JARS v57n2 - Table of Contents


R. 'Shiryu-no-homare'
'Shiryu-no-homare', a Satsuki azalea growing in the Nuccio Nursery , photo by George Klump


Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Spring 2003
Vol. 57 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 2003 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.


Issue Contents

Nuccio's Nurseries: A Legacy of Azaleas and Camellias
by George Klump

The Life Cycle of a Delp Hybrid Rhododendron
by Joyce Delp Harris

Let's Talk Hybridizing: Back Yard Hybridizing - How to Improve Success, Part 2
by Anthony D. M. Knights

Rooting Desiccated Evergreen Rhododendron Cuttings: A Preliminary Report
by Joe Bruso

Notes on Selected Illustrations from J. G. Millais' Two Volumes Rhododendrons and The Various Hybrids, Part III
by Clive L. Justice

Humic Acid Does Not Promote Rooting of Vegetative Cuttings of Rhododendron
by Michael R. Evans

Tips for Beginners: Making the Nearing Frame Method More User Friendly
by Dr. Mark G. Konrad

Tips for Beginners: Taming the Rhododendron Jungle
by Dr. Mark G. Konrad

Use of an Ericoid Mycorrhizal Fungus to Improve Rooting and Acclimation of Difficult-to-root Cultivars of Rhododendron
by Mark C. Starrett, David A. Heleba,
and Adam R. Wheeler

Species Portrait: Rhododendron falconeri Hooker f., 1849
by Steve Hootman

Companion Plants: Fargesia murielae: The Umbrella Bamboo
by Ken Shannik

From The President
by H. Edward Reiley

From The Executive Director
by Dee Daneri

Human Hummingbird Takes Flight with R&A News
by Dee Daneri

Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens Grow and Bloom: 1979-2003
by Kristi O'Donnell

Did You Say "Yellow"
by Donald H. Voss

A Color Glossary: Bullate Leaf
by Eleanor Philp

Bronze Medal Awards

Proven Performers: District 11

Rhododendron of the Year Awards, 2003
by Laura Kentala

In Memoriam: James Powell Huie
by Ian Donovan

In Memoriam: Judith Cheryl Meade
by Cathy Keim

In Memoriam: Dr. William McHolick
by Rich Aaring

A.R.S. Plant Registry

In Memoriam: Jean Marie O'Neill Minch



In Memoriam: Winfried Karl "Marty" Martin
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OFFICERS

President
Eastern Vice President
Western Vice President

H. EDWARD REILEY
DR. LEONARD O. MILLER
MIKE STEWART

Past President
Treasurer
Executive Director

LYNN WATTS
TIMOTHY P. WALSH
DEANNA DANERI

Acting Secretary

Editor

KATH COLLIER

SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2003

JOHN HAMMOND - MICHAEL ROBERT - ROLAND MAYNE - THOMAS SCHUETZ
WILLIAM MANGELS

2004

GIFFORD ROBB - BILL STIPE - WERNER BRACK - JAMES RAY HEAD

2005

FRED WHITNEY - HENK BORSJE  - JOHN HEINZE - PETER NEUBAUER


Technical Reviewers

KENNETH N.E. COX, HAROLD E. GREER, STEVE HOOTMAN,
G. DAVID LEWIS, Ph.D., ERIK T. NILSEN, Ph.D., REGISTRAR JAY MURRAY,
HERBERT A. SPADY, M.D., ROBERT TICKNOR, Ph.D., TED VAN VEEN,
DONALD H. VOSS, 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 CHAPTER
Alan Campbell
FRASER SOUTH CHAPTER
Mike Bale
FRASER VALLEY CHAPTER
Art Pearson
MT. ARROWSMITH CHAPTER
Kay Burgoyne
NANAIMO CHAPTER
Chris Southwick
NORTH ISLAND CHAPTER
Harry Wright
PEACE ARCH CHAPTER
Chuck Floyd
VANCOUVER
Gerry Gibbens
VICTORIA
Heather Dickman


Bill Stipe, District Director
Dalen Bayes, Alternate

CASCADE CHAPTER
Warren Timmons
KOMO KULSHAN CHAPTER
Sonja Nelson
PILCHUCK CHAPTER
Barbara Blankenship
SEATTLE CHAPTER
Diane Thompson
WHIDBEY ISLAND CHAPTER
John Marshall


Fred Whitney, District Director
Henry R. "Hank" Helm, Alternate

GRAYS HARBOR
Audrey Holmeide
JUAN DE FUCA
Mary Ann Stevens
KITSAP
Hank Helm
LEWIS COUNTY
Mike Hedge
OLYMPIA
Don Powell
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Peggy Middleton
PENINSULA
Gary Becker
SHELTON
Joanne Campbell
TACOMA
Bill Brackman


DISTRICT 4
DISTRICT 5
DISTRICT 6

Michael Robert, District Director
Mike Bones, Alternate

EUGENE
Rich Aaring
PORTLAND
Jack St. Clair
SIUSLAW
Mike Bones
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
Jay O'Leary
TUALATIN VALLEY
Ron Mapes
WILLAMETTE
Chuck Dehn


Roland Mayne, District Director
Dr. Paul Anderson, Alternate

CALIFORNIA
Richard Starkeson
DE ANZA
Alma Fletcher
EUREKA
Tom Martin
HAWAII
Sherla Bertelmann
MONTEREY BAY
Lloyd Martin
NOYO
Robert Goodwin
SO. CALIFORNIA
George Klump


Henk Borsje, District Director
Judith Denberg, Alternate

CAPE COD
Catherine White
CONNECTICUT
Kenneth Graham
MAINE
Rudi Smith
MASSACHUSETTS
Bill Sweeney


DISTRICT 7
DISTRICT 8
DISTRICT 9

Werner Brack, District Director
Bruce Feller, Alternate

NEW YORK
James D. Fry
PRINCETON
Jerry van de Sande
TAPPAN ZEE
Marvin Klibonoff


Thomas Schuetz, District Director
Winfield Howe, Alternate

GREATER PHILADELPHIA
Karel Bernady
LEHIGH VALLEY
Dale Howe
PINE BARRENS
Jim Font
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
Lewis Brown
VALLEY FORGE
Joan Warren


William Mangels, District Director
Donald Voss, Alternate

MASON DIXON
Raymond Smith
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
Frank Pelurie
POTOMAC VALLEY
Donald Hyatt


DISTRICT 10
DISTRICT 11
DISTRICT 12

James Ray Head, District Director
G. Hubert Jones, Alternate

AZALEA
Matt Kinzcer
BIRMINGHAM
George Book
CHATTAHOOCHEE
Ray Allison
PIEDMONT
Wyatt LeFever
SOUTHEASTERN
Ray Head
TENNESSEE VALLEY
Ron Mapes
WILLIAM BARTRAM
Glenn O'Sheal


John Heinze, District Director
Marty Anderson, Alternate

ANN ARBOR
Clyde Higgerson
GREAT LAKES
Bob Grenkowitz
MIDWEST
John Golab
OZARK CHAPTER
Keith G. Johansson


THE RHODODENDRON SOCIETY OF CANADA
Peter Neubauer, District Director
Jack Looye, Alternate

RSC ATLANTIC REGION
Sheila Stevenson
RSC NIAGARA REGION
Robert Dickhout
RSC TORONTO REGION
Willem Morsink


CHAPTERS AT LARGE

John M. Hammond, Director
Frank Fujioka, Alternate

DANISH
Henning Christensen
DUTCH
Dr. L. Traas
J. D. HOOKER
Sri Keshab C. Pradham
SCOTTISH
Ian Douglas
SWEDISH
Anders Bjorklund
NON CHAPTER