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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Spring 2010
Vol. 64 No. 2


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.


Issue Contents
Hybridizing Rhododendrons in the Shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
by Stan Southerland
A Memorial Story: The Henry McKenney and Eileen McKenney Memorial Rhododendrons
by Judy Johnson
A Fine Mid Spring Day in Delbert Brim's Garden
by Stan Southerland
55-year-old Letter from Joseph B. Gable to Dr. John Creech
by Sandra F. McDonald, Ph.D.
The Busy Person's Guide to Growing Vireya Cuttings
by Mary Hare
Can You Raise Rhododendrons in a Retirement Apartment?
by Tom Thomas
How to Move Giant Rhododendrons
by Ron Knight
The Word: Hormone
by Bruce Palmer
Utilization of Rhododendrons by Monpas in Western Arunachal Pradesh, India
by Ashish Paul, Mohamed Latif Khan &
Ashesh Kumar Das
What is the Difference between Azaleas and Rhododendrons?
How to Choose a Bonsai Pot
by Douglas Furr
St. Columba's 'Cynthia' Revisited
by Clive Justice
In Search of the Perfect Label Strategy
by Kath Collier
From The President
by Ted Stecki
From the Editor
by Glen Jamieson
Tips for Beginners: Pruning Rhododendrons: How and When
by Don S. Wallace
Tips for Beginners: How to (accidentally) Kill Your Rhodies
by Jerry Rock
Regional Musings: Notes from the Pacific Northwest
by Randy Jones and Ginny Fearing
Apples Can Kill You - Rhododendrons Can Too
by M.J. Harvey
A.R.S. Plant Registry Bronze Medal Awards
'Point Scoring': A Technique for Flower Judging
by Kath Collier
In Memoriam: Joseph Becales
by Karel F. Bernady
In Memoriam: Frank Mossman
by Michael Oliver
In Memoriam: Clarence Rahn
by Reid Warren
In Memoriam: Merle Sanders
by Frances Burns

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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
Tom Schuetz
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