 Grant Awards
by Bill Mangels
From The President
by Len Miller
From the Executive Director
by Laura Grant
Pioneer Achievement Award:
Keshab C. Pradhan
Loder Rhododendron Cup Honor:
Warren Berg
Gold Medal Honors: Sonja Nelson Gold Medal Honors: Bill Moyles
Member Awards A.R.S. Plant Registry
A Color Glossary: Tubular-Funnel Shape
by Eleanor Philp
In Memoriam: John Francis (Jack)
Wilson
In Memoriam: Mace Miyasaki In Memoriam: Joyce Lee Black

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OFFICERS
President Eastern Vice President Western Vice President
LEONARD O. MILLER, D.D.S. TED STECKI FRED WHITNEY
Past President Treasurer Executive Director
MIKE STEWART BILL MANGELS LAURA GRANT
Secretary Webmaster Editor
JUNE WALSH BOB WEISSMAN SONJA NELSON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2006
FRANK FUJIOKA - MIKE BONES - PAUL ANDERSON - THOMAS SCHUETZ
DONALD VOSS
2007
HARRY WRIGHT - BRUCE FELLER - DON SMART - HUBERT JONES
2008
JOANNE CAMPBELL - WILLIAM SWEENEY - JOHN HEINZE - PETER NEUBAUER
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

Harry Wright, District Director
Gerry Gibbens, Alternate

COWICHAN VALLEY CHAPTER
Alan Campbell
FRASER SOUTH CHAPTER
Bobby Ogdon
FRASER VALLEY CHAPTER
Art Pearson
MT. ARROWSMITH CHAPTER
Mary Parker
NANAIMO CHAPTER
Allen McRae
NORTH ISLAND CHAPTER
Paul Wurz
PEACE ARCH CHAPTER
Chuck Floyd
VANCOUVER
Ron Knight
VICTORIA
Dean S. Goard

Don Smart, District Director
Bill Stipe, Alternate

CASCADE CHAPTER
Robert McKinney
KOMO KULSHAN CHAPTER
Dave Hammond
PILCHUCK CHAPTER
Greg Winters
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
Everett Hall
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
Bob MacIntyre
TUALATIN VALLEY
Erlee Pennington
WILLAMETTE
Wallace Reed

Dr. Paul Anderson, District Director
Eleanor Philp, Alternate

CALIFORNIA
Barbara Campbell
DE ANZA
Nan Ray
EUREKA
Tom Martin
HAWAII
Sherla Bertelmann
MONTEREY BAY
Tom Kelly
NOYO
Philip & Lucy Johnson
SO. CALIFORNIA
George Klump

William Sweeney, District Director
Barbara Gingras, Alternate

CAPE COD
Connie LeClair
CONNECTICUT
Elliot Jessen
MAINE
Jerry Goodall
MASSACHUSETTS
George Silverman

DISTRICT 7 DISTRICT 8 DISTRICT 9

Bruce Feller, District Director
Hank Schannen, Alternate

NEW YORK
James D. Fry
PRINCETON
Jerry Sowa
TAPPAN ZEE
Gus Cerini

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
Kenneth McDonald, Jr., 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
Billy Joyner
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
Peter Phelps, Alternate

RSC ATLANTIC REGION
Penny Gael
RSC NIAGARA REGION
Mike Little
RSC TORONTO REGION
Lynne Melnyk

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