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Bulletin 1972Volume 1 Number z

Soci6t6\ Canadienne

duRhododendron

Connoisseurs

GanadianGrownRhododendrons

We offer for sale the largest var iety of

hardy rhododendrons and azaleas

produced in Eastern Canada.

Our research work goes back thir ty-f ive

years . Some o f our f i r s t p lan t ings are

now a healthy seven feet in height and

spreao.

Our annua l p roduc t ion o f young p lan ts

is from cutt ings taken f rom plants that

have already proven thelr worth in our

Wood land Tr ia l Grounds.

New and ra re var ie t ies a re d i f f i cu l t to

obta in . Wr i te to us about them. We may

be able to secure them for You.

In add i t ion we produce a w ide

assortment of t rees, shrubs, evergreens

and herbaceous plants.

W R I T E F O R C A T A L O G U E

WOODLAND NURSERIES2151 Cami l la RoadM ississauga, O ntario, Canada

RhododendronSocietyo{Canada

soci6t6Canadienne

Rhododendron

OFF ICERS

Honorary Preiidents

Bul le t in Edi tor

Public Relations Officer

Research Consultatant

Secretary Treasurer

DIRECTORS

Dr. E. l - . Pa merD r . L . l a k i n g

W.J. Brender i Brandis

L . S h e r k

K. Begg

Dr. H.G. Hedses

A.P- cra igDr. D.L. Craig

R.E. HalwardDr. H.G- Hedse!Dr. R.J. Hi l ton

L. SherkCapt . R. [1. Steele

Pub l shed t h ree l imes yea r l v bv t ho Rhododend ronSo ( e t v o t Can r ' l d , P O 8n .5004 Bu r i ng ron ,onL r o Member \h o . uh { r D r ron t ! r he 50 . i e \$5 .00 oe r ve i r ,The Bu e t i no l l he Rhododend ronSo . i e t v o f C t rn rda i s l nc !uded a5 r benc l l t o fmembe ,sh P . Pe rm is \Lon t o r eo l t h i s vo l ume shouLd be requsned o f t he Execu t i ve

CONTENTS

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ILLUSTRATIONS

Lydia Slcphcn i . ho hom. gr d. )W . , r c , I e , l a I LMrs. Behr inB rn. l l iuShr c r w l l h w i n l e r p r o 1 e . 1 . d p r n r \Spcc cs R. vrl/,or7lAzalea hybr d Coccin{ t 5p.c ont 'D r . L . l r i n k P L i n r c , r . . l l . 5 L c H i f c . c k f l , , * " r i h , , * . . . . . . . . . . . . .[4r . & M6. Ted Mi l ler . r id A U. Smirh F oser 5h.wl o e r l " , ' J l , , \ . l . $ ' 1 'R . s n i n l a i x R . l o f l l r c l w l n n i n ! r r u $ w r h r r o p h ! . . . . . .

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E DITORIAL COM]\1ENT

E!enls 5 lncc thc p!b l icr l io ) o l ouf l l r5 t b! l e l ln hrve nore th i f j !s l l l ic ' l the

lonnar or o1 lh i \ Socic tY. Our m.rnbership hJd re ichcd r hundred wi th tht

p lb l i .a l ion of orr t rn numbcr. Wl lh lh i o l r V.Lrme l , Nrnrber 2, we r r f h ' rppv lo

rcpor l f i l ty io ! r ncw members, rnore thrn r l i f lv pcrccnl B. i r r in lo ! r months

01 speci r i f t . r .n i r r !h is numbcr is Lvdi r NlG. St .phcn'5 dcsct ip l ion of " lhe

Gl .d. t " , in o! ts l ind lng rhododendron Errden ln Crnadi in lh ' opln on o i our l ro f

P r . . - l r l P r " , { r , r ' 1 1 ^ l ' ' r l

Our F l .wer show, is detcr ibcd by o! r Presidcnl was r grat i lv i fg nrccest , in loms . )1

p l ic p. r l ion rnd 11\o l is i lo ts . Nc\ t yc. r r we hop. ro do n i l l bct ter in Toronlo, in a

localc yc l ro bc decidcd. Vice Prc i idc i l Kcn Duncrn i ! work ing on ih is

lo b.come rn a l l Cdnadian So. iety ln f . rc1 rs wel as n nrme, t l l l requi r ' crcr l vc

v is lon rnd the enlhuj ia \ t lc s !ppor t of evcrv nrembcr ' Di rec lor A!ber l C a i8, ln h s

contr ibul ion "The F! ! ! fc o l Our Socle l r ' has opencd !p the dcbr lc Conrmenl on

th is in t r gu nE srb iec l wi be we corred b l vour Pr l r r ' r

THE B IC NEWS

I n a l r a n ! l a r l o n ' 1 a n a r t i c c b y D r I o r G N i t T e L i u ! ' G o t e b e f S ' G e r m r n ) ' ' a ! p u b l i l h e di i ihe J! l r ' r 1972 b! e l i i o f thc AmcI can Rhodod.ndron Societv, wc l ' r rn lhat

t rom

the mountn ins of North Korei comet i vcrv hardv rhododendron Testcd ln M!\ ! i la

Arborctum, soulh Fin land l t has wi lh l tood '19 dcS below rero Fahr ' wi thout rnv

damaSe to the p l in ls . Considercd a d i \ ! inct sub-species, ! has bccn nrmed

Rhodarlentlron brochycarpun spp.tigetstedtii in honor of Dr' fiSerted! who

cstabl ished the Arborctum. Ot tawa, l \4ontrcaL, Freder ic ton take heart vou w l l vet

have your sLrper hardy rhododendronsl

. .TH E G LADES ' '

Lydia M-G. Stephen, Sur iey, S C

"Far l rom thc mrdding.rowd! Snoblc s l r l l . ap l ly dcscr bet lhe pcrc. fur sc l l ing 01

lh is arboretum, the s lence brokci only by b i rd{n8, or i to !n l r in spi ry ing wi t lcr

th i r leen lcet n thc a l r l rom lhc lwo hundrcd 1oo1 ofB Lrkc (s tockcd wi lh Coldcnorfes) , or by a min ia lLrrc water f r l l rushing f rom a w shing wclL to. r smr l L i ly pond.

Five acrcs of rhododendrons (mosl ly spccer) , r / r lc ls (miny h i8h, per turmcd) and&ees f rom al l o ler the wor ld Srow s ide by J idc wirh n i t i lc t recs. Pi ths rnd s lc ludednai ls , i l l n imcd, arc here lo bc explorcd, i iv i l g tc . r ls r ic p lJccd r t ! i f t r8c poln l \

f rom which lo l icw tpcc i r l leat l res, ippropr lc 5t r l lary p l iced in iavourrb le pos

t ions: a photo8r iphcr ! par . rd i5c indced.

Al l th is has been dele lopcd l ro bru\h l ind s incc 1956 by i mrn doggcd by l L heal th.The s lory is a f rsc inat ing onc: r smal boy on . Sund,ry School o! t in8 l f h l5 nr l ivc

Scothnd, r f t . r winning pr i /e t in lh f l i ro !s cve.r \ i \ landdcd f rom thc p l .n ic t ic ld

inro the pr iva lc gafdcn o l lh . cnr lo, Jnd bccimc cns rvcd immcdir tc ly by thc Eracc o ldesign and bcau!y of co lour ot (what h. d d fo1 kt row i t rhe t idrc) rh. , lodcndrontand ia lea5. So wr5 born thc dr . i rn thr t on. l .y hc would havc iu t t \uch r Srrdcn, bulhe crer ted much more. t o l len woidcr , csp.c i r l l ! on Nloth. r s DJy, wh.n ch ldrcnaccompany thei r parenls on n v is i l to "Thc G rdcs" i t nrch in lp r r l on is bonr rncw Lfanother chi ld \ mind.

The intervening yc i rs wcr . to br inS mrny v ic i$ l !dc! bc lorc nry husbrnd, , \1urLry,

achicved h is 8or l lhc hJd wJyl l le d ied in o i r ly !pr ing,)1 l '170, ind rhc Srrdcnexpcr t on CBC'TV oi thc w.n cor i l dc lo lcd r co oLrr progr imm. 1o h is crc i l ion a! i

i r ibutc. Sincc lhcn l , h i r wl l ing hc lper o lcr lh . ycrrs , havc cont inLr .d to mr int r in i lfor the enjoymcnt 01 spr ing vs i lors, lhc nInrbcr ot which 8f t^v5.rch yc i r . Thcappreci r l ion of Murray 's v is lof rnd lh . l rc ' icndous .nthrrs i ren thr l i t !hown i t i rmplc

reward for my o l tor ls . A \mi l l lec i t chrrged, howcvcr , 1o help in lhc lpkcop o l th l \

Requens arc madc lor rdm \ \ on dur ing orh. f s . . rnt r \ o l lhc ycrr {b i rd w. lchef5 com.rro!nd in thc * in l . r ) bul rck oI hc lp prcvcfr ! lh \ . 11 \ccm! to t rke c l .ven nr( )nrh! (n

work to p ioducc onc nronlh\ showl

Thc 5 l r i l is , ln thc nr in, r iv . r \ i l l bu iL l up o lcr thc ccnl r r ies, in . l ho lds m,) inurc wcl l .

Not a none wis ro b. iound Jfd cvcry ruck 1() r c lShty Jcct o l wr l l ( . / rndrr ) Jnd 1wo

rockcrict had !o bc hau c.l in.

" IheGl ides" sa i rost pockcl , rn lwhi l . mi lny l rcc!wcrc idd.d to pn) l ldc sht l l l r ndcplh, th inninSoul ls now tak ing pLrcc lo pf .v idc m.rc l iSht rnd J i r . V lcnrs w n lcrwi fd! suck down thel : r rscr Vr l l .y ot . wi f l r r \ n ghl which, conrbi fcd wl th { rnshin!next mornin$ crn cdusc a 01 o l d inr i3c in . l l0r I s .orching r l I nrJ. Bul \uch I iJ sand t r ibu a l ions are i te Io a gardcncr .

From t imc to l lmc wi d b i rds arc kcpl l ( ) r . rddcd nt . tc \ t . Wood ducks ncsl r d hrvc

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Lyciia Stephen in her home garden. Photo: Clifford A. Fenner,

North \/ancouver

headqurr ters here. There have beci swans and nra lhrds, . rnd at pre lcn1 w' have i pai r

of Eastcrn Crnada Gecsc.

I am f requenl ly atked "how many sPecies and vrr ie t ics ot rhododendrons arc there

here?". Someday I hope to I ind \ut f ic ient l imc 1o coLrnt theml

QU ESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Ken Begg, Vineland, Ontario

The major i ry of qoesr ion\ thrr I ha! . receivcd concern { l ) lca i ln i ! rv ' c i thcr brown

spots, scorched, and cur led (2) buds ht r l t opcn or nc lcr op 'n rnd (3) scnerr lv l ick

Since mon of u5 r rc re a l i ! . ly new aL ih is bus iess ( )1 rowlng Rhododendr ' ' f \ , lw i l

ou l l ine a few of lhc ba5ic quc\ t lons regrrd fg lhe cul lurc of lhc bcrst lh f pros l ike

Smith and Coombs can d isregrrd th is r r l ic lc rnd b. l1er lhc i r l ime wccdrnt

The maior l ty oI home Srowds are t rccd wi lh th. nra n probl .m ot choot lng th ' propcr

locat ion. This I i rs t deci j io i can mrke lhc d i l ier .ncc bct \ ! . .n suc.c$ or h i l ! fc ldcr l lv

Rhododendrons pfctcr r nor th e lsL ic i fg nopc prctcc l .d o! . rhc, rd by l r l l o 'k rnd

pine i rees- For mon peoplc th is ls or t 01 th.queslon l l vou. !c consl r ! ' t i r rg i b 'd

around lhc house, choosc thc nor th c isr cxposur! for most vr r i i l ic ! Thl t w Ipr ' ! 'n l

the d i rect faysol thc winter !un f rom scorching lhc c ipos. . l c ivct l l voul fsston

hal in8 r p la. t i i8 for othcf nrc. r t , !sc lhc \4ol l \ rn l E\brrv d0c duous Arr lcrs Thcv

a r c n o t s u b j c c t t o d c l s i c a t l o n d u r f 8 L l r c w t . r r s l h e v n l c i n t h t i r l o r m a n l p c r o d l l

you are ser ious ibo!1 $rro!n l i rg Iour ho! !c wlLh Rhododcfdron5 and Arr lc i \ , then

I advise you 1o p lanl a i .w P/r r l r nrobrJ, (whlLt p i r rc) r t Lhe south cnd ot vo l r Lor

wi th lhc idea of cvcnl ! r l ly 5hid inS voLrr soulhdn e\polurc l t vo! ! is i ted Nlr '

Tausky\ rock g i rd.n t r f tcr thc rnn!rL t lower t |ov, Yo! m.rv hrv ' nolcd i t the b lck o l

h is lo t hc st r r tcd hr l t a doTen p nc\ l !e vc. r r5 bcfo ' . hc p l rn lcd h ls fLr l Rhododcr

dron. A mrn wi th pal ience and lorc5i8hr

Thu5 by choosing lhc propcr locr t ion wc hr lc e inr inJ lcd th ' m'r jor l f i ! r ! ro Rhr)d( '

dendrons. They are now protccted f tom thc hr^h drv in! ! )uth w$l Pr ' ! i l igwrnds

and the d i rcct 5!n dur lng the dry w t r |cr nronihs

Since the pLanls wi l l be wi lhout water tor abo! l f ivc monlh5, l t I t r ' lv t ' rb lc to w' r1 ' r

lhem wel l jud before thc gro l rnd l r .c les for thc w n lc f

This pasr winter many . t rca i receivcd not onc, br t lwo scv ' rc icc dornrs ' Wh'n Lht { n

mel ts the ice, coated o i the le i lcs, onlv J mlnr lc wi l prc l tn l thc inner cc ls l ro ' r l

comp ele ly col ip i in& A1 Vj ic l : rnd in thc cxpo5cd , r rcas, a Sfca! dcal of damage occ!rrccd so don' t feel brd, N4r. CorneLl .

l \4r . Gal lop . . . resard ins your Rhododendron bud! nor opening, or opening par t y i tndthen dying. I t yo! underwenl the above men! loned s lorms, th is a lone could cause5cvcrc bud problenrs. Thc only d isease ihat I know that could cause th is is(Pycnostyernus Ar i le ic) ic . 8ud Blas l . This is . r tun8us d i5erse commonly spread byinsecrs, especi i l ly ler t hoppcrs which appeir to be numerou5 igain th is yei r - Contro l isachieved by removi ig lhe in lectcd buds rnd spray wi th a fungic ld. cvery two week5.Aho use Mala lh ion 1o contro the in5!c! ! spfcading ihc d i \ca\c. I su\pcct th is in tcct ioncould a lso bc r 5ccondary d i rcasc enter ing at icr the bLrds wcrc scverely in jured dur inS

Dur ing the winter months the Rhododendron leaves cur l , cxposing only ihc ccntcrpar t of lhc cat . I su lpcct tor the samc rcrson th i t we cur l up in bcd, cxposing lcsrbody to iho r i r . Somc pcoplc c la im ihcy can read th. a r tcmpcraturc according io lhcer I c ! r l o I lhe Rhododendrons. Don'1be a l l rmcd i1 yo!r Rhododendrons l rke on th isrpperrance in lhe win lcr aheid.

Edi tor \ Nore: N4r. Koi tscgs is in charse of the rhododendron breeding and rEcarchw{rrk at thc Hort icu l lur r l Rescarch Ins l i lu lc o l Oniar io, Vlnc lnnd, i )n1.

PROTECTION AGAINST VARIOUS WINTER PROBLEI \4S

R. Eehr ins, Laval , Quebcc

After the b id winter of 1970 7 l wi th o ler 150" of 5now in ihc l \4ontreal r rea, lomethinS h id Lo be t r ied to protoct rhododendrons againn a s imi lar d isaster whichhappencd lo other p lant \ bccausc oI ice layer breakagc. In thc proce$ r complete win,|er prorect ion device was crcatcd- ln th is r rea the wlntcr l97 l -72 had every k ind ofcondi t ion onc can lh ink of . lhe device v/ i ths iood i r i l l ind a l l 5 rhododendfon p lanrswerc in vcry Sood condi l ion i f the spr ing.

The constr !c t ion is rather easy, and s ince i t sefves miny ycafs, I i ! r l roche.rp lobui ld .I t can bc b! i l l in rny s i rc fo l ind iv idua or groupt o i p lants. l :or exarnple, le t \ makeone tor a p lant : l0 h igh ind wlde. A 4 ' h igh;rnd 9 ' long p iccc ot snow fcncc is la t .tened together by i rs own wlres to tonr a "s leeve". Lay th is !ccvc on the 8ro!ndand f )den rhe 4 widc end of i l0 ' ong Po yerhylene sheer (2 rn i I was t r ied) ro theoutr ide ot one h lh. (An open paper l l rp er wi l l do I ine) The sheet ls then rc l ed onrothe s leeve. The end is srapled ro yer anorher la lh. Leave '1" space for vent i la t ion r l oneend of s leeve, f ie end thal wi l l e lenl l r l ly be on lop. lh is 3 'd i rmeler s leeve is thewlndprolcct ion, whcn p laccd upr jghr ovcr rhc p l rnr . To prc lcnt i t l iom blowlng away.

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Cur led leaves of heal thv rhododendron - Nature 's method ofprotect ion d ur ing f reezing weatherPhotc: Fred Edwords, H.R.l.O,, Vinelond

Mrs. Behr ing and daughter Nancy wi th three of the winter-

protected rhododendrons; Nova Zembla, Roseum Elegans and

Catawbiense Album. Photo: R. Behring

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ta l icn i t to J t rak. wi lh d cord around the lop h i l f or las len i l lo r lcncc ctc . For the

cxcessive snow or f reezing ra in cond i io . (which "cookl ' rhe le l les i f sun shines onthc lce) a cover ls ca l led for . Chcap masonl tc \h.e ls ( in rh is casc 3 X 3 ' ) or s im larmatcr l ; r i5 uscd. When lhe t imc comc\ , th . cover s p iced on lop ot lhc t ccvc to form

r "drum". To pre lent i l t rom b owing of l , two .hr i$ cro\ \cd cordt r rc lastct .d 10thc nrow fence wire. I used sr fc ty p in5 1or casy hookinS, s nce I wat chccking a l l w nlcr lon8.

Now 1o i is use rnd my obser! i r ion. Thc i ccvc\ wcre p l i .e . l o lcr lh f phnt ! in O. tob.r. rnd l isrcncd to r fence wi th r cord. Whcncv. t l re .z i fg r r in threr lsned, lh t covcr wi \p rced ln posi r ion. Afrcr rhe gror d l ro/c , I I rnrs (Nova Zembl i , Catawbie.se Album, P. j .M. , Rorum Elegans) were loo{ l r c(^cr .d w th s i r rw to protc. l ior c l imrrcof low t .mp. fururc bu1 l i l t lc snow. Thos. p l r f ts were lopped wi lh r covo rnd c l tIhat waf ! | w n l . r . Th. t i f th sccv. pr . r (cc led nCi l iwbienscGrandi f lorum. r \ l t ant \

had be.n muLched w th . r 2" laycr of p.atmos in nrnrmer.

E. l y w n icr had very low lemperal ! fcs bul I l I c s fo\v . N any o lher p rn15 wcrc d. rn gcd or k l le l When lhe snow camc, l lc ! 11 cover th. p rn l ln lhr l i f lh ncc lc . Thccover was lhcn p aced. Should lhe snow be m!ch h lqhcr th, rn thc c. !cA, i l sho! d bcrhovclcd o11 toprc lcn l thc a lhs being pushcd in lo rhc 8f t )un. l rnd c! lL ing lhc rcol \ .Th! t is wh) ihc p. rn c \ l i l lc i .d to the o! ts ide lo p 'cvenl ce l . rycrs l rom p! l l lng

down thc lcncc by th. wi re.

Al l rcmain.d wel dur n8 Lhc wint ! r . I h . - re were n i i ! day\ in I i la l wiLh low\ of .28ol rogcther wirh win l , ) l 20 mph nrak ng a windchi l l l rc loro l 60oF. In l i |cNir rchrhc c, ) !crs ind nrr \ ! wa! rcnro led. That n iShl s t rong l ron lurncd somc ol th . s l f , t rvcovcr .d buds brown, i l l boomed per fect ly l r ter . lh is ndic . r tcs lhat nraw should bercnrov.d t lowly. Conrpacl .d \now or melLed snow hrd, o lcr thc foots o l r l p l rn l \ ,

crcr led ! l ryer ot ice .1" th lck, whlch preventcd any soi l hc. rv ing or root leJr i f8 . lh i t

l . rycr o l ice, ho d n8 onlo lhc f t ide la th\ , hc ld thc decves c ip i i lc !n l thc rs l wcck01 Apr i l . No herr b! ld !p by th. lLrn wir r ro! ced.

Srorrgc i r le l ! . isy; r t l l r t .n the 8rc lnd, i !mp on i t onc hrs r I r l lhect . l l c in t ,elo lded again to nDke thc prckrgc st i l smal ler . ln thc f r l l s lmpl f untok i for rc us. .

Sonrc l . rvc\ and r lower bLrd rvere pr . i led on purposc rgr inst lhc p is l ic . Onlr thcbud f toze, ind i .ar ing thrr l i rgc p l inrs shou d be I icd lo prc lcnt th . budt l ron touch

Sonre other use th is dc l lce hrs chldre i and dogs p lay ing o lef dc.p lnow do nolbreak h idden p in ts . A 5rrcrch o l snow f0ncc covcfcd wl lh p l i r \ r ic can bc p l . rccd rro!nd r rockSirden or fo !ndi l ion p lanl in8s.

Thi ! conr nB wint . r H2 T!pc rhododcndron\ wi l bc protec lcd. I lcc l conl id .nt lhJLthcy ; r l$ can pa$ d,roragc t rcc lhrough thc hardr C.rn id inn wint . r .

THE FUTURE OF OUR SOCIETY

Albert P. Craig, Willowdale, Ontario

2. The ReSionr l organizat ions rhould

formalion of Eranches wifiin erch

A rkelchy review of rhe remarkrblc progress made bv the Rhododendron Socictv.of

f " " " i " a ' r t l * i rs f l rsr vcar of l i tc tu88e\ is lhat we lhol j ld be p lanning and work ing

aci ive ly now io a$ure th€ herLthv fut ! re growih of lhc Socic iv

I t is bare lY more than one Yerr \ incc the Inrer im Rhododendron Commit tce was

lormed on L4ry 22, 1971. This cnth ls ia( ic commit lee ot Lcs Hancock Kcn Begg' A '

l la" t - . W.. 'e . " "a l t

-d Dr ' L Lrk ins, Chi i rman, bv Ocrober 30 ' l97 l had droused

",;r l**-t i" a Canada wide Societv lhil the Ii6t !et of Oflicers and Direcrors were

clected and a Const i lu i ion df ] l ted

Thanks to the act ion and sound lc idc6hip of lhc5e Founder\ and Ol l icers the t r6 l

e"nurr m"" t i "g *A a verv popular and nrcce$fu l FLower Show w' is hc ld on iune a '' ,s i ;1 ,

ih" R"t" l eor* ,ca l Gardens ln HamiLton ' ontr r io The Conni !u l ion wis rhen

The momentum bul l t !p bv thc o l ts t ' tnd ing record ot t i rs l ve i r prc8r '$ shol r ld be

sustaincd by Erowih of thc Societv\ organizatkrn in olher rrc'r\ of Canr'la

Only through acl ive, wel l organi red locr l erdcrship and in i ' re l i c in rhc two pr imarv

. f r lcct ives o" l *c S.c i " tv f te fLr LvreaLi 'ed AsdaredintheConsl i lu t ionthevi re i

1. To assin thc member\ l ' lhc c l l t ! re otp l rn l tc r$ i1 icd in the gcnus Rhodod'n_

dron by cxchanS. ot knowledec rnd exper icncc !mon8 lhe memtreA rno Dv

supply inB them wi lh in fornr i l ion [ r ( )n $L]r 'cs o! l \ idc lh ' 5ocic lv

2. To l t inu late in teren ln rhododcndro 's rmon8 thc p!b l ic rnd hndscape dcegn

The fo lLowing roughlv oul l in 'd idcrs r rc mcrnl of lv to bc suggcst ions 1or the con

sl i " rat . " or Lrre rViemn"rs, Of i lceA dnd Director \ o I rhc Soc ctv in pursuins thcse lwo

primary Objectrves-

l . Es i rb l i th Regional Chapters, lo f cxampLe:

(a)L4i r i t lme Rcsion wirh herdquarteB ln l la r ld ;

{bro-eo. ! Res:^ hP Jqu I ru \1 I r ' I

, , r d : ' J " * " t . " h f ' d q u ' r r P r ' ' p p " p r ' r ' i t r ' n ' r h r n '

r J , P r : I i e R " a r o n l . l u d r n B M r n ' r o l ' ' \ r ' r ' r ' h s ' ' n J \ l b ( r ' I

; " , ; , ; ; ; ; ; ; : , ; b , R . g o n * i " r - , d q u d r r e ' � ' : n v a n r u \ ' ' u r v ' r o r ' ' d n d u ' r \

' ' ' * i t_n-*" * t . f " n"r r i " . l ,uppon of the presenl BC- ChJpter ot

the Amcr icrn

Rhododendron SocieiY

encourage rnd g ivc rd! lce and lcadership in lhc

3. Each Regiorr l Presiden! io autom' t ica l lv become a Vice Prcs idenr of the Canadian

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4. Each Regional and Branch Chaptcr to operate within the Constitution of theCanadian Society.

5. Each Regional Chapter to pay a nominal annual fee to the Society to support suchnationally beneficial Society activit ies as the Bulletin and the Annual l\4eeting.

6. Th€ executive of thc Society invitc members to submit their reactions to the abovesuggestion5 and to make additional suggcstions as to how to best widen thegeography of the Society'5 activit ies.

7. The Execulive of the Society appoint a Committee to work out a specific plan forRegional and Branch chapter development and follow through by contactingSociety membcrs in cach Region who are sufficiently interested to act as leaders inthe formation of Regional chapters.

The most promising progress already accomplished in the first year of our Society wil lprovc to be only a start in developing Canada-wide intcrest and success in ihe cultureof Rhododcndrons, perhaps many distinctly Canadian hardy introductions, if the

membcrs wil l follow the enthusiastic example set by the Founding officers of the

Soc ie ty .

BOOK REVIEW

L. Hancock

Rhododendrons by Gerd Krussmanpublished by Ward Lock Limited, London

This work by a highly experienccd European author is onc of the finest and mostauthoritative that I have rcad. Beautifully i l lustrated, both in colourand in black-and-white, it has a strong appcal to thc discerning amateur.

The book is thc rcsult of many ycars of visit ing famous parks and gardens in Englandand Scot land, l re land, Germany and Ho l land.

The numerous photographs takcn by thc author which appcar in thc book are aug-mented by p ic tu res taken in the w i lds in Ch ina , Japan, Nor th Amcr ica and theCaucasus. There is a chaptcr on growing rhododendrons especially valuable to thebeginner. lt is also a fine reference work for experienced Srowers. We must point outhowever that there are a few statements which apply to European culture and weathercond i t ions and are no t app l i cab le in our reg ion .

List price tor this book is $9.25. When five or more members have requested copies,the Society can place a collective order and distribute the book to the members for$7.00 per copy, postage included. Publisher requires 4-6 weeks for delivery. Pleasesend cheque with order to: Rhododendron Society of Canada

Box 5004, Burlington, Ontario

LESSONS OF THE WINTER OF 1971-72L. Hancock, Mississausa, Ontario

Thc rhododcndron enlh!5 i i5 t ls , rnd h i \ to be, rn etcrnal opl imis l . How else would

one surv ivc ihc d is .ppointmcnts i lhe t r rdy succeses? Whcn winter comcs i t is r lwavt

going to be lhe k indesl lo us. Our lan one rcal ly d id appear to be 5uch a wlntcr ' tn the

Toronto arer thcrc was onlY onc sub Tero n igh! , and every lh ing Looked grv. Thc Torch

A.zalc]s (Azatea hdenpfet, wcrc in top form, lull of flower buds, and come ltlarch the

cvergreen rhododcndrons showcd no s isn of scr ioLr t in jury But rpr ins; whv d idn t

spr ing come? Apr i l canre bul s t i l l no r ign of even a rhaw belore the middle of rhe

month. And lhei lho lc Roseum Elegrns wl th the drooping leaves, whv d id thev not

re lurn io thc i r normal fu l y cxprnded green ar lhey usur l ly do?

With a shock wc sudden y rer l izcd th i t somelh ing \cr ious h id happcncd, for thc leaves

proSresivc ly shr ive l led up . rnd d ied. Our l iBt thoughl wr ! that we h id been ! is i tcd bv

a rapid ly rcr ing tungus or bacter ia l d isersc but how could ih i r be, on o ld p lant t wi lh

stems l ike t ree t r lnks? Only pre$ure ot other work prevcnted us f rom hacking out

ihese apparcnily dead plants, which wa5 fortunate, Ior in a iew more weeks green

growths werc breaking o! t in var ioLrs p lace! on the leai less stems, but modlv t rom the

We know now whrt happened. l t is a phenomenon that occurs onLv once n rwentv

l ive yea6 or ore. l t hrppcncd once to somc car ly p lanl ings at Arnold Arborctum,

Bodon, Nlals. when r check of the wealhcr records showcd a drop of atmospherlc

moistufe to as low as ten percenl . Thi ! is apparenl ly a dr ler a i r t1ran anv sel t respect inB

rhododendron c in s land, tor nro is lurc is drawn o! t o I the lcavcs to a Point where thc

cel l dructure col l rpscs.

We crnnot do dnyth ing ibout lhe wcnihcr , b! r lhe lesson to be !e i rned is th is Rhodo'

dcndron! vary greauy if their rcsistance to lhls atmospheti. dctticarion. Rhododeft

dron s|.,irnowiivtnh nt telted leaves was nol iniured at all, neilher wcrc our R. rttt'o_

wii x R. fortunei li\t Ectrerrlion hybrids. Also the onlv Rhododendron fotLunei spe

cies wc have on thc p lacc came through unicalhed.

From ol r exper icnce Roseunr Elegans rnd i t r b lood s ider Engl ish Roeum are more

sucept ib le 1o possib le winter dessicar ion th in other " l ronclads" ALso, rny otherwise

hardy hybr id such as Lee\ Dark Purple of Dr . Hje lm which havc the El ropein Rho'

doden.lron pontium in rhcir make !p comc lhrough very dry wlnte6 badlv

Thcsc cxperiences luggcst thal after all our worsl encmv mav not bc so muclr extreme

cold as cxtreme dryncss. Way5 may bc iound in rhe future to offset thit danger' There

is a product called willpruf used by big nee mov€rr in summertimc to reduce morstr'rre

loss at the time of moving large trecs. What would it do fbr evergrccn caves of rhodosT

Would i t k i l ! them or savc themT

Al50 let\ not forSet the azrlcas. Nature hrs fittcd them lo come through almost anv

winter and many of the o ld Ghent hybr ids thai were bred f rom North Amer ican azalea

species are cxcepi ional ly hardy.

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Above

Below

R.smirnowii, native of the Caucasus Mountains. New growthwi th whi te indumentum comes wi th the rose-pink f r i l led t russes

Close up of truss of the Ghent hybrid azalea 'Coccinea Speciosa',with its rich coppery-orange flowers

WHAT ARE SPECIES, VARIET !ES, HYBRIDS AND CULTIVARS?

W.J. Brende.: Brandis, Carl isle, Ontario

N4any of our membeE may not know the err . l mcin ing ot lh$c words and thcrr

imponance for ihc rhododendro. Srower, a l tho!gh gfowos wi th lo fgcxper iencc t )kc

them as a mat ter of tac l .

Thc word species is lhe same in \ ingular and p lura l Iormt AccordinE lo Tavlor 's

Encyclopcdia of Gardenins, i r mcan\ "4

8ro!p of lnd lv ld la l p lants more l ikc cach

other thrn anyth ing e lsc and a l l be longing lo a s ing c 8enus". Whcn wr l t ing thc nrme

of r specles, the genus i i r lways menl ioned c i ther in tu l l or abbrevi r led and bolh

names are pr inted ln i ta l ic type; i f f f i t lcn ln long hand or lvped, thcn the word\ are

underlined. Hence we wri!c the namc of a cett^in tpcclcr, Rhotlodendran lattunei, ol

Species aLways Srow in narure or have been propagatcd i rom pl . tn ts hken f rom the

wi ld. Specie! p lanl t growinS in the same ocat ion i re qui te !n i torm ln Srowih, t lower-

ing and hardiness, but some var iat ion in coour and qul l i lv occu6. l f bv chance an

outstandinS plant is fbund and i t i5 fur lhcr propagr led, wc get I new var ic ty of ihc

or ig inal sp€cic ! - When wi t ing ihe name of a var le lv , wc aLso menl ion the Senut and

the species, for insrance; R. cata\abiense \at. rubtutn lhc word variclv l! moltlv

omit ted, as r sccond lpecics name always ind cates r var i rnt

When a plint breedcr croi5es iwo spccies by p Jcing thc pol en ol one sp.cics on the

pist i l o f anothcr specict , ihe seed wi l l Erow in lo hybr id p lanl ! Thc purPotc o l lh is

cros5 breeding is to 1ry to chrnSe plant characl.rinicJ lror insllnce, bv crossing a

non-hardy specie! , having a desi rablc f lower, wi th r hardv speci .s , tome of $e hvbr id

of fspr ing, ca l led lhe Ft general ion, may have bolh that co lour rnd ihat hrrd inc5s We

emphal ize "may", bccause th is i t no i at aLL c{ ia in The p l rn ls Srown f rom a s inSle

cror ! -pol l inat ion are far t rom unl torn and lhe p l in t breedcr h is to prrc l r5c severe

f lec l ion. l fhe is lucky, lhere miy bc onc p l in tworth kccpinS lhatphnlmusi then

be propagaled vcgetat ive ly , narnely by l .ycr ing or Ltk ing cut t inss Al l p lant ! propa-

Bated in th is lnanner wi l l be nblo lute ly ident ca to the or ig in; r l hvbr id p l rnt Howev€r '

i f *ed f iom that hybr id p lant is sown, lhc n.w pLrnls , cr l lcd ihe F2 Scncrat ion, wi l l

not be uni form al a l l , and select ion i5 again nece$ary- Wc dcscr ibed th. ckrst breedlnB

between two species; howcver, a speclct and r hvbrid or two hvbrids crf be crotscd

In ca5e a hybr id p lant wi th excel lent t lower ind fo l iase dnd r lso sood h i rd inc5! ha!

been produced by a p lant breed€r, he wi l l 8 ive lh i5 p lani a name. once lh is idcnt i iv is

establ ished, we usual ly say thdi i l is a cul t ivar ins lo id oI cr l l inS i l . r hybr ld, prov ided

lhar i t is propagated only vegelr l ive ly . Al ter i l l , i t somcbody propagared th i l p l .n t

5exual ly by means of sowing seed! , he would gct hybr id p lJn ls , but !hctc would not bc

cui t ivarr . A l l cu l t iva6 are hybr ids, b, r l not a l l hYbr ids r re cul i ivar \ ' Nime! of cu l t var !

are nei ther under l ined or wr i t ten in i ta l ic !ypc, bul lhe words arc capi ta l izcd,

for indance: Roseum Elegans. The genus Rrododendron F:.ay be menlioncd, but this

is not compulsory, as is thc case tor a specie! nrme.

Why should a rhododcndron cnthusiast be innr i l i r r w th these hor t ic !Lturr pr inc lp les lIn the f l rs t p lace, hc is able to underst rnd nny i lerature wr i t t .n on thc iubiect . Furthcrnrorc, hc can avoid d l \appo n lmcni whcn buylng p lants or 5ecd.

l f , for inancc, \onrc chcap "Nova Zcmb i " (hybr ld) secd in8\ are ot fered for sa le, heshould not bry them, bccause thosc p ants wi probrbly have uni tLr ic t ive l lowers, nolat a l l l ike Nova Zembla f lowers. Furrhermorc, rhey miy no1 h l le lhc der i r rb lc hard iness o l the t rue cLr l t ivar . Thc!c seedl ing hybr ids can be chcip bccauic l t is more economical for a nurrery to produce largc number i o f p lant ! f rom sced than l rom cul l inSr.

In ca€ you want io grow plants f rom seed, you shol ld i rke seed l rom tpecies. Cah-logucs of seed houses specia l iz ing in seed of I rce5 . tnd shrub! usur y l i5 t many rhododendrons, inc l rd inS azaleas. You wi l l f ind l is ted in ihosc cata loguct : rny of thc fo l owingr secd of species, 5eed of hybrids, and a so se.d ot crosres. In thc latter c$e, lhecros pol l inat ion has been done and the seed of fered for sa le wi l l produce $e F1generat ion. l f yo! have suf f ic ient space in your Sarden to keep many p lJnl ! unl i l theyf lowcr, i t is vcry in terest ing to scc whai thc resu i i wlL l be. You can then ro8!e oul anyplants not worth kecping and lhur pract isc le lect ion as donc by p rnt breede6. Ihel inal outcome may be that you have a tcw Sood p lants and have 8r ine. l a lo l o l exper

SEED EXCHANG E

Ray Halward, Hamilton, Ontario

PeEonal exper icncc has provcd that growing rhododendrons f rom seed can bc:rn exci r inS and rewarding exper ience. I have col lec led reed ot species and open pol l ina lcdhybr ids and nar led rhem under l ight i dur ing lhe wintcr months, to bc set oul in rhesprinE, and have, alter flve yea6, a number of good lelec!ion! trom thc cfiort.

I am ot tcr ing to l tar t a reed cxchange for member i o f the Rhododendron Soc c iy ofCanada and you as rnembcrs can panic ipate by col lect ing seed f rom your p lants andsendlnS them to me io be d is t r ibuted in rnswer ro requesls l rorn a rccd i ! t .

FIRST we mun have seed, and members are asked to col lect sccd whcn r ipe; th js isindicated when the red pods turn brown and are ready !o spl i t , about October or

We are askins for seed of specles rhododendton*u.h ^\ carolinianun ind al!o scedfrom open pol l inatcd narned hybr id! b nar t the exchanSc.

Seeds should be removed f rom lhc pods and put in smal l p last lc bag5 wi th comple leidentificalion for cach cnclosed with the seed. Please be careful to kccp each lype

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ieprr l tc . Sci i p l . r r t ic br8s f l r l 1( ) t l l i f cnvtkrpe ' i $r l l b ' \ rnd mr 10 mc lor t lnr

pa.k ig lng. ind d is t r ibu l ron

Ray E. Halwird, ProPigator

Royr l Bol rn icr G. i rdcns

Box 3r,J!lHrmiLton, Ontr | io

A l is t o f donoB afd s({d i l i i rb l l r 1oi I smr l (ar to nrcmbos 'n r ' t lu ' \ l w I n ' p !D

i 'u , " i . "0 u,u, ' t , "u ds soof rs p!$ ib le I t r ' r rh ' n 'w vcrr ' An r ic0on$wlnsot

rhododendron reed, t rarspl in l ing rn ' l ' r r lv c ' fc of \cc ' l inSswi l rppci r i f our $ ln1$

BuLlct rn.

FEE STRUCTU RE

A1 f i c rnn !a l meet inS o l the Soc le ly i re$ lL i t i cnr l v rs p :L lscd lh r l lhc membctsh lp lec

struct ! re for 1973 wi l l bc at fo l low!

Menrbership tor L i te . $ r 00.0r.)

FoundinB r{cmber!hrP( J v a i L ; b l c f o r 1 9 7 2 l l l d 1 9 7 3 o n l v ) . . . . 2 5 0 0 p e r v c a r

s ins le Membcrship . . . . . . S 00pervcar

( two persons in one lami lv , cach having

one vote but recc iv ing one coPY o1

p - b ' . , d r i o ; o i n r l \ ) . .

In ! t i tu t ional MembeFhrP(carrying one rotel .

Commercia l NlembershiP(avai lable only to suppl lers ofp lanls

and materials tor horticulture- I hcse

membe15 may use the membership lin

for then commercial purpGes) . . - 25 00 per vcar

s u b s c r i p t i o n t o s o c i € l y B u l l e t i n - . . . . . - 6 0 0 p e r v e ' r

1.50 per ycar

e"g" l l tz/

CONSTITUTION OF THERHODODENDRON SOCIETY OF CANADA

ARTICLE I

A R T I C L E I I

N AI\4 ETh is o rgan iza t ion sha l l bc known as the Rhododendron Soc i -cty of Canada; hereatter rclerrcd to as the Society.

oBjEcTrvEsThe ob jec t ivcs o l the Soc ic ty a re :L To ass is t the members in the cu l tu re o f p lan ts c lass i l ied in

the gcnus Rhododendrcn, by cxchangc of knowledgc andexpcnence among the mcmbers and by supp ly ing thcmwi th in fo rmat ion f rom sources ou ts ide the Soc ic ty .

2 . Io s t imu la te in tc rcs t in rhododendrons among the pub l icand landscape dcsigners.

3 . 1o encouragc the fo rmat ion o f b ranches in the var iou ! re -g ions o f Canada.

4 . Not to make any pro f i t s lLJ r the Soc ie ly .

ME] \4BERSHIP

The membcrsh ip in the Soc ie ty sha l l be open to , r l l personsin tc rcs ted in thc cu l tu re o f rhododcndrons . The exccut ive sha l lhavc the r igh t to ca l ]ce l thc mcmbersh ip o f any membcrs whoJrc 'r Jrrenr\ in paying thcir lce lor a full calendar ycar_

FE ESThc ncmbersh ip Iee sha l l be dec idcd upon a t thc annua l mec-t ing dnd shJ l l be rcv iewcd every yc . l r . Membrrs no t p rcsen la1 the Jnnu, i l mec l ing may exprcss the i r op in ion regard ing thcrnembcrsh ip fce by rna i l p r io r to tho annua l mect ing .

]\4EETINGSThere sha l l bc , r t leas t onc genera l meet ing in thc fa l l rnd oncgcnera l n tcc t ing in thc 5pr ing ; thc la te r sha l l be the , rnnua lmccting. The placc and datc of these meetings shall be decidedby lhe cxccut ive .

BOARD OF OFFICERSThc board o f o f l i cers sha l l cons is t o f the exccut ive and lwc lved i rcc to rs - Thc cxccut ive sha l l cons is t o f a p rcs iden l , v ice-prcs idcn t , pas t p res idcn t , ed i to r , ass is tan t ed i to r , pub l i c re la -

t ions o l l i ce r , rescarch consu l tan tJ and sccreLary , t reasurc r . Theboard ol officcrs shall appoint the secretary-treasurer and haslhc power to conduct the bus iness o I the Soc ie ty .

TERN4 OF OFFICEThe pres ident , v icc p res idcn t and pas l ,p res ident sha l l serve 1ora pcriod ol one year and may not bc re electcd to thc sameof l i cc w i th in the two lo l low ing years .

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ARTICLE I I I

ARTICLE IV

ARTICLE V

ARTICLE VI

ARTICLE VI I

A R I I C L E V I I I

The .d i lor , r$ inJnt cd i lor , rcscrr .h connr l lJnL rnd publ ic rc '

l r l ions of t iccr shal l lc rve tor . r pcr iod o{ one v ' I rnd mrv bc

rc.c lccLed inrnredr lc Y.

lhe \ecrc l r fy t rc isurcr shr l l scr le 1or onc vear ind nrrv b ' n

, rppoin lcd inrmcdi i t ! lY.

I hc d i rcc lors shr l scNc t . r r Pcr iod ot lhrcc vc i rs , wLlh thc

cxcepl lon lh . r r . lur ing 1972, 1o!r d rccLoA shal l s 'Ne for one

ycar whl lc d! r ing 1972 ind 197: ] , lour d l rec lor rhr l l serve tor

two yer l r . I hc d l rec l ( t rs mrv b. rc . c . tcd imnrcdi r le lv '

NO[ l INATIONS AND ELECTIONSAt l . i \ l ono nof th pr ior lo t l r . 1r L rnc.L ing thc pres idcnl shal l

. rppoin l J n.m f r l lng cornnr i l lcc, consis t ing ot lh i {ar nrcmbcfs

01 th! SocicLy, whlch th ' r | { rbnr i l r r lhc la l meel inB lhc

i . t ' r .s o l nonr inec\ wfo h ive . \Prc$cd lhei r wi l l ingnc$ 10

r .ccp1 Lhe nonr in i l io f . F!1rh$ nominr l lons m'rv be made l ry

rny membcr, . i lho r l lhe l rL l mccl ing or bv et rcr pnor to rnc

1r l nrcol inS. Ihc nonr lncc! shr l l b ! vo lcd on bv nra i l ba l1ot

Iwo mcnrb.b ( ) l thc rorn in i l inE.onln l i t tec shi l l ser lc as rc '

1 ! .n ing o l f icer i . Ihc c l .c ton shr l l be conrpl ' led bc lore the

rnn!n l mcc1in8, . l which t im. th. .csuLl \ shr l l bc rnnounced

M I N U T E sA r !mnrrry ot thc nr nr tcs of the tuL rnd dnn! i l mcel lngs

shr ! l bc f t t i lcd Lo r l nr .mb. f !

CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION

Thc r r lLc lc \ o l th . con\Lr lu l ion nr iy bt rcpcr led, amcndc' l or

. rdde. ] lo by lh . r t l i rmr l ivc !orc to lvo lh i rds t ) f thc nrembers

re lurn ing bal loLs; l l rc vo l ing lo be c i t r icd o l l bv nra i l b iL lot

COMIt'IIITEESlh. c \ecur ivc nr iy rppoint s lch com i t lces as mry be consi

AUDITORSIwo rudi tor shal l be ippoin led at thc annu. t l mect ing lhcv

lhaLl rudi ! the books of the Societv at the end oI cach f i tca l

ycar rnd 5haLlrepor l r l thc annual meel ing

FISCAL AND OFFICIAL YEAR

Ihc l lscal ycrr th iL l corrcspond wiLh !h ' cr lcnd vcrr ' Ihc

ot l ic ia l year shal l hc thc pcr lod bc[veci two { rc"$ ivc rnnur l

ARTICLE IX

ARTICLE X

ARTICLE XI

ARTICLE XII

ARTICLE XII I

ARTICLE XIV

ARTICLE XV

BY LAWSThe board of oificcrs may establish and resc'nd by,taws as re

FINANCESlhe lecretary-treasurcr thall be empowcrcd to open a bank ac-counl in the name ot the Sociery, to depo\ i r i l l fundt rherc inrnd lo issuc cheques for paymcnt of rll accounrs. Paymentsexceeding $50.0{) to be approved by the execurive. Allcheques shall be signcd by the rcrelarylrcasurer and presa,

Formr l ly idopted at lhe Fi rs l Annual Nleel ing lvne 4,1972-

SLIDE L IBRARY

ln Volume I Number 1 oI the Bul leLin i r w;rs suggcned rhal a St ide L ibrary bc scrup for use by our members for resionrl mccting5- l\4r. Rudolt Behrins of Laval, Qucbechas k indly o l fered to ors in izc th is pro ject . l t4embers Jre askcd to connibure 35mmcolour slides of rhododendfofs ind .rzalca5, as specimens or in landscapc views. Ea.ht l ide should be s!bnr t led wi th thc to l lowing in format ion inctudcd.

I Nrme ol owncr and c i ly2 Name oi p l in lI Location of plant (open, shrded, park, gardcn, orien12rion relarcd ro build-

ings, fenccs, ihrubbery, etc . )4 Scason of bloom5 Hardiness ra l ing6 ABc of phnt whcn phoroSriphed7 Hcight and brerdrh

P l e d ' o d , k , t s u { \ u ' c ) l u r n . , l r n 8 , . n d + n d r o .Nlr . Rudol l Behr ing7:14 Giroux StrcelStc. Dorolhce, Laval , P.Q-

As wi th a l l aspccts of a new society such ar ours, a smal l conrr ibul ion of n ides l romed., membcr can cre.le J significant improvcmcnl in the advanragc! ol rhe society for

F!r1her det t r l ls on ihe progrc$ oI the col lect ion and how i r may be uscd wi i t appgar in

I I \ ' IPRESSIONS OF THE 1972 RHODODENDRON SHOW

Tholc who took lhc in i l i r t ive ind lhen orga ' izcd !hs t i r \ t l lowcr \how had no ldcr

whclh. r or not i l would b€ a succcls At lcr a l l ' manv memb'B l lvc r ! Sreal drst rncc\ '

and of thole wi lh in re ich of rhe \how on v a tew mighl h ive p l rnt \ in lu l l b loom on

lhc day of the show- Then thcrc wrs th. q lenion of how manv v l t i toE woul ' l come'

I t worked out very wel l . - Ih . re

wcr . minv cntr ie t o l cxcc l cnt qur l i lv Thrcc seprrate

displdyt of p lants in f t r l l |ower formed r bc i i r r t l l ! sct l lnS There p lnnts came marnlv

f tom commercia l n ! rser ic ! , V lnc l ind ind RBC The bui ld i '8 ot rhe Roval BotanicaL

Gardcns proved lo be very s!Ltrb c

Thc number of non member ! is l toA lo l . r l lcd 2 ' t5 Nl inv o l thcnr h id nelcr reen rhodo

den. l roni betore rnd were \upf lscd bv thei r bcr l lv OthcA, who h ' rd sccn fhododc

drons in Europe or Br i l ish Col lmbir , werc no1 aware thr l thcJ ' could b ' grown in

Eastern Canada. Aboul haLf r do/en rppl led for membcFhip ' rnd o lhcrs took ippl cr '

t ion lorms homc. Nla iy v l \ i lors q!enio l rcd !s on problcms ot Srowing rho ' lodcndron!-

ln lunrmary, our f i rs l t lower thow wa5 r grer l { rc 'e$ ' but iL d id ro l happen bf rccr '

dent . A lo l o l work wrs don. bc lorchrn l i 'd on the d iv i tsc l l bv mrnv rn 'mbcrs ' o l

whom we can menl io f onlv r few bv nrmc Rudol l Behr i iS ' inrc I rom lVonircr l Dick

Sreclc camc al l lhc v iy f rom Hr i l i \ rn . l hc lped 5c1up lhc d lsp lJv! Rrv Hi lwi rd rnd

Roy Fo6tcr d ld lhc maior nrr rc o l work i f orSin i r inE lhc !how' Bob Hi l ton r r rnrge ' l

Ior lhe judginS. l \4 i i fY th i .ks to. r o[ lhcn ind ro tholc whosc

l ioncd. Wc are r l \o gr i lc l ! l l { r lhc Rovr l Botrn ic ' r Girden\ lor lhe i r hoip ta l tv

Ouf re l lcc l ions on Lh. t orver \how worr ld nol bc comp ct ' { i ihoul Slv ing crcdl l lo ' l

group ot p ionecr \ whot l .Nlcr incc ovcr sc l t r i l d 'crdcs h is mtrdc lL Pots ib lc thal w'

iow havc rhododmdrons in L is ter i Cinrd, r ' This "od

sur fd ' conslns of l - rank

Palmer, Lcs Hincock, N1is5 Lo! i \c l ler nsr , Dick St te c , Don CruiB, rnd l im l l -v lor ' In

recent ycrr \ Roy FoFter i l$ dd nruch work Wlrh lhc cxcPt io ' 01 Don Crr iS ot

Kent l i l ie , N.S. , they werc l l rb c Io \ .e thc drow, c i lher rs ! i5 i lor \ or rs iudScs Al te l

many ycars ot work, wi th( iu l rnv PUbl ic r rcognlLbn ot thc ! ' rhc 01 rhodi )dcndron\ 1or

EAlcfn Canada, lh i \ I i rs l rh. . lodcndtur \hov r rust hr lc bcen r speci i l d i ! I thcrr

R H O D O D E N D R O N S O C I E T Y O F C A N A D A

Rcport of Judses - lst Annual Show

lune 4, 1972Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton

CLASS PLACTNG SP., CV or HYB-tA I c r tawb iens A lbum

I A I Aoulc de Neige

EXHIBIIOR

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Dr. E. Frank Palmer and Lesl ie Hancock wi th group of newlepidote hybr ids at I s t Annual Show

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mi l ler of Miss issauga in conversat ion wi thA.W. Smith of Niagara Fal ls at our F i rs t Annual F lower Show.Photo: Ken Smith, London Free Press

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Frank Palmer Award for best Canadian Hybr id and John E'

Brent Award for Best in Show

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Rhododendron Society

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TREES: Floweting Dogwood . Birch . Seryice-

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SHRUBS: Fotheryilla . Chokeberry . Summer-sweel. Dogwood. Stewartia

GROUND COVERS: Heath. Bearbetty. WildFlowets and Fens

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Front Cover

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Rhododendron'Catawbiense Album'

Home of Lydia Stephen, "The Glades", showing foundat ion

planting. Photo: Clifford A. Fenner, North Vancouver

A sect ion of Azalea Walk at "The Glades", Surrey, B.C.

Photo: Clifford A. Fenner, North Vancouver

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