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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 1987
Vol. 41 No. 3

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 14885 S.W. Sunrise Lane, Tigard, OR 97224. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $20 a year. The Journal American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1987 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.


Issue Contents

Rhododendron Exploration in Tibet
by Warren Berg


Northern Grown Azaleas
by Bob Carlson

Inheritance of Flower Colours And Breeding Of Evergreen Azaleas
by Dr. J. Heursel


Three New Yaks From Barnard's Inn Farm
by Polly Hill

The Non-Malesian Rhododendrons, Section Vireya
by R.M. Withers, Ph.D.


My Ten Best Dwarfs For The Rock Garden
by Felice Blake

Delayed Graft Incompatibility In Maddenii Rhododendrons
by Pat Halligan


7th Annual Western Regional Conference, 1987
by E. White Smith

Pruning For Bushy Growth
by Weldon Delp


"The Rhodora"
by Kendon Stubbs

Rhododendron tuba
by Hilda Crouch


In Defense Of Vireyas
by Dick Cavender

Effects Of Various Maintenance Solutions On The Appearance Of Cut Rhododendrons
by A.V.P. Mackay, & D.M. Kessell


President's Message
by Bill Tietjen

1988 National Convention
by Austin Kennell

American Horticultural Society Scientific Award to Gustav A. L. Mehlquist


Welcome, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter!
by Paula L. Cash

PNA Nurseryman Of The Year - Robert Danik


International Rhododendron Conference
by Ralph Sangster

Pioneer Award - G. Guy Nearing


Bronze Medal Awards

The Indiana Chapter Has A New Name
by Paula L. Cash


In Memoriam: James Francis Caperci
by Bob Badger & Ernest Dzurick

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OFFICERS

President

Eastern Vice President

Western Vice President

HAROLD E. GREER

AUSTIN KENNELL

EVERETT E. FARWELL, JR.

Past President

Secretary-Treasurer

Executive Secretary

WILLIAM TIETJEN

JOE W. JONES

PAULA L. CASH


Editor



ADELE JONES


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1988

EDWARD W. COLLINS - E. PARKER SMITH - HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D.
DONALD W. HYATT - FRANKLIN H. WEST, M.D.

1989

BOB BADGER - HAROLD JOHNSON - PATRICIA WALTON
DONALD S. KELLAM, JR., M.D.

1990

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


Technical Reviewers

FRANK L. DOLESHY, FRED CALLE, HAROLD E. GREER, AUGUST KEHR, Ph.D.
GUSTAV MEHLQUIST, Ph.D., REGISTRAR JAY MURRAY, HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D.
ROBERT TICKNOR, Ph.D. TED VAN VEEN, L. KEITH WADE, Ph.D.
MARK WIDRLECHNER, Ph.D.

DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTORS
WITH CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

DISTRICT 1

DISTRICT 2

DISTRICT 3

Harold A. Johnson, District Director
Ian McTaggart-Cowan, Alternate

NORTH ISLAND
Harry Wright
VANCOUVER
Les Clay
VICTORIA
W.A. Dale


Bob Badger, District Director
Mike Zimmerman, Alternate

KOMO KULSHAN
Cora Zoberst
SEATTLE CHAPTER
Jeanine Smith
WHIDBEY ISLAND
Don Milliken


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

GRAYS HARBOR
Evelyn Sandifur
JUAN DE FUCA
Dr. Frank Skerbeck
LEWIS COUNTY
Shirley Fullerton
NORTH KITSAP
Alice Smith
OLYMPIA
Steven M. McCulloch
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Toru Araki
SHELTON
James Hansen
TACOMA
Joe A. Davis


DISTRICT 4

DISTRICT 5

DISTRICT 6

Herbert A. Spady, M.D., District Director
Day Farrald, Alternate

CORVALLIS
Moira Dempsey
EUGENE
Emma Bowhan
PORTLAND
Ted Van Veen
SIUSLAW
Thurston Skei
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
John H. Bergen
TUALATIN VALLEY
Dallas Boge
WILLAMETTE
Sharon Leopold


E. Parker Smith, District Director
Bill Jenkins, Alternate

CALIFORNIA
Doreen Spellman
DE ANZA
Keith C. Elliott
EUREKA
Paul Anderson, M.D.
MONTEREY BAY
Patrick Lovejoy
NOYO
R. M. Boddy
REDWOOD EMPIRE
Richard T. Parle, Jr.
SAN MATEO
Vivian K. Hawkins
SO. CALIFORNIA
Wellington Paul


A. Richard Brooks, District Director
Gustav A. L. Mehlquist, Ph.D., Alternate

CAPE COD & ISLANDS
John O'Malley
CONNECTICUT
Clifford Desch, Jr., Ph.D.
MASSACHUSETTS
Leo Blanchette


DISTRICT 7

DISTRICT 8

DISTRICT 9

Patricia Walton, District Director
Allan Anderson, Alternate

NEW JERSEY
Peter F. Leslie
NEW YORK
H.C. Gehnrich
PRINCETON
Edward T. Connors
TAPPAN ZEE
Alfred E. Hoffman


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

PHILADELPHIA
Brian T. Keim
PINE BARRENS
Raymond Rhoads
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
Fred Crouse
VALLEY FORGE
Fred S. Winter, M.D.


Donald W. Hyatt, District Director
Harry Wise, Alternate

MASON DIXON
George Brubaker
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
Sandra McDonald, Ph.D.
POTOMAC VALLEY
Jack D. Ayers, Ph.D.


DISTRICT 10

DISTRICT 11

CHAPTERS AT LARGE

Donald S. Kellam, Jr., District Director
Joe Bradford, Alternate

AZALEA
Richard Clapp
BIRMINGHAM
Jack Andrews
CENTRAL GULF COAST
Harry F. Ryan, Jr.
CHATTAHOOCHEE
R. Oneal Smitherman
PIEDMONT
R. Gene Bryant
SOUTHEASTERN
Russell Gilkey, Ph.D.
WILLIAM BARTRAM
Boris F. Bauer


Donald W. Paden, Ph.D., District Director
Lloyd C. Hahn, Alternate

GREAT LAKES
Harold J. Berg
GREAT RIVERS
Robert Adams
MIDWEST
Eugene Paschall, Ph.D.


Franklin H. West, M.D., Director

DANISH
Bjarne Leth Nielsen
SCOTTISH
Hamish Gunn, Esq.
NON CHAPTER