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R. 'Fretz Red #9'
'Fretz Red #9', a cross grown and selected by
Lyall Fretz, Vineland, Ontario
Photo by Lyall Fretz

Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Winter 1998
Vol. 52 No. 1

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 11 Pinecrest Drive, Fortuna, CA 95540. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $28 a year. The Journal American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1998 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
DNA Changes Accompanying the Evolution of Plant Species by Dr. Benjamin D. Hall		Darwin and Hooker: Azaleas and Rhododendrons, Part I by Duncan M. Porter
New Darjeeling Park Preserves Native Rhododendrons by Praveen Mukhia		The Rhododendron Species Foundation, A New Beginning by Steve Hootman
Watts With the Species: Rhododendron brachycarpum by Lynn Watts		Honey Fungus: The Story of A Deadly Takeover by Leslie Drew
1999 ARS Convention: Whidbey Island Preview by Kristi O'Donnell		Niagara '98 - Growing Rhododendrons On-The-Edge by Nicholas Yarmoshuk, Lyall Crober, Bob Dickout, Peter Phelps
ARS Plant Awards - 1997 by Elsie Watson		Announcement of Research Grants by Dr. Benjamin D. Hall
From the President by H.C. "Bud" Gehnrich		From the Executive Director by Dee Daneri
ARS Annual Convention in Vancouver by Anne Berry		From the Editor by Sonja Nelson
Western Regional Conference by Chuck Miller		Northeast Regional Conference by Bob Wilkinson
Bronze Medal Awards		ARS Plant Registry
In Memoriam: Jo Burr by Bob and Coleen George		Letter to the Editor by Matt Zack
In Memoriam: John Basford by Mervyn Kessell, John Hammond, Martha Prince		In Memoriam: Col. Raymond H. Goodrich (USA Ret.) by George Ring
In Memoriam: Ernest Dzurick by Lynn Watts, Warren Berg, Frank Doleshy, Milt Tanggard		In Memoriam: Lyman Clark
		In Memoriam: Renee Guerin Hill


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* Hilda Pearce *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* Stan Hungerford *WHIDBEY ISLAND* Jack Lounsberry	Fred Minch, District Director Henry R. "Hank" Helm, Alternate *GRAYS HARBOR* Audrey Holmeide *JUAN DE FUCA* Elaine Sandison *KITSAP* Mike Nunamaker *LEWIS COUNTY* Marie Betts *OLYMPIA* Dan Meier *OLYMPIC PENINSULA* Dick Savold *PENINSULA* Marlene Buffington *SHELTON* Ross Tocher *TACOMA* Stan Pugh
DISTRICT 4	DISTRICT 5	DISTRICT 6
Mike Stewart, District Director Michael Robert, Alternate *CORVALLIS* Ali Sarlak *EUGENE* Bob Kintigh *PORTLAND* Dave Collier *SIUSLAW* James Smith *SOUTHWESTERN OREGON* Lois Strong *TUALATIN VALLEY* Jeff Cheyne *WILLAMETTE* Jason Ashford	Charles D. Miller, District Director Jerry L. Fickes, Alternate *CALIFORNIA* Fred Cummings *DE ANZA* Bob & Diane Weissman *EUREKA* Frank Bickner *HAWAII* R.A. "Mitch" Mitchell *MONTEREY BAY* Tom Kelly *NOYO* Frank Collins *REDWOOD EMPIRE* Parker Smith *SO. CALIFORNIA* Fred Renick	Barbara L. Gingras, District Director Margaret (Peggy) Taylor, Alternate *CAPE COD* Richard White *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* Brendan Earls *PRINCETON* Robert Warren *TAPPAN ZEE* Jean Lange	Wilburn S. Smith, Jr., District Director Robert M. Wilkinson, Jr., Alternate *GREATER PHILADELPHIA* Tom Conover *LEHIGH VALLEY* Tom Ahern *PINE BARRENS* Kevin Rooney *SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY* Joe Minahan *VALLEY FORGE* Robert Stamper	Sandra McDonald, Ph.D., District Director William A. Mangels, Alternate *MASON DIXON* John Kaylor *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* T.L. Mellichamp *SOUTHEASTERN* Edward W. Collins *TENNESSEE VALLEY* Rudolph A. Hoppe, M.D. *WILLIAM BARTRAM* Glenn O'Sheal	Leonard O. Miller, District Director Susan Boatman, Alternate *ANN ARBOR* Robert A. Day *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* Ken Shann¡k *RSC NIAGARA* Lillie Haworth *RSC TORONTO* Joan Schiff
CHAPTERS AT LARGE
Norman Todd, Director John M. Hammond, Alternate *DANISH* Torben Stein *DUTCH* Tijs Huisman *J. D. HOOKER* Sri Keshab C. Pradham *SCOTTISH* Mervyn Kessell *NON CHAPTER*

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