QBARS - v20n1 American Rhododendron Society Annual Meeting Program

American Rhododendron Society Annual Meeting

PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Friday May 13th
The Tacoma Mall: Judging of Show in the Morning
Sherwood Inn Ballroom, evening:
5:00 - 7:00 Registration
6:00 - 7:00 Cocktail Hour
7:00-8:30 Dinner: Welcome by President of Tacoma Chapter
8:30 - 8:45 Break
8:45 - Major Peter Barber's Address
(Major Barber is the Manager of the Exbury Estate near Southampton, England.
He will give us a history of the Exbury azaleas and rhododendrons.)
Saturday Morning May 14th
Sherwood Inn Ballroom:
8:30 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 Master of Ceremonies opens Meeting
9:40 -10:10 Mr. Art Myhre "Nutrition & Weed Control"
(Mr. Myhre is in charge of investigations with ornamental plants at the Western
Washington Experiment Station at Puyallup, Wash.)
10:10 - 10:40 Dr. Robert Ticknor "Progress Report on Rooting"
(Dr. Ticknor is a Horticulturist at the North Willamette Experiment Station,
near Aurora, Ore.)
10:40 - 11:00 Dr. C. J. Gould "Research Report on Rhododendron Rusts"
(Dr. Gould is Plant Pathologist at the Western Washington Experiment Station
at Puyallup, Wash.)
11:00-11:15 Question and Answer Period (Stretch)
11:15 - 12:15 Dr. August Kehr "Breeding with a Purpose"
(Dr. Kehr is Chief of the Vegetable and Ornamentals Research Branch of the
U. S. D. A., Beltsville, Maryland)
12:15-12:45 Break
12:45 - 2:00 Luncheon
2:00 - 3:00 Mr. Edward B. Dunn, President of A.R.S. Presiding:
Gold Medal Awards, Annual Business Meeting
BREAK: Visit show, visit local nurseries, have dinner
Saturday Evening May 14th.
Sherwood Inn: Friar Tuck Room
7:30 - 7:35 Introductions
7:35 - 8:20 Mr. Brian Mulligan "Some Rhododendron Species"
(Mr. Mulligan is Director of the University of Washington rboretum)
8:20 - 9:45 Dr. J. L. Creech "Impact of Japanese Azaleas on the Breeding Program"
(Dr. Creech is Chief of New Crops Research Branch of the U. S. D. A.,
Beltsville, Maryland)
9:45 - Questions and Answer Period
Refreshments
Sunday May 15th
All day bus tour including courtesy luncheon.
Busses load at the Sherwood Inn at 9:30 A.M.
Return at 5:30 P.M.