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Journal American Rhododendron Society

Current Editor:
Dr. Glen Jamieson ars.editor@gmail.com

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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Winter 2004
Vol. 58 No. 1

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 2004 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.


Issue Contents

Sofiero - A Royal Garden
by Borje Malmgren


Tips for Beginners: Chelated Fertilizers
by Harold Berg

Purplish Pink, Pink, the Oft-scorned Yellowish Pink, and Other Color-name Issues
by Donald H. Voss


The ARS Gold and Silver Medal Who’s Who and Their Associated Hybrids, Part II
by Clive L. Justice

The Jenkins Arboretum - The Jewel in Our Back Yard
by Harold E. Sweetman


Celebrate the Legacy - Plant the Future, 2004 ARS International Convention
by Howard Roberts

Cold Hardiness of Robin Hill, Holly Springs and Back Acres Hybrid Azalea Selections
by Gary J. Keever, Charles H.
Gilliam, John W. Olive, John T.
Owen & Victor E. Jackson


Let’s Talk Hybridizing: 40 Years and Counting (Playing Bee)
by Warren Berg

The Endowment Fund - Building a Solid Foundation for the ARS
by Bill Mangels

Incompatibility in Rhododendron pachysanthum
by Joe Harvey


Rhododendron of the Year Awards, 2004: Plant Descriptions
by Plant Awards Committee

The Case for Treated Wood
by Richard F. Kruppa


A Color Glossary: Tubular
by Eleanor Philp

From The President
by Mike Stewart


From The Executive Director
by Dee Daneri

Commentary: What is a Name?
by Robert Murray


Announcement of ARS Research Grants
by Dr. Harold E. Sweetman

Bronze Medal Awards


A.R.S. Plant Registry

In Memoriam: Edward Gray Millais
by John Hammond


2004 Western Regional Conference
by Sherla Bertelmann

In Memoriam: Donald W. Paden
by Jim & Janice Gerdemann


In Memoriam: Carl "Jake" Jacobson
by Kristi O'Donnell

In Memoriam: Dick Daneri
by Dee Daneri


In Memoriam: Orris Thompson
by E. White Smith

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OFFICERS

President

Eastern Vice President

Western Vice President

MIKE STEWART

DR. LEONARD O. MILLER

FRED WHITNEY

Past President

Treasurer

Executive Director

H. EDWARD REILEY

TIMOTHY P. WALSH

DEANNA DANERI

Secretary

Webmaster

Editor

ANNE GROSS

BOB WEISSMAN

SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2004

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

2005

JOANNE CAMPBELL - HENK BORSJE - JOHN HEINZE - PETER NEUBAUER

2006

FRANK FUJIOKA - MIKE BONES - PAUL ANDERSON - THOMAS SCHUETZ
DONALD VOSS


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
Harry Wright, Alternate

COWICHAN VALLEY CHAPTER
Alan Campbell
FRASER SOUTH CHAPTER
Mike Bale
FRASER VALLEY CHAPTER
Art Pearson
MT. ARROWSMITH CHAPTER
Mary Parker
NANAIMO CHAPTER
Richard White
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
Robert McKinney
KOMO KULSHAN CHAPTER
Dave Hammond
PILCHUCK CHAPTER
Barbara Blankenship
SEATTLE CHAPTER
Chip Muller
WHIDBEY ISLAND CHAPTER
John Marshall


Joanne Campbell, District Director
Don Powell, Alternate

JUAN DE FUCA
Sonia Zachman
KITSAP
Neal Nunamaker
LEWIS COUNTY
Joanne Campbell
OLYMPIA
Don Powell
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Jean Eichman
PENINSULA
Gary Becker
SHELTON
Joanne Campbell
TACOMA
Bill Brackman


DISTRICT 4

DISTRICT 5

DISTRICT 6

Mike Bones, District Director
Steve Hopkins, Alternate

EUGENE
Rich Aaring
PORTLAND
Kathy Van Veen
SIUSLAW
Mike Bones
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
Dick Jamsgard
TUALATIN VALLEY
Erlee Pennington
WILLAMETTE
Chuck Dehn


Dr. Paul Anderson, District Director
Eleanor Philp, Alternate

CALIFORNIA
Richard Starkeson
DE ANZA
Alma Fletcher
EUREKA
Tom Martin
HAWAII
Sherla Bertelmann
MONTEREY BAY
Tom Kelly
NOYO
Dick Jones
SO. CALIFORNIA
George Klump


Henk Borsje, District Director
Judith Denberg, Alternate

CAPE COD
Connie LeClair
CONNECTICUT
Elliot Jessen
MAINE
Ann Perry
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
Bill Hersh
VALLEY FORGE
Joan Warren


Donald Voss, District Director
Frank Pelurie, Alternate

MASON DIXON
Bill Meyers
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
Jeanne Hammer
POTOMAC VALLEY
Donald Hyatt


DISTRICT 10

DISTRICT 11

DISTRICT 12

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

AZALEA
Hubert Jones
BIRMINGHAM
George Book
CHATTAHOOCHEE
Betsy Jordan
PIEDMONT
Mike Stilwell
SOUTHEASTERN
John Brown
TENNESSEE VALLEY
Hale Booth
WILLIAM BARTRAM
Glenn O'Sheal


John Heinze, District Director
Marty Anderson, Alternate

ANN ARBOR
Sandy Hansen
GREAT LAKES
John Guyton
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


Frank Fujioka, Director
John M. Hammond, Alternate

DANISH
Jesper Grube
DUTCH
Dr. L. Traas
J. D. HOOKER
Sri Keshab C. Pradham
SCOTTISH
Ian Douglas
SWEDISH
Inger Borg
NON CHAPTER