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Rhododendron schlippenbachii
Photo by A. Richard Brooks

Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Spring 1998
Vol. 52 No. 2

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
Evergreen Azaleas in the Puget Sound Region by Orris Thompson		Darwin and Hooker: Azaleas and Rhododendrons, Part II by Duncan M. Porter
Lester Brandt: Tacoma Nurseryman and Hybridizer by Alleyne Cook		Rhododendrons in the Former Soviet Union by Mieczyslaw Czekalski
Tracking Mr. Fraser's Rhododendron North of the 60th Parallel by Clive L. Justice		Further Ramblings at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh by Peter Kendall
Using DNA Sequences to Estimate Evolutionary Relationships Among Rhododendrons and Azaleas by Dr. Kathleen A. Kron & Ms. Shelley L. Johnson		Tips for Beginners: The Best Rhododendron Species for the East Coast by Dick Brooks, George Ring, Hank Schannen
Alderman Library: Repository for ARS Documents by Dr. Sandra F. McDonald		Western Regional Conference, Florence, Oregon, Oct. 2-4 by Bob Bell
From the President by H.C. "Bud" Gehnrich		From the Executive Director by Dee Daneri
Hostas: Excellent Companions by Harry Wright		Four Ground Covers by Roger Duvall
Bronze Medal Awards		ARS Plant Registry
Commentary by Allan Anderson		Letter to the Editor by Donald H. Voss
In Memoriam: G.F. Smith by Stephen Fox, John Hammond,		In Memoriam: Walter D. Elliott by Ross Tocher
In Memoriam: Mary Caroline Gable		In Memoriam: Christine Kemp


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* Les Clay *FRASER VALLEY* Yolanta Siwinski *MT. ARROWSMITH* Hilda Pearce *NANAIMO* Craig Clarke *NORTH ISLAND* Robin Harrison *PEACE ARCH* Gifford Robb *VANCOUVER* Harold Fearing *VICTORIA* Betty Kennedy	Laura Kentala, District Director Charles H. "Chip" Muller, , Ph.D., 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* John Perry *MASSACHUSETTS* Charles Patterson
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 *SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT* Leo Sandmann *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 F. 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* Caroline Dean *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 Shannik *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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