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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

July 15, 1964
Vol. 18 No. 3

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, P.O. Box 208, Oak Grove Branch, Portland, Ore. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $5.00 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1964 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by Society.

Issue Contents
A Talk by David Leach at the Annual Meeting		Rowallane: North Ireland by Milton V. Walker, M.D.
Distinguished Hybridizers Honored by Betty Hager		The Forcing of Rhododendrons by James S. Wells
Amateur Rhododendron Propagation Techniques: Part 2 by John G. Lofthouse		Here and There in the Rhododendron Garden by George D. Grace
A Miniature Deciduous Azalea by Dr. Robert L. Ticknor		Annual Meeting by Marjorie W. Baird
ARS Gold Medal Awards		Garden Visits at Annual Meeting
Eastern Chapter Conference by Edward Dunn		Tacoma Chapter Show by Honore Hacanson
ARS Plant Registry		Seattle Chapter Show
The Front Cover		New York Chapter 1964 Show
Dr. Robert L. Ticknor, New Secretary-Treasurer		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President		Vice President
E. B. DUNN		CARL H. PHETTEPLACE, M.D.
Secretary-Treasurer		Executive Secretary and Editor
DR. ROBERT L. TICKNOR		DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash., Term expires 1965

JAMES P. BERRY, JR., Margate, N.J., President Philadelphia Chapter

SIDNEY V. BURNS, Syosset, L. I., N.Y., President New York Chapter

MERLE E. CISNEY, Camas, Wash., Term expires 1965

ROY W. CLARK, Olympia, Wash., President Olympia Chapter

R. E. COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1965

E. F. DRAKE, Port Townsend, Wash., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter

JOHN EICHELSER, Olympia, Wash., President Tacoma Chapter

HENRY FLEMING, Upper Nyack, N.Y., President Tappan Zee Chapter

DAVID FREEMAN, Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver B.C. Chapter

WILLIAM R. GARREN, Traveler's Rest, S. C., President Southeastern Chapter

GEORGE GRACE, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1966

LOUIS C. GROTHAUS, Portland, Ore., President Portland Chapter

PAUL N. HARRIS, M.D., Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon, Term expires 1966

DR. F. W. HERRICK, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter

DR. LEON J. HEUSER, Princeton, N.J., President Princeton Chapter

CHRIS JOHNSON, Mercer Island, Wash., President Seattle Chapter

EDWARD H. LONG, Oakland, Calif., President California Chapter

KENNETH MARSHALL, Aberdeen, Wash., President Grays Harbor Chapter

LOUIS G. MARTIN, M.D., Toledo, Ohio., President Great Lakes Chapter

DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1966

DALE MCCURDY, Aurora, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

DONALD PATRICK, Longview, Wash., Term expires 1966

FRED REES, Wyckoff, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter

MERLE SAUNDERS, Eugene, Ore., Term expires 1966

CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1966

DR. ROBERT L. TICKNOR, Canby, Ore., Term expires 1965

MERVIN B. VATER, Eugene, Ore., President Eugene Chapter

MILTON V. WALKER, M.D., Creswell, Ore., Term expires 1965

THOMAS WHEELDON, M.D., Richmond, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter

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