JARS v51n2 - Table of Contents


R. 'Midnight Mystique'
'Midnight Mystique' ('Midnight' x 'One Thousand Butterflies'), a cross by Frank Fujioka
Photo by Frank Fujioka



Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Spring 1997
Vol. 51 No. 2

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 1997 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents

Washington Hybridizers Create Plants For the Future
by Gwen Bell


A Cytogenetic Study of Sterile Rhododendron Hybrids
by Stephen L. Krebs

The Rhododendron Standard
by Clarence "Slim" Barrett


Paths for the Informal Garden
by Joe Parks

Tips for Beginners - Hybridizing Notes: From Seedling to Budded Plant
by Jim Barlup


A Search for the Red and White Bicolored Rhododendron
by Chris Trautmann

Tower Court: A Personal Account - Part I
by Alleyne Cook


Propagation: A Different Approach
by John Hammond

30 Years with Seeds and Seedlings - Part I
by Mark Konrad, M.D.


More Rhododendrons on the Move
by George Ring

'Halopeanum': The Story of Its Origin in France
by Marc Colombel


Commentary: The Challenge of the Seed Exchange
by Herman C. (Bud) Gehnrich

ARS on the World Wide Web
by Kristi O'Donnell


From the President
by Herbert A. Spady, M.D.

A Garden By the Seashore
by Ray Talbot


More on Naming
by Donald Voss

Western Regional Conference, Oct. 10-12, San Jose, California
by Nan Ray


NE Regional Conference, Oct. 24-26, Allentown, Pennsylvania
by Bob Wilkinson

Bronze Medal Awards


ARS Plant Registry

In Memoriam: Max Tietjens
by Howard H. Roberts


In Memoriam: Richard T. (Dick) West
by Barbara Bullock & W. Miller III

In Memoriam: Charles McNew
by Dave Goheen


In Memoriam: Ralph Bullard

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OFFICERS

President

Eastern Vice President

Western Vice President

HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D.

H.C. "BUD" GEHNRICH

JEANINE SMITH

Past President

Treasurer

Executive Director

A. RICHARD BROOKS

GERALD E. NUTTER

BARBARA R. HALL


Editor



SONJA NELSON


BOARD OF DIRECTORS



1997

JEAN BEAUDRY - BARBARA J. CAMPBELL - RICHARD CAVENDER - HAROLD E. GREER
WILBURN S. SMITH JR.

1998

LESLIE K.C. CLAY - LAURA KENTALA - RICHARD H. GUSTAFSON - EDWARD COLLINS

1999

FRED MINCH - BARBARA L GINGRAS - LEONARD O. MILLER, D.D.S. - JOAN SCHIFF


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
Margaret deWeese
FRASER SOUTH
Bobby Ogdon
FRASER VALLEY
Yolanta Siwinski
MT. ARROWSMITH
Mary Parker
NANAIMO
Donna Porter
NORTH ISLAND
Robin Harrison
PEACE ARCH
Gifford Robb
VANCOUVER
Carolyn Finlay
VICTORIA
Joe Harvey


Laura Kentala, District Director
Charles H. "Chip" Muller, Alternate

CASCADE
Doug Crane
KOMO KULSHAN
Chester Haynes
PILCHUCK CHAPTER
Wayne McPherson
SEATTLE CHAPTER
Lynden Watts
WHIDBEY ISLAND
Bill Stipe


Fred Minch, District Director
Henry R. "Hank" Helm, Alternate

GRAYS HARBOR
Audrey Holmeide
JUAN DE FUCA
Dorothy Skerbeck
KITSAP
William O'Neill
LEWIS COUNTY
Marie Betts
OLYMPIA
Don Clark
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
James Middleton
PENINSULA
Mary Boatwright
SHELTON
Ross Tocher
TACOMA
E. White Smith


DISTRICT 4

DISTRICT 5

DISTRICT 6

Richard Cavender, District Director
Thompson E. Drake, Alternate

CORVALLIS
Ali Sarlak
EUGENE
Mike Hopewell
PORTLAND
Dave Collier
SIUSLAW
James Smith
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
Jay O'Leary
TUALATIN VALLEY
MaBelle McCornack
WILLAMETTE
Jason Ashford


Barbara J. Campbell, District Director
Jerry L. Fickes, Alternate

CALIFORNIA
Paul Anderson
DE ANZA
Tom Wynn
EUREKA
Don Wallace
MONTEREY BAY
Tom Kelly
NOYO
Frank Collins
REDWOOD EMPIRE
Parker Smith
SO. CALIFORNIA
Linda Kranen


Barbara L. Gingras, District Director
Margaret (Peggy) Taylor, Alternate

CAPE COD
Phyllis Laking Hunt
CONNECTICUT
R. Steven Fratoni
MAINE
William Kautzmann
MASSACHUSETTS
Charles Patterson
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
Leo Sandmann


DISTRICT 7

DISTRICT 8

DISTRICT 9

Richard H. Gustafson, Ph.D., District Director
Dr. Alexander R. Fitzburgh, Alternate

NEW YORK
Albert J. Muller
PRINCETON
Robert Warren
TAPPAN ZEE
Allan Anderson


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
Robert Stamper


Jean Beaudry, District Director
Sandra McDonald, Alternate

MASON DIXON
J. Russell Parsons
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
C. Ray Doggett
POTOMAC VALLEY
Donald W. Hyatt


DISTRICT 10

DISTRICT 11

DISTRICT 12

Edward D. Collins, District Director
Richard F. Clapp, Alternate

AZALEA
Avis Aronovitz
BIRMINGHAM
George Book
CHATTAHOOCHEE
Helen Robinson
PIEDMONT
Dr. Robert Means
SOUTHEASTERN
Edward W. Collins
TENNESSEE VALLEY
Rudolph A. Hoppe, M.D.
WILLIAM BARTRAM
Dr. R.H. Bowick


Leonard O. Miller, District Director
Susan Boatman, Alternate

ANN ARBOR
Robert A. Day
BLUEGRASS
Maynard Van Horn
GREAT LAKES
Harry Johnson
GREAT RIVERS
J. Patrick Tatum
MIDWEST
Roger Dunlap
OZARK
Keith G. Johansson


The Rhododendron Society Of Canada
Joan Schiff, District Director
Jack Looye, Alternate

RSC ATLANTIC
Owen Holland
RSC NIAGARA
Jackie Looye
RSC TORONTO
Joan Schiff


CHAPTERS AT LARGE


Harold E. Greer, Director
John M. Hammond, Alternate

DANISH
Torben Stein
DUTCH
T. Huisman
J. D. HOOKER
Sri Keshab C. Pradham
SCOTTISH
Mervyn Kessell
NON CHAPTER