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Journal American
Rhododendron Society

Summer 2010
Vol. 64 No. 3


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

A Plant Collecting Expedition to Papua, Indonesian New Guinea
by G. Argent, L. Galloway, S. Barber, A. Ensoll


The "April-Fool's Day Cutting Method" for Large Leaf Evergreen Rhododendron Propagation
by Willem Morsink and M. Hilgerdenaar

Rhododendrons Abound at Planting Fields
by Vincent A. Simeone


Vireya Sun-tolerance...or Not!
by Jane Adams

Caring for Small Rhododendrons
by Joe Bruso


The White Rhododendron
by Merilee Mulvey

Tips for Beginners: UV Protection
by John Barbour


Tips for Beginners: Cheap pH Tester
by Doug Furr

Regional Musings from Hawai'i and Australia
by Bettye Wakabayashi & Simon Begg


Celebrating 12 Years of the "Vireya Rhododendrons" Website
by Chris Callard

The Magnolias: Companion Plants for Rhododendrons
by Peter Kendall


50 Years of the Australian Rhododendron Society
by Lesley Eaton

From The President
by Ted Stecki


From the Executive Director
by Laura Grant

The Glenn Dale Azaleas: A History as Told by The Azalean, Part VI
by William C. Miller III


Rhododendron 'The Pink Ribbons': The Perfect Breast Cancer Pink Color
by Gene Cockeram

The Vireya Venture Newsletter
by Graham Price


Comments on the New Edition of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants
by Donald H. Voss

Tips for Beginners: Root Weevils

New Journal Column:
"Ask the Experts"

by Glen Jamieson


Sikkim International Rhododendron Festival 2010
by Keshab C. Pradhan

Gold Medal: Donald H. Voss


Silver Medal: Paul Anderson, M.D.

Silver Medal: Werner Brack


Silver Medal: Chris Callard

A.R.S. Plant Registry


Bronze Medal Awards

In Memoriam: William (Bill) Dale
by Bill McMillan


In Memoriam: Fred L. Minch, Jr.
by Bob Minnich

In Memoriam: Willem Anton Morsink
by Matthew Hilgerdenaar


In Memoriam: Franklin Howard West
by Karel Bernady

In Memoriam: Bill Steele
by Joan Warren


In Memoriam: Captain Richard Steele
by John Weagle

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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

2011

DON POWELL - SALLY PERKINS - LARRY COLEMAN - ANITRA LAYCOCK

2012

BOB MACINTYRE - TIM WALSH - KAREL BERNADY - ANN MANGELS

2013

MARY PARKER - SHIRLEY ROCK, MARVIN FISHER, KEN GOHRING


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

Mary Parker, District Director
Vacant, Alternate

COWICHAN VALLEY
David Annis
FRASER SOUTH
Bill Bischoff
FRASER VALLEY
Rose Prufer
MT. ARROWSMITH
John England
NANAIMO
Paul Lawry
NORTH ISLAND
Diana Scott
PEACE ARCH
Chuck Floyd
VANCOUVER
Joanne Ronsley
VICTORIA
Jacqueline Bradbury


Shirley Rock, District Director
Carol Torset, Alternate

CASCADE
Don Smart
KOMO KULSHAN
Lynn 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
Ted Hewitt
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
Joyce M. Gay
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
Fred Nelson


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


Paul Anderson, Director
Carl Adam Lehmann, Alternate

DANISH
Gert Mossin
DUTCH
A.A.T. de Schepper
J. D. HOOKER
Sri Keshab C. Pradham
SCOTTISH
John Hammond
SWEDISH
Stefan Salomonson
NON CHAPTER