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R. prunifolium in Providence Canyon
Photo by George K. McLellan

Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Spring 1999
Vol. 53 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 1999 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Rhododendron prunifolium and Providence Canyon, Georgia by George K. McLellan		George Fraser: His Friendship with Joseph Gable and His Hybrids by Bill Dale
Providence Canyon: The End of the Trail by L. Clarence Towe		25 Years of Sikkim's Association with the ARS by Keshab C. Pradhan
The Peter Kerr Garden at Elk Rock: The Garden of the Bishop Close by Peter Kendall		Danish Chapter: A Remote Island in the Realm of ARS Celebrating 25 Years by B. L. Nielsen, C. A. Lehmann
A Tale of Thailand by Norman A. Todd		Commentary: The ARS and the Internet by Betty Spady
Companion Plants: Propagating the Arbutus Tree by Diane Pertson		A Bug that Shares Your Interest In Your Garden by Bob George
Mapping Rhododendron macrophyllum in the Wind River Area of Washington State by Clarice Clark		From the President by H.C. "Bud" Gehnrich
		From the Executive Director by Deanna "Dee" Daneri
Modified Nearing Frame Respects Need for Dormancy by Mark G. Konrad, M.D.		Rhododendrons in a Victorian Seaport: Western Regional Conference by Jerry Reynolds
Tips for Beginners: Controlling Powdery Mildew		Partake of our Hospitality At the Eastern Regional Conference by George Keen McLellan
Bronze Medal Awards		ARS Plant Registry
In Memoriam: Lawrence Allbaugh by Dalen Bayes		In Memoriam: Charles D. "Chuck" Miller by Jerry Reynolds
In Memoriam: Benjamin Shapiro by Richard Gustafson		In Memoriam: Ronald John Coker by Bob George
In Memoriam: Clara Burns by Brendan Earls		In Memoriam: Horace E. Whittaker


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
LAURA KENTALA

Technical Reviewers

KENNETH N. E. COX, FRANK L. DOLESHY, 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.

ARS HOME PAGE: http://www.rhododendron.org

DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTORS WITH CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
DISTRICT 1	DISTRICT 2	DISTRICT 3
Everett Jefferson, District Director Gifford Robb, Alternate *COWICHAN VALLEY* Margaret deWeese *FRASER SOUTH* Les Clay *FRASER VALLEY* Yolanta Siwinski *MT. ARROWSMITH* Hilda Pearce *NANAIMO* Ward Porter *NORTH ISLAND* Robin Harrison *PEACE ARCH* Jeanie Robb *VANCOUVER* Joseph Ronsley *VICTORIA* Betty Kennedy	Laura Kentala, District Director Bill Stipe, Alternate *CASCADE* Mary Loop *KOMO KULSHAN* Alan Yoder *PILCHUCK CHAPTER* Jerry Rock *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* Phyllis Zimmermann *LEWIS COUNTY* Marie Betts *OLYMPIA* Ramona Schultz *OLYMPIC PENINSULA* Dick Savold *PENINSULA* Marlene Buffington *SHELTON* Joanne Campbell *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* Dan Bones *SOUTHWESTERN OREGON* Lois Strong *TUALATIN VALLEY* Jeff Cheyne *WILLAMETTE* Jason Ashford	Jerry L. Fickes, District Director Vacant, Alternate *CALIFORNIA* Fred Cummings *DE ANZA* Ann Gazenbeek *EUREKA* Frank Bickner *HAWAII* R.A. "Mitch" Mitchell *MONTEREY BAY* Lindy Martin *NOYO* Gail Vollmer *SO. CALIFORNIA* Fred Renick	Barbara L. Gingras, District Director Margaret (Peggy) Taylor, Alternate *CAPE COD* Richard White *CONNECTICUT* Corbin Sweeney *MAINE* John Perry *MASSACHUSETTS* Ian Donovan
DISTRICT 7	DISTRICT 8	DISTRICT 9
Dr. Alexander R. Fitzburgh, District Director Werner Brack, Alternate *NEW YORK* Brendan Earls *PRINCETON* Robert Warren *SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT* Alan Hendrickson *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* Carl L. Tackett *BIRMINGHAM* George Book *CHATTAHOOCHEE* Caroline Dean *PIEDMONT* T.L. Mellichamp *SOUTHEASTERN* Edward W. Collins *TENNESSEE VALLEY* Burton Johnston *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* Paul Christensen *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* Joergen Halse *DUTCH* Tijs Huisman *J. D. HOOKER* Sri Keshab C. Pradham *SCOTTISH* Mervyn Kessell *NON CHAPTER*

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