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'Party Pink' SPA by David Leach
'Party Pink' SPA by David Leach



Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Spring 1984
Vol. 38 No. 2

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 14635 SW Bull Mountain Rd., Tigard, OR 97223. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $15 a year. The Journal American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1984 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.


Issue Contents

"China at Last"
by Warren Berg


Micropropagation of Rhododendrons
by Steve McCulloch

Field Observations on Rhododendrons in New Guinea
by Dr. Pieter van Royen


Pushing Rhododendron: Triacontanol Revisited
by Donald W. Paden

Potential of Rhododendron yakushimanum in Breeding Commercial Hybrids
by Gustav A.L Mehlquist, Ph.D


Leaf, Stem and Flower Bud Cold Hardiness
by Norman Pellett and
Mary Holt

Rhododendron Size
by Herbert A. Spady


Kingdon-Ward's Last Rhododendron
by Hadley Osborn

Rooting Evergreen and Deciduous Azaleas
by Mark Konrad


Polyethylene Houses Offer Protection for Potted Rhododendrons
by R.L. Ticknor

Rhododendron 'Europa'
by Dave Goheen


The Azalea Hunters of Biltmore
by Bill Alexander

What To Be or Not To Be
by Harold Greer


As You Sow
by Austin Kennell

Effect of Terminal Bud Removal and Exogenous Indole Butyric Acid Treatments on the Rooting of Vegetative Rhododendron Cuttings
by B. C. Strik & C. J. French


Soil Moisture Extremes Affect Phytophthora Root Rot
by Nancy S. Blaker and
James D. MacDonald

The Native Habitat of Chapman's Rhododendron
by Robert W. Simons


Woody Ornamental Plant Hardiness Trials
by Lyle Littlefield

Keep It Simple
by Dennis D. MacMullan


In the Beginning
by Dr. H. Roland Schroeder

An Experiment in Computer Assisted Judging
by Joe W. Jones


In Memoriam: Fang Wen-pei
by Dave Goheen

Views and News from Scotland

Loco Weeds, Their Sunny Side
by Edward S. Rothman


Phosphorus
by Bob Badger

ARS Plant Registry


Walter George Beasley 1924 - 1984
by Austin Kennell

Bronze Medal Awards



In Memoriam: Clara Curry
by Luke Austin

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OFFICERS

President

Eastern Vice President

Western Vice President

MRS. JANET BINFORD

WILLIAM TIETJEN

HAROLD E. GREER

Past President

Secretary-Treasurer

Executive Secretary

GEORGE RING

TED VAN VEEN

FRAN EGAN


Editor



ED EGAN


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1984

HAROLD GREER - CLIVE JUSTICE - GUSTAV A.L. MEHLQUIST, Ph.D.
HENRY SCHROEDER, M.D.

1985

EDWARD W. COLLINS - EVERETT E. FARWELL, JR. - DAVID W. GOHEEN, Ph.D.
AUSTIN KENNELL - FRANKLIN H. WEST, M.D.

1986

BOB BADGER - HAROLD JOHNSON - ROBERT A. MURRAY
JOSEPH H. COLEMAN, D.M.D.


Technical Reviewers

LANSING W. BULGIN, Ph.D., FRED GALLE, DR. AUGUST KEHR
DR. SANDRA MCDONALD, DR. GUSTAV MEHLQUIST, REGISTRAR ED PARKER
GEORGE RING, DR HENRY T. SKINNER, DR. HERBERT A. SPADY
DR. ROBERT TICKNOR, TED VAN VEEN, DR. L. KEITH WADE

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS

AZALEA

JUAN de FUCA

OLYMPIC PENINSULA

SO. CALIFORNIA

Al O'Rear

Dr. Frank Skerbeck

Mrs. J. Allan Willis

Fred Renich

BIRMINGHAM

KOMO KULSHAN

PHILADELPHIA

SOUTHEASTERN

C. Irwin Crais

Lawrence Allbaugh

Daniel M. Layman

Nollie Robinson, Jr.

CALIFORNIA

LEWIS COUNTY

PIEDMONT

SOUTHWESTERN OR

Marvin A. Larsen

Ken Betts

Charles A. Dewey, Jr.

Evan Bone

CENTRAL GULF COAST

MASON-DIXON

PINE BARRENS

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY

John M. Giordano, Jr.

George Bohn

Edward W. Collins

Thomas J. Schuetz

CONNECTICUT

MASSACHUSETTS

PORTLAND

TACOMA

Frans Krot

Robert P. Fox, Ph.D.

Herbert A. Spady, M.D.

William H. Brackman

COOSA

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

POTOMAC VALLEY

TAPPAN ZEE

Dr. J. D. Bush

William Bedwell

Norman Beaudry

Paul Fabio

CORVALLIS

MIDWEST

PRINCETON

TUALATIN VALLEY

Floyd Hutchins

Kay Moats

Richard R. Ryan, M.D.

Paul Taylor

DE ANZA

MONTEREY BAY

SAN MATEO

VALLEY FORGE

Mike McCullough

D'arcy Bonnet

Rudy Fecteau

Dr. Fred S. Winter

DENMARK

NEW JERSEY

SCOTTISH

VANCOUVER

Carl Adam Lehmann

Alan Anderson

F. Severne Mackenna

Frank Dorsey

EUGENE

NEW YORK

SEATTLE

VICTORIA

Day Farrald

Jane McKay

Bob Badger

H. Vaartnow, Ph.D.

GRAYS HARBOR

NORTH KITSAP

SHELTON

WILLIAM BARTRAM

David Barrett

Robert G. Zimmermann

Floyd Watters

Paul Gilbert, D.M.D.

GREAT LAKES

NOYO

SIUSLAW

WILLAMETTE

Thomas L. Ring, M.D.

Leonard Charvet

Dave Shepherd

Donald Lauritsen

INDIANA

OLYMPIA



Richard E. Fitzwater

Allen W. Moore