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R. thompsonii at the Abkhazi garden
R. thompsonii at the Abkhazi garden, Victoria, BC
Photo by Valerie Murray

Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Winter 2005
Vol. 59 No. 1

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, P.O. Box 525, Niagara Falls, NY 14304-0525. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $35 a year. The Journal American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 2005 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Fifty Years of Testing and Breeding Rhododendrons in Nova Scotia by Donald L. Craig		Let's Talk Hybridizing: Way to Go, Elsie Watson by Gwen Bell
Why Do Some Hymenanthes Rhododendrons in Toronto Raise and Lower their Leaves Seasonally? by Willem Morsink		Tips for Beginners: Ten Rules for Choosing Rhododendrons for the Garden by Karen Shuster
Winter Container Care For the Northwest Region by Kath Collier		Planting Instructions For the Northeast Region by James D. Fry
Fall Cultural Notes For the Mid-Atlantic Region by Ed Reiley		Rhododendron of the Year Awards, 2005 by Ed Reiley
Victoria in 2005 - A Silver Salute by Norman Todd		Companion Plant: Erythronium revolutum by Bill Dale
Round Robin Judging by Michael Martin Mills		A Color Glossary: Orbicular by Eleanor Philp
From The President by Mike Stewart		Announcement of ARS Research Grants by Dr. Harold E. Sweetman
Bronze Medal Awards		A.R.S. Plant Registry
In Memoriam: Thompson E. Drake by Robert MacIntyre		In Memoriam: L. Frank Maranville by Joanne Campbell
In Memoriam: Jack D. Ramsey		In Memoriam: Donald H. Acton
In Memoriam: Florence E. Sogaard		In Memoriam: Helen Agoa


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	LAURA GRANT
*Secretary*	Webmaster	Editor
ANNE GROSS	BOB WEISSMAN	SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2005
JOANNE CAMPBELL - HENK BORSJE - JOHN HEINZE - PETER NEUBAUER
2006
FRANK FUJIOKA - MIKE BONES - PAUL ANDERSON - THOMAS SCHUETZ DONALD VOSS
2007
HARRY WRIGHT - BRUCE FELLER - DON SMART - HUBERT JONES

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
Harry Wright, District Director Gerry Gibbens, Alternate *COWICHAN VALLEY CHAPTER* Alan Campbell *FRASER SOUTH CHAPTER* Bobby Ogdon *FRASER VALLEY CHAPTER* Art Pearson *MT. ARROWSMITH CHAPTER* Mary Parker *NANAIMO CHAPTER* Allen McRae *NORTH ISLAND CHAPTER* Paul Wurz *PEACE ARCH CHAPTER* Chuck Floyd *VANCOUVER* Ron Knight *VICTORIA* Dean S. Goard	Don Smart, District Director Bill Stipe, Alternate *CASCADE CHAPTER* Robert McKinney *KOMO KULSHAN CHAPTER* Dave Hammond *PILCHUCK CHAPTER* Greg Winters *SEATTLE CHAPTER* Chip Muller *WHIDBEY ISLAND CHAPTER* John Marshall	Joanne Campbell, District Director Don Powell, Alternate *JUAN DE FUCA* Sonia Zachman *KITSAP* John Bullivant *LEWIS COUNTY* Joanne Campbell *OLYMPIA* Jennifer Stevens *OLYMPIC PENINSULA* Jean Eichman *PENINSULA* Mark Ritchey *SHELTON* Jeanne Kinney *TACOMA* Bill Brackman
DISTRICT 4	DISTRICT 5	DISTRICT 6
Mike Bones, District Director Steve Hopkins, Alternate *EUGENE* Rich Aaring *PORTLAND* Kathy Van Veen *SIUSLAW* Everett Hall *SOUTHWESTERN OREGON* Bob MacIntyre *TUALATIN VALLEY* Erlee Pennington *WILLAMETTE* Chuck Dehn	Dr. Paul Anderson, District Director Eleanor Philp, Alternate *CALIFORNIA* Barbara Campbell *DE ANZA* Nan Ray *EUREKA* Tom Martin *HAWAII* Sherla Bertelmann *MONTEREY BAY* Tom Kelly *NOYO* Philip & Lucy Johnson *SO. CALIFORNIA* George Klump	Henk Borsje, District Director Barbara Gingras, Alternate *CAPE COD* Connie LeClair *CONNECTICUT* Elliot Jessen *MAINE* Jerry Goodall *MASSACHUSETTS* George Silverman
DISTRICT 7	DISTRICT 8	DISTRICT 9
Bruce Feller, District Director Hank Schannen, Alternate *NEW YORK* James D. Fry *PRINCETON* Jerry Sowa *TAPPAN ZEE* Arnold Card	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
Hubert Jones, District Director Bob Stelloh, Alternate *AZALEA* Matt Kinzer *BIRMINGHAM* George Book *CHATTAHOOCHEE* Betsy Jordan *PIEDMONT* Mike Stilwell *SOUTHEASTERN* Billy Joyner *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 Migas *OZARK CHAPTER* Keith G. Johansson	THE RHODODENDRON SOCIETY OF CANADA Peter Neubauer, District Director Peter Phelps, Alternate *RSC ATLANTIC REGION* Penny Gael *RSC NIAGARA REGION* Mike Little *RSC TORONTO REGION* Laura Grant
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* David Stark *SWEDISH* Inger Borg *NON CHAPTER*

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