American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry
Rhododendron and azalea breeders and growers are encouraged to register the names of plants before distributing them either commercially or privately. Registration ensures that each clone is given a name which is unique, thus avoiding confusion with other clones. A further benefit is that plant descriptions and histories are recorded in permanent files. The information in these records is accessible to anyone who requests it.
The Royal Horticultural Society is the International Registration Authority for the genus
Rhododendron
. The ARS, serving as North American representative to the RHS, screens names to determine whether they conform to the recommendations of the
International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants - 1980
, and whether they are available for use. The ARS also prepares registration applications in the form required by the RHS, forwards certificates to registrants, publishes plant names and descriptions, and maintains permanent plant records.
Questions concerning name registration, the availability of particular names, and requests for forms should be directed to the ARS Registrar, Mrs. Jay W Murray. Registrations have been completed for the following plant names during the period May 16, 1991 through July 31, 1991. Country of origin is reported for names registered by members who live outside of North America. Parents of the clones are listed in the conventional order: (seed parent x pollen parent). Descriptions will be published in the Spring 1992 issue of the
Journal ARS
.
'Alfeld Eos': Elepidote; [( fortunei ssp. discolor hybrid x dichroanthum ssp. scyphocalyx ) x yakushimanum ]; hybridized and registered by Wolfgang Reich (Alfeld, Germany).
'Alice Spring': Elepidote; ( yakushimanum x 'Alice'); hybridized by George Clarke; registered by Melba (Mrs. George) Clarke.
Carlson's Face 'em Downs group: Evergreen azaleas; ('Mucronatum' hybrids); hybridized and registered by Bob Carlson.
Carlson's Hardy Hearties group: Evergreen azaleas; (ancestry includes kaempferi ); hybridized and registered by Bob Carlson.
Carlson's Pink Postscript group: Deciduous azaleas; (advanced generation hybrids of bakeri and arborescens ); hybridized and registered by Bob Carlson.
Carlson's Postscript group: Deciduous azaleas; (advanced generation hybrids of bakeri and arborescens ); hybridized and registered by Bob Carlson.
'Cesium One Thirty-seven': Deciduous azalea; ('Hugh Wormald', selfed; seed exposed to a 50 Mrad Cesium 137 source to induce mutations); hybridized and treated by Donald S Kellam; registered by Donald S and Mark D Kellam.
'Elsie Watson': Elepidote; ('Anna' x 'Purple Lace'); hybridized and registered by Frank Fujioka.
'Grand Teton': Elepidote; ( yakushimanum x unknown); hybridized by George Clarke; registered by Melba (Mrs. George) Clarke.
'Jacqueline White': Elepidote; [( decorum x 'Golden Jubilee') x white-flowered fortunei ]; hybridized and registered by Robert L Means, MD.
'Joanie Means': Elepidote; ('Boule de Neige' x yakushimanum ); hybridized and registered by Robert L Means, MD.
'Mary Kinsley': Elepidote; ('Holden' x 'Bob Peters Special'); hybridized by Ray Carter; registered by Bob Peters.
'Mrs. Jamie Fraser': Elepidote; [( arboreum x macrophyllum ) x arboreum ]; hybridized by George Fraser; registered by Bill Dale.
'Ogaretta': Elepidote; (Grierosplendour g. x white-flowered fortunei ); hybridized and registered by Robert L Means, MD.
'Teresa Ann': Elepidote; ( yakushimanum x 'Ruby Half); hybridized by George Clarke; registered by Melba (Mrs. George) Clarke.