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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Winter 1990
Vol. 44 No. 1

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, P.O. Box 1380, Gloucester, VA 23061. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $26 a year, $25 if paid before December 1. The Journal American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1990 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.


Issue Contents

Observations On Peninsula Malaysia Rhododendrons
by Clive Justice


Heritage Plantation's New Hybrids: The Cowles Plants Come Of Age
by Jonathan Leonard

The Brighton Azalea Gardens
by Michael Grear


Ferns For The Rhododendron Garden
by Sue Olsen

Yaku Fairy's Charming Children
by Felice Blake


From The Test Tube To The Garden
by Phillip Waldman

Names Of Plants: Part Eight
by Theo Smid


The Vireya Seed Exchange
by Bill Moyles

Rhododendron kiusianum: An Ideal Rhododendron For The Rock Garden
by Frank Dorsey


Rhododendrons For The 90s: The Northeast Perspective
by Jon Valigorsky

Subterranean Aspects Of Rhododendrons: Their Mycorrhizal Roots
by G.C. Douglas, M. Heslin & C. Reid


The Pigment Constitution Of R. griersonianum
by Ken-Ichi Arisumi, Yusuke
Sakata & Sawako Takeshita

ARS Welcomes Two New Chapters
by Barbara Hall


Come To The Cape At Convention Time In 1990!
by Virginia "Tim" Craig

ARS Plant Registry


Plant Awards - 1989

President's Column
by Austin Kennell


In Memoriam: Mrs. Ray James
by Michael Robert



In Memoriam: Al W. Smith
by Weldon & Virginia Delp

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OFFICERS

President

Eastern Vice President

Western Vice President

AUSTIN C. KENNELL

A. RICHARD BROOKS

EVERETT E. FARWELL, JR.

Past President

Secretary-Treasurer

Executive Secretary

HAROLD E. GREER

JOE W. JONES

BARBARA HALL


Editor



ADELE JONES


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1990

J. POWELL HUIE - ERNEST L. SCHMIDT - E. WHITE SMITH

1991

GORDON WYLIE - E. PARKER SMITH - HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D.
FRED S. WINTERS, M.D. - HARRY WISE

1992

CLIVE L. JUSTICE - JEANINE SMITH - ALLAN ANDERSON
MARY BEASLEY


Technical Reviewers

FRANK L. DOLESHY, FRED GALLE, 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

Clive L. Justice, District Director
Leslie K.C. Clay, Alternate

COWICHAN VALLEY
Katherine Millar
FRASER SOUTH
Leslie Clay
FRASER VALLEY
Garth Wedemire
NORTH ISLAND
James Cavers
VANCOUVER
Dr. B. J. Ogdon
VICTORIA
David Dougan


Jeanine Smith, District Director
James Ramsey, Alternate

KOMO KULSHAN
Ambrose Schultz
SEATTLE CHAPTER
Lynn Watts
WHIDBEY ISLAND
Don Allen


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

GRAYS HARBOR
Mark Steffens
JUAN DE FUCA
Dr. Frank Skerbeck
LEWIS COUNTY
James Dick
NORTH KITSAP
Jane C. Jacobsen
OLYMPIA
Ross Merker
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Dwight Thomas
SHELTON
Robert Brigham
TACOMA
Ben Staab


DISTRICT 4

DISTRICT 5

DISTRICT 6

Gordon Wylie, District Director
Thurston Skei, Alternate

CORVALLIS
John Carnegie
EUGENE
Michael Robert
PORTLAND
Eleanor Stubbs
SIUSLAW
Gene Cockeram
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
Jean Hanna
TUALATIN VALLEY
Ron Mapes
WILLAMETTE
Keith White
YAMHILL COUNTY
Sue Greenlees


E. Parker Smith, District Director
Bill Jenkins, Alternate

CALIFORNIA
Ralph Love, Jr.
DE ANZA
Charles Miller
EUREKA
Catherine Weeks
MONTEREY BAY
George Cunningham
NOYO
Helen Morgan
REDWOOD EMPIRE
Bettie Underwood
SO. CALIFORNIA
Mark J. Clements


J. Powell Huie, District Director
Gustav A. L. Mehlquist, Ph.D., Alternate

CAPE COD & ISLANDS
Dr. Richard Chaikin
CONNECTICUT
Richard Anton
MAINE
Mark Stavish
MASSACHUSETTS
Ann Reisch


DISTRICT 7

DISTRICT 8

DISTRICT 9

Allan Anderson, District Director
H.C. Gehnrich, Alternate

NEW JERSEY
Peter F. Leslie
NEW YORK
Jordon Prince
PRINCETON
Jeanne Gustafson
TAPPAN ZEE
James S. Holmes


Fred S. Winter, M.D., District Director
Francis H. Raughley, Jr., Alternate

GREATER PHILADELPHIA
Betts Layman
LEHIGH VALLEY
Bruce Keyser
PINE BARRENS
Paul Kornman
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
Fred Crouse
VALLEY FORGE
Jim Gears


Harry Wise, District Director
H. Edward Reiley, Alternate

MASON DIXON
Dr. Homer Elseroad
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
Paul S. James
POTOMAC VALLEY
Donald H. Voss


DISTRICT 10

DISTRICT 11

CHAPTERS AT LARGE

Mary Beasley, District Director
Pete McNees, Alternate

AZALEA
Shirley Harry
BIRMINGHAM
Joe Donahoo
CENTRAL GULF COAST
Harry F. Ryan, Jr.
CHATTAHOOCHEE
Marcia McChesney
PIEDMONT
Dr. John Williamson
SOUTHEASTERN
David L. Dean
WILLIAM BARTRAM
Dr. John H. Paxton


Ernest L. Schmidt, District Director
Lloyd C. Hahn, Alternate

GREAT LAKES
Robert L. Blough
GREAT RIVERS
Stephan Schroeder
MIDWEST
Eugene Paschall, Ph.D.


Herbert A. Spady, M.D., Director

DANISH
Peter Borg
SCOTTISH
Hamish Gunn, Esq.
NON CHAPTER