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R. 'Evening Embers'
R. 'Evening Embers'
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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