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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 1994
Vol. 48 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 1994 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
The Mehlquist Garden: Rhododendron Revival at the Bartlett Arboretum by Mike Rachinsky		An ARS Retrospective: Our First Decade, 1944-1954, Part II by Franklin H. West
Propagation and Hybridizing in the Piedmont Area by Robert L. Means		Howth Castle Gardens: A Hidden Treasure in Ireland by Robert E. George
Rhododendron Garden Dead Spots by Mark G. Konrad		Culture Notes on Vireya Rhododendrons by Dick Cavender
One Member's Effort at Breeding Hardy Yellows by Anthony Angelini		Pollen Collecting and Applying with a Plastic Straw by Marc Colombel
An Improved Chromosome Staining Method Applied to the Study of Colchicine Effects in Rhododendron by John E. Eiselein		Letting Go: A Gardener's Goodbye by Clarence "Slim" Barrett
		Doublespeak - or Doublecross? by Austin C. Kennell
New Companion Plants: Classy Connecticut Conifers by L. Clarence Towe		Tips for Beginners: Getting Started With Rhododendrons by Karen Shuster
Tip: Leaf Chlorosis by Clint Smith		Western Regional Conference, Oct. 7-9 by Nadine Shanti
From the President by Dick Brooks		R. prunifolium And Its Children by Philip Waldman
Pioneer Achievement Award: Dr. August E. Kehr		Grafting: A Surgical Cure, Part II by Bob Bondira
Gold Medal Award: Bruce Brigg		Silver Medal Award: Edward W. Collins
Bronze Medal Awards		ARS Plant Registry
G. David Lewis Receives Somerville Award		ARS Welcomes Bluegrass Chapter by Barbara R. Hall
New Chairman to Head ARS Seed Exchange by George Woodard		Rhododendron Research and the Role of the ARS by Hank Schannen


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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1995
LESLIE K.C. CLAY - JAMES RAMSEY - H.C. GEHNRICH - MARY BEASLEY
1996
LORI E. GANGSEI - VIRGINIA CRAIG - LLOYD C. HAHN - SOPHIA MAITLAND JOAN SCHIFF
1997
JEAN BEAUDRY - BARBARA J. CAMPBELL - RICHARD CAVENDER - HAROLD E. GREER WILBURN S. SMITH JR.

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* Norma Senn *FRASER VALLEY* Shirley Lyster *MT. ARROWSMITH* Bob Hickman *NANAIMO* Ward Porter *NORTH ISLAND* Harry Wright *PEACE ARCH* Gifford Robb *VANCOUVER* Joan Bengough *VICTORIA* Joe Harvey	James Ramsey, District Director Greg Kesterson, Alternate *CASCADE* Bob McKinney *KOMO KULSHAN* Dalen Bayes *PILCHUCK CHAPTER* Amby Schultz *SEATTLE CHAPTER* William R. Heller *WHIDBEY ISLAND* Bill Lewis	Lori E. Gangsei, District Director Douglas Denkers, Alternate *GRAYS HARBOR* Gary D. Roberson *JUAN DE FUCA* Mary Ann Stephens *LEWIS COUNTY* William Ehret *NORTH KITSAP* Ralph Eells *OLYMPIA* Bill Canfield *OLYMPIC PENINSULA* Moulton Prussing *SHELTON* Walt Elliott *TACOMA* Frank Abbott
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* Thompson E. Drake *TUALATIN VALLEY* MaBelle McCornack *WILLAMETTE* Wade Waddell *YAMHILL COUNTY* Gary L. Schultz	Barbara J. Campbell, District Director Jerry L. Fickes, Alternate *CALIFORNIA* Roland Mayne *DE ANZA* Robert Hass *EUREKA* Marty Reed *MONTEREY BAY* John Harris *NOYO* Bob Goodwin *REDWOOD EMPIRE* Donald Dulac *SO. CALIFORNIA* Fred Renick	Virginia Craig, District Director Dr. Robert Fox, Alternate *CAPE COD* Joel Blair Jr. *CONNECTICUT* Andrew Brand *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* Al Fitzburgh	Wilburn S. Smith, Jr., District Director Robert M. Wilkinson, Jr., Alternate *GREATER PHILADELPHIA* Howard Roberts *LEHIGH VALLEY* Bruce Keyser *PINE BARRENS* Marshall "Bud" Gressman *SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY* John P. Bartlett *VALLEY FORGE* Eva Jackson	Jean Beaudry, District Director Sandra McDonald, Alternate *MASON DIXON* William Mangels *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* Gene Robinson *PIEDMONT* David C. Royster *SOUTHEASTERN* Robert E. Bowman Jr. *TENNESSEE VALLEY* Silas Williams Jr. *WILLIAM BARTRAM* Glenn O'Sheal	Lloyd C. Hahn, District Director Susan Boatman, Alternate *ANN ARBOR* Carolyn Dana Lewis *BLUEGRASS* Homer Salley *GREAT LAKES* Jack Looye *GREAT RIVERS* Jerry Fuelling *MIDWEST* John Golab *OZARK* Leonard Miller, D.D.S.	The Rhododendron Society Of Canada Joan Schiff, District Director Jack Looye, Alternate *RSC ATLANTIC* Wendy Cornwall *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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