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.