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R. 'Noyo Chief'
R. 'Noyo Chief'
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

July, 1972
Vol. 26 No. 3


PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE
AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY


Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 254, Aurora, Oregon. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $10 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1972 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted by the Society.


Issue Contents

The Breeding of Hardy Rhododendrons
by Friedrich W. Dürre
Rhododendron Nutrition vs. Budding
by Richard W. Bosley
Some R. yakushimanum Hybrids
by C. H. Phetteplace, M.D.
'Noyo Chief'
by Hadley Osborn
ARS Gold Medal Awards and Citations - 1972 Vancouver Chapter Bronze Medal Award Citation
Presidential Report at the 1972 Annual Meeting
by Robert Ticknor
Australian Rhododendron Society Species Study Group
by A. W. Headlam
'Coronation Day'
by A. W. Headlam
Brodick Castle Gardens
by John S Basford
Azalea Paintings by Anne Ophelia Dowden
by F. C. Galle
Elevations Where R. metternichii Is Found
by Frank Doleshy
Some Thoughts Regarding Rh. x 'Norman Gill' and Progeny
by C. Edward Simons Jr., M.D.
The Role of Transition Metal Chelates in Rhododendron Nutrition
by Fred R. Davis, Ph.D.
Alice in Rhodie-land and Spring
by Basil Vaerlen
Joseph M. Johnson 1896-1972
by William Robinson
R. brachycarpum ssp. tigerstedtii, A New Subspecies
by Dr. Tor G. Nitzelius
Field Growing Rhododendrons - Soil Test Now
by Oregon State Univ. Ext. Service
Soil Sampling for the Garden
by Richard W. Bosley
Kalmiopsis leachiana
by J. W. Gerdemann
Rhododendron Growing in New Zealand;
Its Past, Present, and Future

by J. S. Yeates
Edgar Greer 1895-1972
Book Review
by Alfred S. Martin
F. W. Schumacher
by Elinor Clarke
Pictures Unrelated to Text, R. 'Leona', R. neriiflorum and R. chlorops
ARS Plant Registry Advertisements
Plant Registration Corrections

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REUBEN A. HATCH FRED E. KNAPP DR. HERBERT HECKENBLEIKNER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RICHARD J. BARA, Chicago, Ill., President Midwest Chapter
GALEN BAXTER, Florence, Or., President Siuslaw Chapter
WARREN BERG, Kent, Wn., Term expires 1973
WALTER J. BLYSKAL, Spring Valley, N.Y., President Tappan Zee Chapter
E. C. BROCKENBROUGH, M.D., Bellevue, Wa., President Seattle Chapter
SIDNEY BURNS, Syosset, N.Y., Term expires 1975
JAMES CAPERCI, Seattle, Wn., Term expires 1973
GEORGE CLARKE, Portland. Or., Term expires 1974
DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE, Long Beach, Wa., Term expires 1975
FRED COLLINS, Haney, B.C., Canada, President, Vancouver, B.C. Chapter
ARTHUR COYLE, Waller, Tex., President Southern Chapter
FRANK DOLESHY, Seattle, Wa., Term Expires 1974
ERNEST EGAN, New Haven, Conn., President Connecticut Chapter
JOHN EVANS, M.D., Oakland, Ca., President California Chapter
EVERETT FARWELL JR., Woodside, Ca., President San Mateo County Chapter
DAVID FLUHARTY, M.D., Newport News, Va., President Tidewater Chapter, Term Expires 1974
KEN FRANK, Shelton, Wa., President Shelton Chapter
FRED GALLE, Pine Mountain, Ga., Term expires 1975
MRS. JAMES HAINES, Aberdeen, Wn., President Grays Harbor Chapter
ROBERT HAYES, Kingston, Wa., President North Kitsap Chapter
DR. HERBERT HECHENBLEIKNER, Charlotte, N.C., President Piedmont Chapter
JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore., Term expires 1973
MRS. LEON J. HEUSER, Robbinsville, N.J., President Princeton Chapter
ARTHUR HOLWEG, Castleton, N.Y., President Mohawk-Hudson Chapter
MRS. HARVEY HOOKS, Birmingham, Ala., President Birmingham Chapter
ROBERT R. HUBER, Salford, Pa., President Valley Forge Chapter
GORDON JONES, Planting Fields Arboretum, N.Y., Term Expires 1974
FRED E. KNAPP, Locust Valley, N. Y., President New York Chapter
WELLS KNIERIM, Cleveland, Ohio, President Great Lakes Chapter
ALLAN KORTH, Santa Cruz, Ca., President Monterey Bay Chapter
ROBERT LANDREGAN, Portland, Or., President Portland Chapter
DAVID LEACH, North Madison, Oh., Term expires 1975
EDMUND V. MEZITT, Hopkington. Mass., President Massachusetts Chapter
RAY MICHEL, Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter
KENNETH M. MILLER, Orland, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter
HARRY NASH, Waynesboro, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter
JAY O'LEARY, M.D., Coos Bay, Or., President Southwestern Oregon Chapter
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TED RICHARDSON, Mountain Home, N.C., President Southeastern Chapter
GORDON SAHNOW, JR., Hillsboro, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter
GEORGE SAUNDERS, Eugene, Oregon, President Eugene Chapter
R. L. SCHWIND, Atlanta, Ga., President Azalea Chapter
BRITT M. SMITH, Kent, Wash., President Tacoma Chapter
FOLMER SOGAARD, Centralia, Wa., President Lewis County Chapter
WILLIAM SULLIVAN, Roseland, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter
TED VAN VEEN, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1973
GEORGE WAMBOLD, Olympia, Wa., President Olympia Chapter
ROBERT WELLS, Port Angeles, Wa., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter
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