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R. stamineum , Dashame, N.W. Guizhou, China
Photo by Peter A. Cox

Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 2001
Vol. 55 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 2001 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Osmosis and Plant Nutrition by Michael Hammer		James Harris and His Hybrid Azaleas by Roger Duvall
Our Eastern Native Azaleas in the Twenty-first Century by Sandra F. McDonald		Let’s Talk Hybridizing, Taboo or Not Taboo: That is the Question by Stephen Krebs
How to Grow Rhododendrons from Seed...The Easy Way by William Wilgenhof		Tips for Beginners: A Search for Late Blooming Rhododendrons by Sonja Nelson
To Bud or Not to Bud by Merle Sanders		Making Your Own Hormone Paste by Dr. Mark Konrad
Validation of Botanical Names: Rhododendron brachycarpum ssp. tigerstedtii and Rhododendron maximum var. leachii by Donald H. Voss		Companion Plants for Rhododendrons by Carmen Varcoe
		Glossary in Color: Gland by Eleanor Philp
Western Regional Conference: Welches, Oregon by Mike Stewart		Northeast Regional Conference: Long Island, New York by Marianne S. Feller
From the President by H. Edward Reiley		From the Executive Director by Dee Daneri
Pioneer Achievement Award: Lionel Nathan de Rothschild		Pioneer Achievement Award: Britt Smith
Gold Medal Award: Gordon K. Wylie		Gold Medal Award: Betty Spady
Silver Medal Award: John Hammond		Silver Medal Award: Forrest E. Bump
Bronze Medal Awards		ARS Plant Registry
Citation for Service: Edmund de Rothschild		Commentary by Edward S. Rothman
Proven Performers: District 4		In Memoriam: John Bond
		In Memoriam: Jerry L. Fickes by Bob George


OFFICERS
*President*	*Eastern Vice President*	*Western Vice President*
H. EDWARD REILEY	DR. LEONARD MILLER	MIKE STEWART
*Past President*	*Treasurer*	*Executive Director*
LYNN WATTS	TIMOTHY WALSH	DEANNA DANERI
Secretary		*Editor*
FRANCES BURNS		SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2002
FRED MINCH - BARBARA L GINGRAS - DR. JOHN THORNTON - PETER NEUBAUER
2003
JOHN HAMMOND - MICHAEL ROBERT - ROLAND MAYNE - THOMAS SCHUETZ WILLIAM MANGELS
2004
GIFFORD ROBB - BILL STIPE - WERNER BRACK - JAMES RAY HEAD

Technical Reviewers
KENNETH N.E. COX, 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.

DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTORS WITH CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
DISTRICT 1	DISTRICT 2	DISTRICT 3
Gifford Robb, District Director Ken Gibson, Alternate *COWICHAN VALLEY* Ian Anderson *FRASER SOUTH* Trevor Badminton *FRASER VALLEY* Art Pearson *MT. ARROWSMITH* Glen Jamieson *NANAIMO* Chris Southwick *NORTH ISLAND* Paul Wurz *PEACE ARCH* Richard Barszczewski *VANCOUVER* Gerry Gibbens *VICTORIA* Dave Mackas	Bill Stipe, District Director Dalen Bayes, Alternate *CASCADE* Warren Timmons *KOMO KULSHAN* Sonja Nelson *PILCHUCK CHAPTER* Barbara Blankenship *SEATTLE CHAPTER* Diane Thompson *WHIDBEY ISLAND* Frank Fujioka	Fred Minch, District Director Henry R. "Hank" Helm, Alternate *GRAYS HARBOR* Audrey Holmeide *JUAN DE FUCA* Elaine Sandison *KITSAP* Larry Bender *LEWIS COUNTY* Marie Betts *OLYMPIA* Connie Klein *OLYMPIC PENINSULA* Leo De Grijs *PENINSULA* Gary Becker *SHELTON* Sue & Rick Penney *TACOMA* Fred Whitney
DISTRICT 4	DISTRICT 5	DISTRICT 6
Michael Robert, District Director Mike Bones, Alternate *EUGENE* Michael Robert *PORTLAND* Steve Hopkins *SIUSLAW* Mike Bones *SOUTHWESTERN OREGON* Tom E. Drake *TUALATIN VALLEY* Paul Brown *WILLAMETTE* Ann Gross	Roland Mayne, District Director Dr. Paul Anderson, Alternate *CALIFORNIA* Bruce Cobbledick *DE ANZA* Pat Ley *EUREKA* Nelda Palmer *HAWAII* Richard Marques *MONTEREY BAY* Lindy Martin *NOYO* Robert Goodwin *SO. CALIFORNIA* Bill Paylen	Barbara L. Gingras, District Director Judith Denberg, Alternate *CAPE COD* Richard Houghton *CONNECTICUT* Kenneth Graham *MAINE* Rudi Smith *MASSACHUSETTS* Susan Clark
DISTRICT 7	DISTRICT 8	DISTRICT 9
Werner Brack, District Director Bruce Feller, Alternate *NEW YORK* Charles Rasweiler *PRINCETON* Hank Schannen *SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT* Herb Yanowitz *TAPPAN ZEE* Marvin Klibonoff	Thomas Schuetz, District Director Winfield Howe, Alternate *GREATER PHILADELPHIA* Cathy Keim *LEHIGH VALLEY* Tom Ahern *PINE BARRENS* Kevin Rooney *SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY* Lewis Brown *VALLEY FORGE* Jim Gears	William A. Mangels, District Director Donald Voss, Alternate *MASON DIXON* Raymond Smith *MIDDLE ATLANTIC* Alton Hall *POTOMAC VALLEY* Donald W. Hyatt
DISTRICT 10	DISTRICT 11	DISTRICT 12
James Ray Head, District Director G. Hubert Jones, Alternate *AZALEA* G. Hubert Jones *BIRMINGHAM* George Book *CHATTAHOOCHEE* Ray Allison *PIEDMONT* Dr. T.L. Mellichamp *SOUTHEASTERN* Patricia Philips *TENNESSEE VALLEY* Joe Schild *WILLIAM BARTRAM* Glenn O'Sheal	John T. Thornton, District Director John Heinze, Alternate *ANN ARBOR* Bruce Bradley *GREAT LAKES* Ralph Heller *MIDWEST* Harvey Woehick *OZARK* Keith G. Johansson	The Rhododendron Society Of Canada Peter Neubauer, District Director Jack Looye, Alternate *RSC ATLANTIC* Sheila Stevenson *RSC NIAGARA* Robert Dickhout *RSC TORONTO* Matthew Hilgerdenaar
CHAPTERS AT LARGE
John M. Hammond, Director Frank Fujioka, Alternate *DANISH* Bo Holst Pedersen *DUTCH* Dr. L. Traas *J. D. HOOKER* Sri Keshab C. Pradham *SCOTTISH* Ian Douglas *SWEDISH* Anders Bjorklund *NON CHAPTER*

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