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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Winter 2010
Vol. 64 No. 1

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE
AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, P.O. Box 525, Niagara Falls, NY 14304-0525. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $40 a year. The Journal American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 2010 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society. </div>

Issue Contents
The Importance of Collections and the Dietrich Hobbie Species by Gerald Dixon		What to do about Heavy Snow-inflicted Damage to Gardens! by Steve Whysall
Setting up a Rhododendron Gene Bank in Germany by Caroline Schmidt & Hartwig Schepker		Cyclamen: A Perfect Companion Plant for Rhododendrons by Bill Bischoff
Tips for Beginners: The Magic of Shredded Pine Bark by Dr. Mark Konrad		Return of the Ericads: Students Dig and Reestablish a Prehistoric Species by Michael Heim
Preparing Your Flower Trusses for the Show! by Dennis McKiver		Azalea and Rhododendron Care and Culture by R.A. McNeilan
Rhododendron of the Year Awards, 2010 by Ray Smith		The Word: Parenchyma by Bruce Palmer
Regional Musings: Notes from Virginia by David Lay & Jane McKay		George Fraser Project Honors Mount Arrowsmith Chapter
From The President by Ted Stecki		From the Executive Director by Laura Grant
Volunteers at Truss Shows and Plant Sales by Ann Drake		Tips for Beginners: Tipping Point by Kath Collier
Announcement of ARS Research Grants		The Glenn Dale Azaleas: Part V by William C. Miller III
A.R.S. Plant Registry		Bronze Medal Awards
In Memoriam: Henry "Hank" Schannen by Peg Van Patton & Ron Rabideau		In Memoriam: Phyllis Meyers by Mason-Dixon Chapter
In Memoriam: Gilbert Myers


OFFICERS
*President*	*Eastern Vice President*	*Western Vice President*
TED STECKI	BRUCE FELLER	DON SMART
*Past President*	*Treasurer*	Executive Director
FRED WHITNEY	BILL MANGELS	LAURA GRANT
*Secretary*	Webmaster	Editor
KATH COLLIER	BOB WEISSMAN	GLEN JAMIESON, Ph.D.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2010

RON KNIGHT - W.A. STIPE - MARVIN FISHER - KEN GOHRING

2011

DON POWELL - SALLY PERKINS - LARRY COLEMAN - ANITRA LAYCOCK

2012

BOB MACINTYRE - TIM WALSH - KAREL BERNADY - ANN MANGELS

Technical Reviewers

KENNETH N.E. COX, HAROLD E. GREER, STEVE HOOTMAN, STEVE KREBS, Ph.D.
G. DAVID LEWIS, Ph.D., ERIK T. NILSEN, Ph.D., REGISTRAR JAY MURRAY,
KATHY VAN VEEN, DONALD H. VOSS, MARK WIDRLECHNER, Ph.D.

DISTRICTS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTORS WITH CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
DISTRICT 1	DISTRICT 2	DISTRICT 3
Ron Knight, District Director Mary Parker, Alternate *COWICHAN VALLEY* David Annis *FRASER SOUTH* Harold Fearing *FRASER VALLEY* Jill Futros *MT. ARROWSMITH* John England *NANAIMO* Paul Lawry *NORTH ISLAND* Diana Scott *PEACE ARCH* Ken Parker *VANCOUVER* Joanne Ronsley *VICTORIA* Jacqueline Bradbury	Bill Stipe, District Director Warren Timmons III, Alternate *CASCADE* Don Smart *KOMO KULSHAN* Carol Torset *PILCHUCK* Barbara Blankenship *SEATTLE* Jeanine Smith *WHIDBEY ISLAND* Bill Stipe	Don Powell, District Director Dan Meier, Alternate *JUAN DE FUCA* Sonja Rotter *KITSAP* John Bullivant *LEWIS COUNTY* Joanne Campbell *OLYMPIA* Jeff Dickinson *OLYMPIC PENINSULA* Kathleen Bradford *PENINSULA* Steve Johnson *SHELTON* Joanne Campbell *TACOMA* Julie & Bill Miller
DISTRICT 4	DISTRICT 5	DISTRICT 6
Bob MacIntyre, District Director Dave Collier, Alternate *EUGENE* Helen Baxter *PORTLAND* Kath Collier *SIUSLAW* Mike Bones *SOUTHWESTERN OREGON* Liz Hultin *TUALATIN VALLEY* Bronson Adams *WILLAMETTE* Wallace Reed	Tim Walsh, District Director Richard Jones, Alternate *CALIFORNIA* Elaine Sedlack *DE ANZA* Michael Ekberg *EUREKA* Tim Walsh *HAWAII* Ray Schimpf *MONTEREY BAY* Tom Kelly *NOYO* Rosalie Stanley *SO. CALIFORNIA* John Morris	Sally Perkins, District Director Barbara Gingras, Alternate *CAPE COD* Wynn Palmisano *CONNECTICUT* Frans Krot *MAINE* Gerald Tipton *MASSACHUSETTS* Susan & Douglas Harding
DISTRICT 7	DISTRICT 8	DISTRICT 9
Marvin Fisher, District Director Jim Fry, Alternate *NEW YORK* Jim Fry *PRINCETON* Peg Van Patton *TAPPAN ZEE* Gus Cerini	Karel Bernady, District Director Harold Sweetman, Alternate *GREATER PHILADELPHIA* Linda Hartnett *LEHIGH VALLEY* Mike Zaia *PINE BARRENS* Koppany Somogyi *SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY* Linda Brown *VALLEY FORGE* Steve Henning	Ann Mangels, District Director Don Hyatt, Alternate *MASON DIXON* Ray Smith *MIDDLE ATLANTIC* Celia Porter Dollarhide *POTOMAC VALLEY* Bob McWhorter
DISTRICT 10	DISTRICT 11	DISTRICT 12
Ken Gohring, District Director Jim Brown, Alternate *AZALEA* Hugh Denny *CHATTAHOOCHEE* Robert Greenleaf *PIEDMONT* Don Blankenship *SOUTHEASTERN* Donald Johnson *TENNESSEE VALLEY* Hale Booth *WILLIAM BARTRAM* Glenn O'Sheal	Larry Coleman, District Director Marty Anderson, Alternate *ANN ARBOR* Bonnie Ion *GREAT LAKES* Jim Browning *MIDWEST* Fred Stanton *OZARK CHAPTER* Leonard Miller	THE RHODODENDRON SOCIETY OF CANADA Anitra Laycock, District Director Christopher Hopgood, Alternate *RSC ATLANTIC REGION* Ruth Jackson *RSC NIAGARA REGION* Sondra Meis *RSC TORONTO REGION* Richard Birkett
CHAPTERS AT LARGE
Garth Wedemire, Director Carl Adam Lehmann, Alternate *DANISH* Gert Mossin *DUTCH* A.A.T. de Schepper *J. D. HOOKER* Sri Keshab C. Pradham *SCOTTISH* David Stark *SWEDISH* Stefan Salomonson *NON CHAPTER*

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