JARS v60n4 - Table of Contents


R. 'Courtenay Queen'
R. 'Courtenay Queen'
Photo by Harry Wright


Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Fall 2006
Vol. 60 No. 4

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 2006 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.


Issue Contents

Botanical Expedition to Northeastern Arunachal Pradesh, India
by Harold Sweetman


The Gardens of Ardkinglas Estate: An Historical Perspective, Part II
by John M. Hammond

The Trek from Hell
by Garratt Richardson


Rhododendron Heaven
by Bill Dale

The Ericaceae of the Pacific Northwest, Part III
by Wilbur L. Bluhm



Garden Record Keeping, Part IV, Database for Hybrid and Plant Records
by Shirley and Allan Anderson

Hawaii's Public Vireya Garden or Looking to the Future
by R.A. "Mitch" Mitchell


Let's Talk Hybridizing: The Courtenay Five
by Harry Wright

From The President
by Len Miller


From the Executive Director
by Laura Grant

Bronze Medal Awards


A.R.S. Plant Registry

In Memoriam: Warren E. Berg
by Fred Whitney


In Memoriam: Dorothy Knippenberg
by Al Fitzburgh

Garden Tours: ARS Annual Convention, San Francisco
by Jerry Reynolds



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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

2007

HARRY WRIGHT - BRUCE FELLER - DON SMART - KEN GORING

2008

DON POWELL, - BARBARA GINGRAS - JOHN HEINZE - PETER NEUBAUER

2009

ANNE GROSS, - PAUL ANDERSON - KARL BERNADY
KENNETH MCDONALD, JR.


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
Ron Knight, Alternate

COWICHAN VALLEY CHAPTER
Ingeborg Woodsworth
FRASER SOUTH CHAPTER
Dalen Bayes
FRASER VALLEY CHAPTER
John Gardner
MT. ARROWSMITH CHAPTER
Ron McMaster
NANAIMO CHAPTER
Allen McRae
NORTH ISLAND CHAPTER
Harry Wright
PEACE ARCH CHAPTER
Sandra Bryson
VANCOUVER
Louis Peterson
VICTORIA
Bill McMillan


Don Smart, District Director
Bill Stipe, Alternate

CASCADE CHAPTER
Don Smart
KOMO KULSHAN CHAPTER
Carol Torset
PILCHUCK CHAPTER
Jerry Rock
SEATTLE CHAPTER
Chip Muller
WHIDBEY ISLAND CHAPTER
Bette Kohlenberger


Don Powell, District Director
Dan Meier, Alternate

JUAN DE FUCA
Carolyn Beard
KITSAP
John Bullivant
LEWIS COUNTY
Joanne Campbell
OLYMPIA
Jennifer Stevens
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Paul C. Anderson
PENINSULA
Steve Johnson
SHELTON
Jeanne Kinney
TACOMA
Julie & Bill Miller


DISTRICT 4

DISTRICT 5

DISTRICT 6

Anne Gross, District Director
Rich Aaring, Alternate

EUGENE
Jack Olson
PORTLAND
Kathy Van Veen
SIUSLAW
Mike Bones
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
Bob MacIntyre
TUALATIN VALLEY
Ginny Mapes
WILLAMETTE
Wallace Reed


Dr. Paul Anderson, District Director
Tim Walsh, Alternate

CALIFORNIA
Dr. Paul Anderson
DE ANZA
Erika Enos
EUREKA
Paula Trinoskey
HAWAII
Sherla Bertelmann
MONTEREY BAY
Tom Kelly
NOYO
Terry Giomi
SO. CALIFORNIA
Fred Renick


Barbara Gingras, District Director
Sally Perkins, Alternate

CAPE COD
Connie LeClair
CONNECTICUT
John Murphy
MAINE
Jerry Goodall
MASSACHUSETTS
George Silverman


DISTRICT 7

DISTRICT 8

DISTRICT 9

Bruce Feller, District Director
Hank Schannen, Alternate

NEW YORK
Bruce Feller
PRINCETON
Peg Van Patton
TAPPAN ZEE
Gus Cerini


Karel Bernady, District Director
Harold Sweetman, Alternate

GREATER PHILADELPHIA
Michael Mills
LEHIGH VALLEY
Mike Zaia
PINE BARRENS
Ted Stecki
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
Bill Hersh
VALLEY FORGE
Robert Smetana


Kenneth McDonald, Jr., District Director
Ann Mangels, Alternate

MASON DIXON
Bill Meyers
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
Sybil Przupek
POTOMAC VALLEY
Jon Wallenmeyer


DISTRICT 10

DISTRICT 11

DISTRICT 12

Ken Goring, District Director
Joe Coleman, Alternate

AZALEA
Matt Kinzer
BIRMINGHAM
George Book
CHATTAHOOCHEE
Robert Greenleaf
PIEDMONT
Don Blankenship
SOUTHEASTERN
William Klippel
TENNESSEE VALLEY
Hale Booth
WILLIAM BARTRAM
Glenn O'Sheal


John Heinze, District Director
Marty Anderson, Alternate

ANN ARBOR
Bonnie Ion
GREAT LAKES
Dr. Mark Konrad
MIDWEST
John Migas
OZARK CHAPTER
Keith G. Johansson


THE RHODODENDRON SOCIETY OF CANADA
Peter Neubauer, District Director
Rich Birkett, Alternate

RSC ATLANTIC REGION
Penny Gael
RSC NIAGARA REGION
Sondra Meis
RSC TORONTO REGION
Lynne Melnyk


CHAPTERS AT LARGE


Garth Wedemire, Director
Carl Adam Lehmann, Alternate

DANISH
Jesper Holck Anderson
DUTCH
A.A.T. de Schepper
J. D. HOOKER
Sri Keshab C. Pradham
SCOTTISH
David Stark
SWEDISH
Anders Falkstig
NON CHAPTER