R. 'Whitestone'

This picture was submitted by Al Fitzburgh. It is R. Whitestone. As you can see, it is a white double, and when hybridized throws a good percentage of doubles in its progeny. It is a Long Island plant brought into the trade by the head of the Seed Exchange. No one seems to know where it came from, or its parentage. There are a few true doubles around, such as "Queen Anne’s", Matt Hess's "Long Island" and "Fastuosum Flore Pleno", but Al thinks this one is the best.

Meetings and Activities

TAPPAN ZEE 2011-2012 CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES:

Our meetings at the Park Ridge Methodist Church are open to the public and, with two exceptions, will be held on the fourth Saturday of the month at 2:00 PM. Meetings at the Church are preceded by a 12 noon luncheon with the speaker at Davey’s Locker on Kinderkamack Road just below the Railroad Station in Montvale.

September 17:    Al Fitzburgh will demonstrate how to root almost everything

October 15:          Steve Kristoph - “Companion Plants for Azaleas and Rhododendrons”.

October 21 - 23: The Eastern Region Fall Conference in Richmond, Virginia

November 19:     Jeff Clark , Lund Bros. Nursery, - “Grafting Rhododendrons and Conifers”

February 25:        Annual Luncheon -Dennis Bottemiller, Nursery Manager, Species Foundation

March 24:             Karel Bernady, Greater Philadelphia Chapter,  – “Double Grafting”

April 21:                Al Fitzburgh – “How to Build a Deer Fence” and an early flower show

May 4-8:               Annual ARS Convention, Asheville, North Carolina

May 12:                Annual Plant Sale

May                      Garden tour and lunch - date and location to be announced

Regular Memberships: Both spouses are included in regular memberships for $40.

Associate Memberships: Anyone interested in joining neighboring chapters as an Associate Member for a very reasonable $10.00 please contact:

For Princeton: Mike O'Hara, 2111 Sunrise Way, Jameson, PA 18929 mh21wy@comcast.net

For New York: Marianne Feller, 88 Old Field Road, Old Field, NY 11733-1646 thefellers@verizon.net

For TZ memberships, directions or any other inquiries call Lydia or Gus Cerini at 845-735-3475

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