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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 1998
Vol. 52 No. 3

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

Return to Gregory Bald
by Donald W. Hyatt


Garden Renovation at the RSF
by Steve Hootman

A Rhododendron Expedition to Sulawesi, Indonesia
by Henry R. (Hank) Helm


70 Years On: Rhododendron and Azalea Registrations from Ilam
by Kathryn Millar

Companion Plants: Mountain Laurel, A Plant with Many Faces
by Richard A. Jaynes


Tips for Beginners: Transplanting Container Grown Rhododendrons
by Ed Reiley

Propagating Native Azaleas
by Earl A. Sommerville


Down the Rhodo Trivia Trail
by Clive Justice

Genetic Study of Freezing Tolerance in Rhododendron Populations: Implications for Cold Hardiness Breeding
by Chon C. Lim, Rajeev Arora,
Stephen L. Krebs


Results of a Comparison of the Three Editions of the RHS Colour Chart
by Donald H. Voss

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

ARS Website Up and Running
by Kristi O'Donnell


From the Executive Director
by Dee Daneri

Mirrors on the Past, Windows to the Future: 1999 Annual Convention
by Kristi O'Donnell


Western Regional Conference: Florence, Oregon, Oct. 2-4, 1998
by Robert Bell

Gold Medal Award: A. Richard Brooks


Silver Medal Award: Sophia Maitland

Gold Medal Award: Captain Richard M. Steele


In Memoriam: Cecil Smith
by Adele Jones

Two Pennsylvanians Share Thoughts on Cuttings
by Mark Konrad, Edward Rothman


In Memoriam: Dr. David Goheen Leach
by David Goheen, Timothy C.
Brotzman, A. Richard Brooks

In Memoriam: Daniel Layman
by Howard Roberts


In Memoriam: Joseph Duplinsky
by Richard Chaikin

Bronze Medal Awards


ARS Plant Registry



Front Cover Illustration

ARS Logo

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.

TIM WALSH

DEANNA DANERI

Secretary


Editor

JEAN BEAUDRY


SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

2001

EVERETT JEFFERSON - ALEXANDER FITZBURG - DICK CLAPP


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

Everett Jefferson, District Director
Robb Gifford, 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
Bill Stipe, Alternate

CASCADE
Mary Loop
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
Ramona Clapp
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

Dr. Alexander R. Fitzburgh, District Director
Werner Brack, 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

Richard F. Clapp, District Director
Robert Means, 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