QBARS - v22n2 American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry

American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry

Note: It is proposed to print the names and brief description of new American varieties which meet the requirements for registration. The names must be accompanied by descriptions of the varieties and must meet the requirements of the International Registration Authority (Dr. H. R. Fletcher, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland) before they are eligible for A.R.S. registry.  Only clones will be registered, no group names. In the formula giving the parentage, the female parent is written first. We hope, whenever possible to indicate the probable size of the bush at 10 years of age. Unless otherwise specified the person's name, following the cross, indicates the one who made the cross, did the selecting, and introduced, or plans to introduce the variety.  Breeders are urged to submit proposed names to the Registrar of the A.R.S., Dr. Harold Clarke, Long Beach, Wash., before they are actually used. There are thousands of names already in use and a name to be registered must not have been used before and must meet the other requirements of the A.R.S. Code of Nomenclature.

LURLINE - R. yakushimanum X 'Unknown Warrior', raised and introduced by P. H. Brydon, San Francisco, Cal. Plant 16" tall and 15" wide in 5 years, compact, rounded. Leaves to 6" X 2½", lanceolate to oblanceolate, leathery, dark green, with fawn colored indumentum. Flower buds rose madder 23/1, when open 23/2, fade to 23/3, campanulate, frilled, to 2½" wide. Up to 20 flowers in a full, rounded truss, 6" wide and 5-1/2" tall. Blooms mid April.

SAUSALITO - R. calophytum (pink form) X 'Loderi Venus', cross made by John Henny, raised and introduced by the Bovees, Portland, Oregon. Leaves dark green, 6" X 2½". Flowers, outside, strong pink (Nickerson) 5RP, inside light pink 5RP, with a 1 inch blotch on upper lobe, moderate red 2.5114/10, to 4" wide and 3" long, on 2" pedicels. P. A. (ARS) 1967.