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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 2005
Vol. 59 No. 3

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 11 Pinecrest Drive, Fortuna, CA 95540. 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

Colonsay House Gardens: Kiloran: Isle of Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland
by John Hammond


Lendonwood Gardens: Where East
Meets West

by Leonard Miller

Genus Rhododendron Status in Sikkim Himalaya: An Assessment
by Onkar Tiwari & U.K. Chauhan


Raising Plants for an ARS Convention: A Potting Party
by Donald W. Hyatt

Species and The Species Look: A Preview of the Northeast Regional Conference
by Peg Van Patton



American Rhododendron Society 2005 Grant Awards
by Bill Mangels

From The President
by Len Miller


From the Executive Director
by Laura Grant

Pioneer Achievement Award:
Keshab C. Pradhan


Loder Rhododendron Cup Honor:
Warren Berg

Gold Medal Honors: Sonja Nelson


Gold Medal Honors: Bill Moyles

Member Awards


A.R.S. Plant Registry

A Color Glossary: Tubular-Funnel Shape
by Eleanor Philp


In Memoriam: John Francis (Jack)
Wilson

In Memoriam: Mace Miyasaki


In Memoriam: Joyce Lee Black

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OFFICERS

President

Eastern Vice President

Western Vice President

LEONARD O. MILLER, D.D.S.

TED STECKI

FRED WHITNEY

Past President

Treasurer

Executive Director

MIKE STEWART

BILL MANGELS

LAURA GRANT

Secretary

Webmaster

Editor

JUNE WALSH

BOB WEISSMAN

SONJA NELSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2006

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

2007

HARRY WRIGHT - BRUCE FELLER - DON SMART - HUBERT JONES

2008

JOANNE CAMPBELL - WILLIAM SWEENEY - 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

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
Wallace Reed


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


William Sweeney, 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
Gus Cerini


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
Kenneth McDonald, Jr., 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
Lynne Melnyk


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