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R. macrosepalum 'Linearifolium'
R. macrosepalum 'Linearifolium'
Photo by Eleanor Philp



Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Fall 1992
Vol. 46 No. 4

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, P.O. Box 1380, Gloucester, VA 23061. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $25 a year. The Journal American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1992 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 the Caucasus
by Erhard Moser

Lakewold Gardens: A Living Legacy
by Bart Ripp

The Color of Rhododendron Flowers
by Benjamin Pecherer

Meerkerk Hybrid Test Garden Results
by Pat Halligan

Diagnosis of Plant Problems
by Ethel M. Dutky & Gail E. Ruhl

Tumwater Falls Park
by Steve Gangsei

Observations on Seedling Populations of Rhododendron mucronulatum Turcz
by Edward J. Garvey & Barbara
Bullock

Dips for Control of Propagation Diseases
by Scott Clark, Margery Daughtrey
& Maria Macksel

George Fraser Honored in Scotland
by Bill Dale

The Splendor of Foliage: A Photo Essay
by Eleanor Philp

An Unusual Rhododendron occidentale Find
by Mike Oliver & Frank Mossman

Rhodies Featured in Winning Atlanta Flower Show Exhibit

Rhododendron nankotaisanense
by Lynn Watts
How to Create A Standard
by Clarence Barrett

Mulching: Tips for Beginners
by Terry Richmond
From the President
by Gordon Wylie

Species Foundation Selects New Director
by Don King

Commentary: Are We Being Shortchanged by Truss Shows?
by Joe B. Parks

RHS Honors John Creech

Magnolia Society Honors August Kehr

Bronze Medal Awards

ARS Plant Registry

A Letter from Halfdan Lem

Letters to the Editor
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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

1993

LORI E. GANGSEI - ERNEST L. SCHMIDT - VIRGINIA CRAIG
CHARLES G. SALE

1994

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

1995

LESLIE K.C. CLAY - JAMES RAMSEY - H.C. GEHNRICH - 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

Leslie K.C. Clay, District Director
Everett Jefferson, Alternate

COWICHAN VALLEY
Stan Groves
FRASER SOUTH
Leslie K.C. Clay
FRASER VALLEY
Ken Ladd
MT. ARROWSMITH
Louise Dwyer
NORTH ISLAND
Jo Ann Foster
VANCOUVER
Diane Kehoe
VICTORIA
Angus Boyd


James Ramsey, District Director
Greg Kesterson, Alternate

CASCADE
Robert E. George
KOMO KULSHAN
Dennis Schrank
PILCHUCK CHAPTER
Amby Schultz
SEATTLE CHAPTER
Donald E. King
WHIDBEY ISLAND
Lew Naddy


Lori E. Gangsei, District Director
June Sinclair, Alternate

GRAYS HARBOR
Gary D. Roberson
JUAN DE FUCA
Donald C. Thompson
LEWIS COUNTY
Dale Elliott
NORTH KITSAP
Ralph Eells
OLYMPIA
Joanne Campbell
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Warren Berg
SHELTON
Ross Tocher
TACOMA
Fred Whitney


DISTRICT 4
DISTRICT 5
DISTRICT 6

Richard Cavender, District Director
Thompson E. Drake, Alternate

CORVALLIS
John Carnegie
EUGENE
Robert "Jack" Olson
PORTLAND
Paula L. Cash
SIUSLAW
Dan Bones
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
George Guthrie
TUALATIN VALLEY
Pat Sullivan
WILLAMETTE
Sharon Leopold
YAMHILL COUNTY
Sue Greenlees


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

CALIFORNIA
Barbara Campbell
DE ANZA
Robert Hass
EUREKA
Tim Walsh
MONTEREY BAY
Jerry Fickes
NOYO
Mike Peterson
REDWOOD EMPIRE
Donald Dulac
SO. CALIFORNIA
Fred Renick


Virginia Craig, District Director
Dr. Robert Fox, Alternate

CAPE COD
Carleton T. Handy
CONNECTICUT
Laura Chappell
MAINE
Barbara Weinz
MASSACHUSETTS
Marcia Mitchell


DISTRICT 7
DISTRICT 8
DISTRICT 9

H.C. Gehnrich, District Director
Richard H. Gustafson, Alternate

NEW JERSEY
David Wuebbens
NEW YORK
Werner Brack
PRINCETON
Roger Cook
TAPPAN ZEE
Leon Shen


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

GREATER PHILADELPHIA
Brian T. Keim
LEHIGH VALLEY
Tom Ahern
PINE BARRENS
Paul Kornman
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
John P. Bartlett
VALLEY FORGE
Eva Jackson


H. Edward Reiley, District Director
Jean Beaudry, Alternate

MASON DIXON
Norma C. Day
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
George Keen McLellan
POTOMAC VALLEY
Clifton H. Leatherbury


DISTRICT 10
DISTRICT 11
DISTRICT 12

Mary Beasley, District Director
Pete McNees, Alternate

AZALEA
Willis Harden
BIRMINGHAM
Jack Andrews
CHATTAHOOCHEE
Tom Corley
PIEDMONT
Dan M. Robinson
SOUTHEASTERN
Robert E. Bowman Jr.
TENNESSEE VALLEY
Joseph E. Schild
WILLIAM BARTRAM
Glenn O'Sheal


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

GREAT LAKES
John F. Heinze
GREAT RIVERS
J. Patrick Tatum
MIDWEST
John Golab
OZARK AREA
Leonard Miller, D.D.S.


The Rhododendron Society Of Canada
Charles G. Sale, Interim District Director
Mrs. Sophia Maitland, Interim Alternate

RSC ATLANTIC
Stanley Dodds
RSC NIAGARA
Bob Dickhout
RSC TORONTO
Smilyana Mitrovich


CHAPTERS AT LARGE

Harold E. Greer, Director
Leonard Miller, D.D.S., Alternate

DANISH
Preben E. Holkjaer
DUTCH
T. Huisman
J. D. HOOKER
Sri Keshab C. Pradham
SCOTTISH
Edmund A.T. Wright
NON CHAPTER