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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Spring 1985
Vol. 39 No. 2

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 14635 SW Bull Mountain Rd., Tigard, OR 97223. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $20 a year. The Journal American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1985 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents

Rhododendrons of North Germany: Hybridizer - Hans Hachmann
by Jon M. Valigorsky, M.D.

The Many Faces of Rhododendron campylogynum
by Felice Blake

The Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, a Legacy
by Gwen Bell

Exploring for the Western Azalea in Southern California
by Michael A. McCullough

Experiences with Growing Tropical Rhododendrons
by Pat Halligan

Composted Sewage Sludge - A Media Component For Rhododendron Production
by R.L. Ticknor, D.D. Hemphill,
Jr. and D.J. Flower

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
by Austin C. Kennell

Are You Interested in Propagating Rhododendrons or Azaleas from Cuttings?

Do Black Walnut Trees Wear a Black Hat?
by R.A. Murray

Seattle in the Springtime
by Bob and Mage Badger

Fifth Western Regional
by Harold Greer

Reflections on Muck and Mysticism
by Frederick McGourty

The Natural Garden
by Paula Cash

A Data Bank for Rhododendron and Azalea Enthusiasts
by Bob Badger

ARS Plant Awards


Bronze Medal Awards

Show Judging
by Gordon D. Rowley

In Memoriam: Arthur W. Headlam
by Brian Clancy



In Memoriam: Peter E. Girard, Sr.
by David Leach
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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

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

1987

A. RICHARD BROOKS - DONALD W. PADEN, Ph.D. - E. WHITE SMITH


Technical Reviewers

DR. LANSING W. BULGIN, FRANK L. DOLESHY, FRED GALLE, HAROLD E. GREER
DR. AUGUST KEHR, DR. GUSTAV MEHLQUIST, REGISTRAR ED PARKER,
GEORGE RING, DR. HERBERT A. SPADY, DR. ROBERT TICKNOR,
TED VAN VEEN, DR. L. KEITH WADE

DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTORS
WITH CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

DISTRICT 1
DISTRICT 2
DISTRICT 3

Harold A. Johnson, District Director
Dr. Robert Rhodes, Alternate

KOMO KULSHAN
Lawrence Allbaugh
NORTH ISLAND
Harry Wright
VANCOUVER
Horace West
VICTORIA
W.A. Dale


Bob Badger, District Director
Mike Zimmerman, Alternate

SEATTLE CHAPTER
Bob Badger


E. White Smith, District Director
William H. Lindeman, Alternate

GRAYS HARBOR
David Barrett
JUAN DE FUCA
Dr. Frank Skerbeck
LEWIS COUNTY
Ken Betts
NORTH KITSAP
Robert G. Zimmerman
OLYMPIA
Dave Jewell
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Mrs. J. Allan Willis
SHELTON
Don F. Dixon
TACOMA
Robert S. Minnich


DISTRICT 4
DISTRICT 5
DISTRICT 6

Dr. David W. Goheen, District Director
Herbert A. Spady, M.D., Alternate

CORVALLIS
Douglas P. Wilbur
EUGENE
Day Farrald
PORTLAND
Linda Rumgay
SIUSLAW
Helen Baxter
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
Jay O'Leary, M.D.
TUALATIN VALLEY
Paul Taylor
WILLAMETTE
Donald Lauritsen


Everett E. Farwell, Jr., District Director
Keith Elliott, Alternate

CALIFORNIA
Marvin A. Larsen
DE ANZA
Robert George
EUREKA
Marion Coit
MONTEREY BAY
John D. Hixson
NOYO
Dan Charvet
REDWOOD EMPIRE
Gary Farwell
SAN MATEO
Rudy Fecteau
SO. CALIFORNIA
William Paylen


A. Richard Brooks, District Director
Willard Hunnewell, Alternate

CONNECTICUT
Frans Krot
MASSACHUSETTS
Dr. Dorothy G. Swift


DISTRICT 7
DISTRICT 8
DISTRICT 9

Robert A. Murray, District Director
Sydney V. Burns, Alternate

NEW JERSEY
Allan Anderson
NEW YORK
Jane McKay
PRINCETON
Richard H. Gustafson
TAPPAN ZEE
Paul Fabio


Edward W. Collins, District Director
Fred Winter, M.D., Alternate

PHILADELPHIA
Norman E. Sumner
PINE BARRENS
Edward W. Collins
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
Thos. J. Schuetz
VALLEY FORGE
Francis H. Raughley, Jr.


Austin Kennell, District Director
Donald W. Hyatt, Alternate

MASON DIXON
George Bohn
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
William Bedwell
POTOMAC VALLEY
Norman Beaudry


DISTRICT 10
DISTRICT 11
CHAPTERS AT LARGE

Joseph H. Coleman, District Director
Donald S. Kellam. Jr., M.D., Alternate

AZALEA
Ralph D. Griffin
BIRMINGHAM
Gordon Faulkner
CENTRAL GULF COAST
Harry F. Ryan Jr
COOSA
Joseph R. Creitz
PIEDMONT
Charles A. Dewey, Jr.
SOUTHEASTERN
Nollie Robinson, Jr.
WILLIAM BARTRAM
Paul Gilbert, D.M.D.


Donald W. Paden, Ph.D., District Director

GREAT LAKES
Thomas L. Ring, M.D.
INDIANA
Richard E. Fitzwater
MIDWEST
Kay Moats


Franklin H. West, M.D., Director

DANISH
Ole Rolf Jacobsen
SCOTTISH
Hamish Gunn, Esq.
NON CHAPTER