JARS v51n3 - Table of Contents


R. 'Mitsuki'
'Mitsuki', an evergreen azalea.
Photo by Jean Minch



Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 1997
Vol. 51 No. 3

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 11 Pinecrest Drive, Fortuna, CA 95540. 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

Rhododendrons: Their Conservation in the Wild
by Tony Schilling

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

American Hybrids at Washington Park Arboretum
by Sonja Nelson

Ardnamona: One of Three Hidden Treasures in Ireland
by Robert E. George

Tips for Beginners - Hybridizing Notes: About Your Parents
by Jim Barlup

'My September Song' Lost But Not Forgotten
by Joseph E. Schild, Jr.

Vireyas in Hawaii
by R.A. "Mitch" Mitchell

Containers Are Murder!
by Richard Murcott

Vireya Aficionados Meet in Hawaii
by Clarice Clark

Rhubarb Among the Rhododendrons
by Frances Burns

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

Ferns in the Cecil and Molly Smith Garden
by Peter Kendall

Germination and Growth of Seeds from Russia
by Donald W. Paden

Watts With the Species: R. williamsianum
by Lynn Watts

Down But Not Out
by Harry Wright

Sorting Out the Azalea Groups
by Bill Miller

Philadelphia Region 'Garden Gems'
by Dan Layman

From the President
by H.C. "Bud" Gehnrich

Learn the Way to San Jose
by Diane Weissman

Greetings to All Delegates
by Lillie Haworth, N. Yarmoshuk

Allentown, PA: NE Regional
Conference

Commentary
by Austin C. Kennell

Silver Medal Award: Ken & Dot Gibson

Silver Medal Award: Lynn Watts

Gold Medal Award: Henry A. Schannen

Citation for Service: Barbara Hall

Bronze Medal Awards

ARS Plant Registry

Care of Newly Planted
Rhododendrons

Beginners Glossary: Why All the Fuss About the Truss?



In Memoriam: Leon Yavorsky
by Robert Murray
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OFFICERS

President
Eastern Vice President
Western Vice President

H.C. "BUD" GEHNRICH
H. EDWARD REILEY
LYNN WATTS

Past President
Treasurer
Executive Director

HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D.
GERALD E. NUTTER
DEANNA DANERI

Secretary

Editor

JEAN BEAUDRY

SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

2000

CHARLES MILLER - SANDRA MCDONALD, Ph.D. - WILBURN SMITH, JR.
MIKE STEWART - NORMAN TODD


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
Craig Clarke
NORTH ISLAND
Robin Harrison
PEACE ARCH
Gifford Robb
VANCOUVER
Carolyn Finlay
VICTORIA
Betty Kennedy


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

CASCADE
Doug Crane
KOMO KULSHAN
Chester Haynes
PILCHUCK CHAPTER
Wayne McPherson
SEATTLE CHAPTER
Lynn 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 Belts
OLYMPIA
Don Clark
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
James Middleton
PENINSULA
Mary Boatwright
SHELTON
Ross Tocher
TACOMA
E. White Smith


DISTRICT 4
DISTRICT 5
DISTRICT 6

Mike Stewart, District Director
Michael Robert, Alternate

CORVALLIS
Ali Sarlak
EUGENE
Mike Hopewell
PORTLAND
Dave Collier
SIUSLAW
James Smith
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
Lois Strong
TUALATIN VALLEY
MaBelle McCornack
WILLAMETTE
Jason Ashford


Charles D. Miller, 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
Joe Minahan
VALLEY FORGE
Robert Stamper


Sandra McDonald, Ph.D., District Director
William A. Mangels, Alternate

MASON DIXON
J. Russell Parsons
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
Douglas Jolley
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
Chris Trautmann
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

Norman Todd, Director
John M. Hammond, Alternate

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