JARS v45n3 - Table of Contents

R. chapmanii
R. chapmanii growing in the wild
near Tallahassee, Florida



Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 1991
Vol. 45 No. 3

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 1991 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.


Issue Contents

Garden Gems of Western Europe
by Don Paden


Subsection Arborea
by Frank Dorsey

Archibald Menzies & the Discovery of Rhododendron macrophyllum: Part 1
by Clive Justice


Rhododendron chapmanii: An American Survivor
by Charles Hunter

Frank Kingdon-Ward: Plant Hunter and Romantic
by Tony Schilling


How To Select a Rhodie at Your Local Nursery
by Jan Kelley

Coille Dharaich: A Seaside Garden
by Hilary and Alan Hill


Defining Hardiness
by Herb Spady

Northwest Natives as Companion Plants: A Starter Kit
by Bob Rose & Clarence Smith


Germination of Rhododendron yakushimanum Seed
by Russell Gilkey

Seed Germination of Rhododendron catawbiense and Rhododendron maximum: Influence of Light and Temperature
by Frank Blazich, Stuart Warren,
Juan Acedo, William Reece


Western Regional Conference,
Oct. 4-6

by Steve Gangsei

Northeast Regional Conference
by Fred Winter

Ten Best Dwarfs: An Update
by Norman Todd


From the President
by Gordon Wylie

Pioneer Award: George Fraser
by Bill Dale


Powdery Mildew on Deciduous Azaleas

Gold Medal Award: Herbert Spady, M.D.


Gold Medal Award: Donald S. Kellam, Jr. M.D.

Bronze Medal Awards


Piedmont Chapter Honors Don Kellam
by Marshall Stilwell

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OFFICERS

President

Eastern Vice President

Western Vice President

GORDON K. WYLIE

A. RICHARD BROOKS

HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D.

Past President

Secretary-Treasurer

Executive Secretary

AUSTIN C. KENNELL

ROBERT A. MURRAY

BARBARA R. HALL


Editor



SONJA NELSON


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1992

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

1993

LORI E. GANGSEI - ERNEST L. SCHMIDT - VIRGINIA CRAIG

1994

BARBARA J. CAMPBELL - RICHARD CAVENDER - HAROLD E. GREER
H. EDWARD REILEY - FRED S. WINTERS, M.D.


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
Stan Groves
FRASER SOUTH
Leslie Clay
FRASER VALLEY
James Connor
MT. ARROWSMITH
Everett Jefferson
NORTH ISLAND
Jo Ann Foster
VANCOUVER
Richard Mossakowski
VICTORIA
Angus Boyd


Jeanine Smith, District Director
James Ramsey, Alternate

KOMO KULSHAN
Alan Suchy
SEATTLE CHAPTER
Lynn Watts
WHIDBEY ISLAND
Don Allen


Lori E. Gangsei, District Director
June Sinclair, Alternate

GRAYS HARBOR
Gary D. Roberson
JUAN DE FUCA
Dr. Frank Skerbeck
LEWIS COUNTY
James Dick
NORTH KITSAP
Douglas Denkers
OLYMPIA
Roberta Powell
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Dwight Thomas
SHELTON
Walt Elliott
TACOMA
Steven & Lori Gangsei


DISTRICT 4

DISTRICT 5

DISTRICT 6

Richard Cavender, District Director
Thompson E. Drake, Alternate

CORVALLIS
John Carnegie
EUGENE
Robert "Jack" Olson
PORTLAND
Mike Stewart
SIUSLAW
Jan Shepherd
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
Tom E. Drake
TUALATIN VALLEY
Pat Sullivan
WILLAMETTE
Sharon Leopold
YAMHILL COUNTY
Sue Greenlees


Barbara J. Campbell, District Director
William P. O'Neill, Alternate

CALIFORNIA
Ralph Love, Jr.
DE ANZA
William P. O'Neill
EUREKA
Tim Walsh
MONTEREY BAY
Barbara Miller
NOYO
Helen Morgan
REDWOOD EMPIRE
Michael G. Jones
SO. CALIFORNIA
Gloria Wildharber


Virginia Craig, District Director
Dr. Robert Fox, Alternate

CAPE COD
Carleton T. Handy
CONNECTICUT
Richard Anton
MAINE
Barbara Weinz
MASSACHUSETTS
Henk Borsje


DISTRICT 7

DISTRICT 8

DISTRICT 9

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

NEW JERSEY
David Wuebbens
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
Linda Brown
VALLEY FORGE
Eva Jackson


H. Edward Reiley, District Director
Jean Beaudry, Alternate

MASON DIXON
Dr. Homer Elseroad
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
George Keen McLellan
POTOMAC VALLEY
Clifton H. Leatherbury


DISTRICT 10

DISTRICT 11

CHAPTERS AT LARGE

Mary Beasley, District Director
Pete McNees, Alternate

AZALEA
H. Vincent Bell, Jr.
BIRMINGHAM
Jack Andrews
CHATTAHOOCHEE
Dr. Robert B. Greenleaf
PIEDMONT
Dr. John Williamson
SOUTHEASTERN
Robert E. Bowman Jr.
WILLIAM BARTRAM
Dr. John H. Paxton


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

GREAT LAKES
Robert L. Blough
GREAT RIVERS
Helen Hahn
MIDWEST
John Golab
OZARK AREA
Leonard Miller, D.D.S.


Herbert A. Spady, M.D., Director
Leonard Miller, D.D.S., Alternate

DANISH
Peter Engelsted
SCOTTISH
Edmund A.T. Wright
NON CHAPTER