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Potomac Valley Chapter
of the
American Rhododendron Society
Seed Exchange 2004

How to Order

Hardy Giant The following seeds are offered in this year’s exchange only to members of the Potomac Valley Chapter at a cost of $0.50 per packet. Orders are limited to one packet per variety but please list alternates in case certain varieties are sold out. Return your seed order to Don Hyatt <Don@donaldhyatt.com > with check payable to Potomac Valley Chapter ARS on or before January 24, 2004. Available seed will be divided among those requesting the variety and orders will be mailed in early February, 2004.

In addition to seed listings below, we have provided some pictures of the parents used in our crosses, such as the Knippenburg's hybrid ‘Hardy Giant’ (fortunei x fictolacteum) shown to the right in the Beaudry’s garden.

Contributors

We wish to thank our contributors: Norman and Jean Beaudry (Bethesda, MD), Vijay Chandhok (Pittsburgh, PA), Ed Collins (Hendersonville, NC), Jane Goodrich (Vienna, VA), Don Hyatt (McLean, VA), Doug Jolley (Flatwoods, WV), Bob King (Frostburg, MD), George McLellan (Gloucester, VA), Sally and John Perkins (Salem, NH), Larry Price (Polk County, AK), Jon Wallenmeyer (Rockville, MD), Margaret White (Annandale, VA), and Harry Wise (Charleston, WV).


Key: hp - hand pollinated, cw - collected in the wild, and op - open pollintated)

Rhododendron and Azalea Species   (hp or cw)

1. arborescens, cw Tucker Co., WV (Jo)
2. arborescens, cw Wayah Bald, NC (Hy)
3. arboreum, cw Mukteshwar, India (Ch)
4. calendulaceum, cw Engine Gap, NC-TN (Hy)
5. calendulaceum, cw Jane Bald, NC-TN (Hy)
6. calendulaceum, cw Roan ‘Molten Lava’ (Hy)
7. calendulacuem, cw Mt. Rogers, VA (Hy, Mc)
8. catawbiense, cw Otter Creek,VA (Hy)
9. catawbiense (album?), cw Otter Creek, (Hy)

10. catawbiense, cw Roan Mt., NC-TN (Hy)
11. catawbiense, cw Mt. Rogers, VA (Hy, Mc)
12. catawbiense, cw Fayette Co.,WV (Jo)
13. maximum, cw Mt. Rogers (Hy)
14. oblongifolium, cw, Polk Co Arkansas (Pr)
15. prinophyllum (roseum), cw Polk Co. AK (Pr)
16. prinophyllum (roseum), Bald Mt., VA (Hy)
17. vaseyi, pink cw Mt. Pisgah, NC. (Hy)
18. vaseyi, deep pink (red), cw (Hy,Co)
arborescens
R. arborescens
Wayah Bald, NC
catawbiense album
R. catawbiense album
Otter Creek, VA
calendulaceum
R. calendulaceum
Engine Gap, NC-TN
calendulaceum
R. calendulaceum 'Molten Lava'
Roan Highlands, NC-TN
prinophyllum
R. prinophyllum
Polk County, AK
prinophyllum
R. prinophyllum
Bald Mountain, VA
vaseyi
R. vaseyi, Pink
Mt. Pisgah, NC
vaseyi
R. vaseyi, Pale Pink
Mt. Pisgah, NC
vaseyi
R. vaseyi, Deep Pink (red)
Mt. Pisgah, NC

Rhododendron and Azalea Species   (op)


19. adenopodum, op (Ka)
20. anwheiense, op (Hy)
21. arborescens, op (Wh, Hy)
22. austrinum, ‘Escatawpa’ (yellow), op (Wa)
23. canadense, album, op (Pe)
24. canadense, lavender pink, op (Pe)
25. carolinianum, album, op(Wh)
26. carolinianum, Burn’s yellow, op (Pe)
27. carolinianum, op, Gables white (Pe)
28. carolinianum, op, pink (Wh)
29. cumberlandense (bakeri), op (Wh)
30. hyperythrum, pink op (Be)
31. hyperythrum, white, op (Hy, Ka)
32. kiusianum, op (Hy)
33. mariesii, op (Co)
34. maximum ‘Mt. Mitchell’ (red max) (Be)
35. metterianum alba, op (Go)
36. metternichii (degronianum ssp. heptamerum), op (Ki)
37. metternichii ‘Wada’s Form’ (degronianum ssp. heptamerum 'Wada'), (Hy)
38. mucronulatum, op (Hy)
39. mucronulatum, ‘Mirasiki’ double (Pe)
40. nudipes (Pe)
41. prunifolium, op (Wh)
42. pseudochrysanthum, op (Ka)
43. reticulatum group, (Hy)
44. schlippenbachii, op (Wi, Wh, Ka)
45. vaseyi, pink op (Wh)
46. vaseyi, deep pink (red) op (Wa)
47. viscosum, op (Pe)
48. wadanum, album, op (Hy)
anwheiense
R. anwheiense
austrinum
R. austrinum
canadense
R. canadense
kiusianum
R. kiusianum
hyperythrum
R. hyperythrum
maximum
R. maximum 'Mt. Mitchell' (red)
metternichii
R. metternichii
(R. degronianum ssp. heptamerum)
prunifolium
R. prunifolium
viscosum
R. viscosum

Rhododendron Crosses, Hand Pollinated (hp)

49. Cadis x arboreum (Hy)
50. Disca x Cape White (Hy)
51. Disca x Dexter’s Spice (Hy)
52. Disca x Honeydew (Hy)
53. Dupont’s Apricot (=CatFortCampy) x arboreum (Go)
54. Gilbert Meyers x Hardy Giant (Be)
55. Hardy Giant x arboreum (Be)
56. Janet Blair x Dotti (Hy)
57. John C.White x Martha Phipps (Hy-Wh)
58. ((MaryBelle – yakushimanum) x Martha Phipps ) x Hardy Giant (Be)
59. Mrs. Furnival x Janet Blair (Hy)
60. Mrs. Helen Johnston x Honeydew (Hy)
61. Nestucca x Hardy Giant (Be)
62. Queen Annes x Almost (Be)
63. Scintillation x arboreum (Hy)
64. (Scintillation x Phipp’s Yellow) x Phipp’s Yellow (Go)
65. Skyglow x Martha Phipps (Hy-Wh)
66. Tiana x Hardy Giant (Be)
67. (Vulcan x fortunei) x Dotti (Hy)
68. (Vulcan - fortunei) x Honeydew (Hy)
69. Wheatley x. arboreum (Hy)
R. arboreum
R. arboreum
Mukteshwar, India
Cadis
'Cadis'
Dotti
'Dotti'
Hardy Giant
'Hardy Giant'
Disca
'Disca'
Phipps Yellow
'Phipps Yellow'
Cape White
'Cape White'
Mrs. Furnival
'Mrs. Furnival'
Dexter's Spice
'Dexter's Spice'
Almost
'Almost'
Honeydew
'Honeydew'
Mary Belle
'Mary Belle'
John C. White
'John C. White'
(Vulcan x fortunei)
Queen Annes
'Queen Annes'
Wheatley
'Wheatley'

Evergreen Azalea Crosses, Hand Pollinated (hp)

70. Ben Morrison x Rukizon (Hy) 71. Walter's Pinwheel =(nakaharae x Koromo Shikibu) x Rukizon
Ben Morrison
'Ben Morrison'
Walters Pinwheel
'Walters Pinwheel'
Rukizon
'Rukizon'

Deciduous Azaleas, Hand Pollinated (hp)

72. Gregory Melon Balls x Gregory Kaleidoscope
73. Wayah Crest x Gregory Bald Coral (Hy)
74. Wayah Crest x Gregory Christmas Red (Hy)
75. Wayah Crest x Gregory Candy Stripe (Hy)
76. Gregory White x arborescens (cream) (Hy)
77. Gregory White x Gregory Fuchsia (Hy)
78. Hannah Trail Coral x Gregory Fuchsia (Hy)
79. Gregory Orange x austrinum
Melon Balls
'Gregory Melon Balls'
Christmas Red
'Gregory Christmas Red'
Fuchsia
'Gregory Fuchsia'
Kaleidoscope
'Gregory Kaleidoscope'
Candy Stripe
'Gregory Candy Stripe'
Hannah Coral
'Hannah Trail Coral'

Lepidote Rhododendron Hybrids, Open Pollinated (op)

80. Apritan (Be)
81. Ben Moseley
82. Big Catmar (Go)
83. Fantastica (Wh)
84. (fortunei cream x Dr. Rock), op (Go)
85. Hannah Hersey (Wh)
86. Hardy Giant (Be)
87. Janet Blair (Ka)
88. Mt. Siga (Ka)
89. Skyglow (Ka)
90. (yakushimanum x williamsianum), op (Pe)
91. (yakushimanum x metternichii), op (Hy)
CatMar
'CatMar'
Mt. Siga
'Mt. Siga'
Janet Blair
'Janet Blair'
Hannah Hersey
'Hannah Hersey'
Dr. Rock
'Dr. Rock'
Fantastica
'Fantastica'

Lepidote Rhododendron Hybrids, Open Pollinated (op)

92. Aglo, op (Hy)
93. (Epoch x augustinii), op (Hy)
94. Staccatto, op (Hy)
95. Twenty-four Karat, op (Go)
Aglo
'Aglo'
Epoch-Augustinii
Epoch x augustinii
24 Karat
'24 Karat'

Evergreen Azaleas, Open Pollinated (op)

96. Dayspring, op (Hy)
97. Dream, op (Hy)
98. Orchido,op (Hy)
99. Pocono Pink, op (Hy)
Dayspring
'Dayspring'
Dream
'Dream'
Pocono Pink
'Pocono Pink'

Deciduous Azaleas, Open Pollinated (op)

100. (arborescens x bakeri), op (Wh)
101. Chetco, op (Hy)
102. Golden Flare, op (Hy)
103. Goldflakes, op (Hy)
104. Marina, op (Hy)
105. Light Orange Knap Hill Hybrid, op (Hy)
106. Sommerville #72 (austrinum hybrid), (Hy)
107. (viscosum x bakeri), op (Wh)
Chetco
Chetco
Marina
'Marina'
Sommerville 72
'Sommerville #72'

Other Seeds

108. Enkianthus, Haag’s Red (Co)
109. Kalmia, cw Mt. Rogers, VA (Hy)

Addenndum - Elepidote Hybrids, Hand Pollinated (hp)

The following hand pollinated crosses are from Max Byrkit (By) of Hagerstown, MD, but did not make our newsletter publication date. We are posting them on the web and have provided handouts to people who attended the January meeting.
110. (vernicosum aff R 18139 x Orange Marmalade) x catawbiense alba v. Glass (By)
111. Hardy Loderi x (vernicosum aff R 18139 x Orange Marmalade) (By)
112. Joshua X Verry Berry (By)
113. Bikini {varigated flowers red and white} x Hardy Loderi (By)
114. (vernicosum aff R 18139 x Orange Marmalade) x Hardy Loderi (By)
115. Tarnish x Hardy Loderi (By)
116. Jerry Tabol x Hardy Loderi (By)
117. (maximum x yakushimanum ) x (catawbiense alba x fortunei alba) (By)
118. Tarnish x Capistrano (By)
119. Joshua X Hardy Loderi (By)
120. brachycarpum compact form x (catawbiense alba x fortunei alba ) (By)
121. (vernicosum aff R 18139 x Orange Marmalade) x Graf Zepplin (By)
122. (catawbiense alba x dichroanthum ) x Graf Zepplin (By)
123. Champagne X Hardy Loderi (By)
124. Hong Kong X (vernicosum aff R 18139 x Orange Marmalade) (By)
125. (catawbiense alba x fortunei alba) x (vern. 18139 x Org. Marm. ) (By)
126. Capistrano x (vernicosum aff R 18139 x Orange Marmalade) (By)
127. (catawbiense alba X dichroanthum) x Hardy Loderi (By)
128. [(Marybelle x fortunei cream ) x (fortunei cream x vernicosum aff R 18139)] x (vernicosum aff R 18139 x Orange Marmalade) (By)

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