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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Winter 2000
Vol. 54 No. 1

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 2000 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
The Antipodal Lure of New Zealand Gardens by Joe Ronsley		Rhododendron? Azalea? Why and Where Have All the Azaleas Gone? by Henry (Hank) R. Helm
Linnaeus and the Rhododendron Names by Per M. Jørgensen		The Hardy Ghent Azaleas by Albert De Raedt
Down the Trivia Trail with 'Sir Charles Lemon' by Clive Justice		Rhododendron Diversity: The Challenges of New England by Dick Brooks
Tips for Beginners: Pruning of Rhododendrons and Azaleas by Ted Irving		Let's Talk Hybridizing: Incest Among Plants by Pat Halligan
Those Exciting Rhododendron Epidermal Appendages by Arthur P. Dome		Companion Plants for an Oklahoma Garden by Leonard O. Miller
A New Approach to Seedling Culture by Dr. Mark Konrad		From the President by Lynn Watts
Lazy Propagation by L. Clarence Towe		From the Executive Director by Dee Daneri
Commentary: In Praise of Conventions by Donald W. Paden		From the Treasurer by Timothy P. Walsh
'Rhododendrons Down Under' by Barry Stagoll		Eastern Regional Conference by Doug Jolley
Bronze Medal Awards		ARS Plant Registry
CD ROM of Hybrid Rhododendrons by Homer Salley		ARS Research Grants Awarded in 1999 by Dr. Benjamin Hall
		In Memoriam: John Wesley Neill by Clive Justice


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
GIFFORD ROBB - LAURA KENTALA - ALEXANDER FITZBURGH - DR. ROBERT MEANS
2002
FRED MINCH - BARBARA L GINGRAS - DR. JOHN T. THORNTON - JOAN SCHIFF

Technical Reviewers
KENNETH N. E. COX, FRANK L. DOLESHY, HAROLD E. GREER, AUGUST KEHR, Ph.D., G. DAVID LEWIS, 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
Gifford Robb, District Director vacant, Alternate COWICHAN VALLEY Janet Gardner FRASER SOUTH David Sellars FRASER VALLEY Nancy Gray MT. ARROWSMITH Glen Jamieson 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 Fred Whitney
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 Bruce Cobbledick DE ANZA Bee Brown EUREKA Frank Bickner HAWAII R.A. "Mitch" Mitchell MONTEREY BAY Lindy Martin NOYO Barbara D'Arezzo SO. CALIFORNIA Bill Paylen	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
Dr. Alexander R. Fitzburgh, District Director Werner Brack, Alternate NEW YORK Charles Rasweiler PRINCETON Hank Schannen SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT Alan Hendrickson TAPPAN ZEE Alexander Fitzburgh	Wilburn S. Smith, Jr., District Director Robert M. Wilkinson, Jr., Alternate GREATER PHILADELPHIA Cathy Keim 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 Heinze, 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 Sheila Stevenson RSC NIAGARA Lillie Haworth RSC TORONTO Joan Schiff
CHAPTERS AT LARGE
Norman Todd, Director John M. Hammond, Alternate DANISH Joergen Halse DUTCH Dr. L. Traas J. D. HOOKER Sri Keshab C. Pradham SCOTTISH Mervyn Kessell NON CHAPTER

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