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R. beanianum truss and side view of beanianum leaf
R. beanianum truss and side view of a R. beanianum leaf showing the dendroid hairs.
Photos by Arthur P. Dome

Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Fall 1999
Vol. 53 No. 4

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
Establishing Collections of Rhododendron in West Norway and East Denmark by Poul Søndergaard		Derivation of Plant Names: Our Genus Was Pronounced 'Hrododendron' by Theo C. Smid
The Evergreen Azalea Hybrids of Sandra McDonald by Sandra McDonald		Those Exciting Rhododendron Epidermal Appendages: Part I by Arthur P. Dome
In the Footsteps of the Great Plant Hunters by Henry R. (Hank) Helm		Tips for Beginners: An Abbreviated Glossary of Rhododendron Terms by Lynn Watts
The Weston Hybrids by Dick Brooks		Companion Plants: Cornus capitata by Bill Dale
From the President by Lynn Watts		From the Executive Director by Dee Daneri
Let's Talk Hybridizing: Hybridizing for Dwarfness by Allan and Shirley Anderson		Happy 100th Birthday, Fran Sumner! by Becky Steinbruner
Bronze Medal Awards		ARS Plant Registry
In Memoriam: Dr. Gustav Mehlquist by Lynn Watts		In Memoriam: Gertrude S. Wister by Claire Sawyers, Frank West
In Memoriam: Marion Shapiro by Dick Gustafson		In Memoriam: Avis Aronovitz by Edith Davis
		In Memoriam: Joe W. Jones


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* Nancy Gray *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* Don Smart *KOMO KULSHAN* Alan Yoder *PILCHUCK CHAPTER* Jerry Rock *SEATTLE CHAPTER* Diane Thompson *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 Mike Bones, Alternate *CORVALLIS* Ali Sarlak *EUGENE* Michael Robert *PORTLAND* Dick Cavender *SIUSLAW* Mike Bones *SOUTHWESTERN OREGON* Tom E. Drake *TUALATIN VALLEY* Paul Brown *WILLAMETTE* Ann Gross	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* Barbara D'Arezzo *SO. CALIFORNIA* Fred Renick	Barbara L. Gingras, District Director Judith Denberg, Alternate *CAPE COD* Richard Houghton *CONNECTICUT* Corbin Sweeney *MAINE* Bradley Ronco *MASSACHUSETTS* Ian Donovan
DISTRICT 7	DISTRICT 8	DISTRICT 9
Alexander R. Fitzburgh, District Director Werner Brack, Alternate *NEW YORK* Charles Rasweiler *PRINCETON* Hank Schannen *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* Ann Mangels *MIDDLE ATLANTIC* Alton Hall *POTOMAC VALLEY* Donald W. Hyatt
DISTRICT 10	DISTRICT 11	DISTRICT 12
Richard F. Clapp, District Director Robert Means, Alternate *AZALEA* Jim Pruckler *BIRMINGHAM* George Book *CHATTAHOOCHEE* Mrs. C. E. Robinson *PIEDMONT* T.L. Mellichamp *SOUTHEASTERN* Patricia Philips *TENNESSEE VALLEY* Burton Johnston *WILLIAM BARTRAM* Glenn O'Sheal	John T. Thornton, District Director John Heínze, Alternate *ANN ARBOR* Bruce Bradley *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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