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R. 'Mi Amor'
'Mi Amor',
at the home of Dee and Dick Daneri, Fortuna, California
Photo by Jack Hopkins

Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 1999
Vol. 53 No. 3

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE
AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY

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 hyperythrum and Its Hybrids: A Hope for the South by Dr. Robert Means		How Growing Rhododendrons in New England Builds Character by Neil Jorgensen
Working Together in Comox Valley by Harry Wright		The Victorian Rhododendron Story by Clive L. Justice
New Azaleas Extend Blooming Season to Autumn by Robert Edward Lee, Aimee Coker		Acid Residues in Rhododendron Pot Culture by Edward S. Rothman
Some of My Best: A Dutch Hybridizer Tells of His Progress by Tijs Huisman		Williamsburg, November 5-7, 1999, Eastern Regional Conference by Sandra F. McDonald
The Value of Ground Mosses with Seedling Culture by Mark G. Konrad, M.D.		Tips for Beginners: Rhododendrons From Seed - A Cautionary Tale by M. J. Harvey
Boxing Day Storm Damages West Coast Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland by John Hammond		Commentary: Hybridizing Rhododendrons for Fun by Britt M. Smith
What Are Those Azaleas? by Donald H. Voss		From the President by Lynn Watts
Letter to the Editor by Honoré Hacanson		From the Executive Director by Deanna "Dee" Daneri
Gold Medal Award: Jay Whitney Murray and Robert A. Murray		Silver Medal Award: John G. Lofthouse
Gold Medal Award: Alleyne Cook		Bronze Medal Awards
ARS Plant Registry		'Red List' of Threatened Rhododendrons
In Memoriam: Weldon Delp		In Memoriam: Gladys Bones by Bob Bell


OFFICERS
President	Eastern Vice President	Western Vice President
LYNN WATTS	H. EDWARD REILEY	MIKE STEWART
Past President	Treasurer	Executive Director
H.C. "BUD" GEHNRICH	TIM WALSH	DEANNA DANERI
Secretary		Editor
JEAN BEAUDRY		SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2000
MICHAEL ROBERT - JERRY FICKES - SANDRA MCDONALD, Ph.D. WILBURN SMITH, JR.- NORMAN TODD
2001
EVERETT JEFFERSON - ALEXANDER FITZBURG - DICK CLAPP LAURA KENTALA
2002
FRED MINCH - BARBARA L GINGRAS - JOHN T. THORNTON - JOAN SCHIFF

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 David Sellars FRASER VALLEY Yolanta Siwinski MT. ARROWSMITH Hilda Pearce NANAIMO Ward Porter NORTH ISLAND Harry Wright 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
Michael Robert, District Director vacant, Alternate CORVALLIS Ali Sarlak EUGENE Bob Kintigh PORTLAND Dave Collier SIUSLAW Mike Bones SOUTHWESTERN OREGON Lois Strong TUALATIN VALLEY Jeff Cheyne WILLAMETTE Jason Ashford	Jerry L. Fickes, District Director Eleanor Philp , 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 Judith Denberg, 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 Charles Rasweiler 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	John T. Thornton, District Director John Heinze, 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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