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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 1993
Vol. 47 No. 3

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 1993 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Concerning the Origin and Distribution of Rhododendrons by E. Irving and R. Hebda		Come and See Us in the Bonnie Blue Ridge Mountains, Part I by August Kehr
Fragrance in Rhododendron Species by Peter Cameron		Moonridge: A Mountaintop Garden by Leslie Drew
Exploring the Deciduous Azaleas and Elepidote Rhododendrons of the Midwestern United States by Mark P. Widrlechner, Richard A. Larson & Sharon K. Dragula		Positive Identification of Rhododendron through DNA Fingerprinting by A. Lane Rayburn, M.J. Iqbal & Donald W. Paden
Tips for Beginners: How to Prune Evergreen Azaleas by Tom Hughes		Raising Rhododendrons Among the Redwoods by Deborah R. Upshaw
ARS Welcomes New Peace Arch Chapter by Barbara R. Hall		Commentary: The Dues and Don'ts of It by Austin C. Kennell
Gold Medal Award: H.H. Davidian		Silver Medal Award: Parker Smith
Gold Medal Award: Peter Cox		Bronze Medal Awards
ARS Plant Registry		In Memoriam: Vernon F. "Bud" Wyatt
From the President by Dick Brooks		In Memoriam: Arthur Sandison by Mary Ann Stephens


OFFICERS
*President*	*Eastern Vice President*	*Western Vice President*
A. RICHARD BROOKS	FRANKLIN H. WEST, M.D.	HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D.
*Past President*	*Secretary-Treasurer*	*Executive Secretary*
GORDON K. WYLIE	ROBERT A. MURRAY	BARBARA R. HALL
	*Editor*
	SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1994
BARBARA J. CAMPBELL - RICHARD CAVENDER - HAROLD E. GREER H. EDWARD REILEY - FRED S. WINTER, M.D.
1995
LESLIE K.C. CLAY - JAMES RAMSEY - H.C. GEHNRICH - MARY BEASLEY
1996
LORI E. GANGSEI, VIRGINIA CRAIG, LLOYD C. HAHN, SOPHIA MAITLAND

Technical Reviewers
FRANK L. DOLESHY, FRED GALLE, HAROLD E. GREER, AUGUST KEHR, Ph.D., C. DAVID LEWIS, Ph.D. GUSTAV MEHLQUIST, Ph.D., REGISTRAR JAY MURRAY, HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D. ROBERT TICKNOR, Ph.D., TED VAN VEEN, 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* Allan Murray *FRASER SOUTH* Donald Martyn *FRASER VALLEY* Ken Ladd *MT. ARROWSMITH* Louise Dwyer *NANAIMO* Ward Porter *NORTH ISLAND* Harry Wright *PEACE ARCH* Gifford Robb *VANCOUVER* Diane Kehoe *VICTORIA* Judith Asmundson	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 Douglas Denkers, Alternate *GRAYS HARBOR* Gary D. Roberson *JUAN DE FUCA* Mary Ann Stephens *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* Anita Hutchins *EUGENE* Jay Kelley *PORTLAND* Paula L. Cash *SIUSLAW* Dan Bones *SOUTHWESTERN OREGON* George Guthrie *TUALATIN VALLEY* MaBelle McCornack *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* Bradley Ronco *MASSACHUSETTS* Marcia Mitchell
DISTRICT 7	DISTRICT 8	DISTRICT 9
H.C. Gehnrich, District Director Richard H. Gustafson, Alternate *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* Raymond Rhoads *SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY* John P. Bartlett *VALLEY FORGE* Eva Jackson	H. Edward Reiley, District Director Jean Beaudry, Alternate *MASON DIXON* Norma C. Day *MIDDLE ATLANTIC* Terry Sheuchenko *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* Dennis Rouse *PIEDMONT* Dan M. Robinson *SOUTHEASTERN* Robert E. Bowman Jr. *TENNESSEE VALLEY* Joseph E. Schild *WILLIAM BARTRAM* Glenn O'Sheal	Lloyd C. Hahn, District Director Susan Boatman, Alternate *ANN ARBOR* Carolyn Dana Lewis *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 Sophia Maitland, District Director (Vacant), Alternate *RSC ATLANTIC* Stanley Dodds *RSC NIAGARA* Bob Dickhout *RSC TORONTO* David Hinton
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* Mervyn Kessell *NON CHAPTER*

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