QBARS - v25n2 American Rhododendron Society Annual Meeting Program
| Annual Meeting-American Rhododendron Society | ||
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Program |
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May 13-15,1971 |
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Benjamin Franklin Hotel |
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Chestnut Street at Ninth, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Thursday, May 13 |
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Registration |
5:00-8:30 p.m. |
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Independence Room-Mezzanine Gallery |
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Directors' Dinner and Meeting |
6:00 p.m. |
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William Penn Room-Second Floor |
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Friday, May 14 |
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Registration |
8:30 a.m. |
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Independence Room-Mezzanine Gallery |
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Educational Sessions |
9:00 a.m. |
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Crystal Ballroom |
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Welcome to Philadelphia |
9:00 a.m. |
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Dr. Emerson Reed, President, Philadelphia Chapter |
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"Exbury Azaleas - From Seed, Cuttings and Stools" |
9:15-9:45 a.m. |
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Lawrence L. Carville, Rhode Island Nurseries, |
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Newport, Rhode Island |
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"Breeding Ornamental Kalmias-An Old Standby Shows its Colors" |
9:45-10:15 a.m. |
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Dr. Richard Jaynes, Associate Geneticist |
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Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
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New Haven, Connecticut |
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Break |
10:15-10:30 a.m. |
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"The Effect of Microclimates in Plant Hardiness and Growth" |
10:30-11:00 a.m. |
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Alfred Fordham, Propagator, Arnold Arboretum |
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts |
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"Environmental Factors in Rhododendron Growth and Flowering" |
11:00-11:30 a.m. |
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Dr. Charles Hess, Director, |
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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, |
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Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey |
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"Rhododendrons and Some Other Ericaceae in Northern New England" |
11:30-12:00 noon |
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Dr. Radcliffe Pike, Lubec, Maine |
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Lunch A list of hotel facilities and nearby restaurants will be available. |
12:00-1:30 p.m. |
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"Landscape Uses for Rhododendrons" |
1:30-2:00 p.m. |
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John S. Kistler, Landscape Architect, West Chester, Penna. |
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"Companion Plants for Rhododendrons" |
2:00-2:30 p.m. |
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Gertrude Wister, Swarthmore, Penna. |
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Break |
2:30-2:45 p.m. |
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"Species for Eastern Gardens" |
2:45-3:15 p.m. |
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P. H. Brydon, National Editor, Salem, Oregon |
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"Hybridization in the Genus Rhododendron, with Particular Reference |
3:15-3:45 p.m. |
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to the Inheritance of Albino Flowers in R. dauricum " |
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Dr. Gustav A. L. Mehlquist, Professor of Plant Breeding |
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University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut |
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Break |
3:45-4:00 p.m. |
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Business Meeting, American, Rhododendron Society |
4:00-4:45 p.m. |
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Dr. Carl Phetteplace, President, Presiding |
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Pre-Dinner Reception-Cash Bar |
6:15-7:00 p.m. |
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Betsy Ross Suite-Mezzanine |
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Annual Banquet-Crystal Ballroom |
7:00 p.m. |
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President's Report-Dr. Carl Phetteplace |
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Honors Awards |
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Saturday, May 15 |
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Bus Tours |
8:45-4:00 p.m. |
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Box Lunches will be provided |
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TOUR 1: Arrington Garden and Nursery, Huntington Valley; |
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Indian Run Nursery, Robbinsville, New Jersey; |
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Princeton Chapter Display and Test Garden, Hun School; |
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Princeton Chapter Cut Truss Show, Princeton, New Jersey |
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TOUR 2: Dr. Frank West's Garden, Narbeth |
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Wister's Garden, Swarthmore |
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Tyler Arboretum plantings at Lima, Penna. |
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TOUR 3: Henny and Ballard Gardens, Chestnut Hill |
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Martin Collection, Three Tuns |
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Charles Herbert garden, Valley Forge |
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Return to Hotel through Valley Forge Park |
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Informal Reception |
6:00-7:00 p.m. |
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Courtesy, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for meeting |
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registrants remaining in Philadelphia Saturday night. |
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Reception held at Pennsylvania Horticultural Society |
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Headquarters-325 Walnut Street |
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No dinner is planned but excellent restaurants are available |
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near Hotel and Horticultural Society Headquarters. |
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