R. 'Guardian Fir'

The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

October, 1974
Vol. 28 No. 4

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 1974 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

ISSUE CONTENTS
ISSUE CONTENTS Kurume Azaleas: The Past and the Future by Frank Doleshy	undefined	undefined Growing Rhododendrons in a Hot Climate by Arthur W. Headlam
ISSUE CONTENTS Pistil Pete Meet Pistil Packin Mama by H. J. Slonecker	undefined	undefined Rhododendrons from Seed by Jack Cowles
ISSUE CONTENTS President's Report by Alfred S. Martin	undefined	undefined Rhododendron intranervatum by J. Rouse
ISSUE CONTENTS Rhododendron x Ledum groenlandicum: A Promising Innovation by Donald W. Paden	undefined	undefined Notes on Being a New Member of Seven Chapters by Jane McKay
ISSUE CONTENTS Philadelphia Chapter Show by Emerson A. Reed	undefined	undefined 1974 Seattle Rhododendron Show by Richard L. Scales
ISSUE CONTENTS R. zeylanicum by George W. Clarke	undefined	undefined R. souliei, F2 Cox by Carl H. Phetteplace, M.D.
ISSUE CONTENTS The ARS Membership Survey by Hank Schannen	undefined	undefined "Azaleas" - A Book Review by Franklin H. West, M.D.
ISSUE CONTENTS The Rhododendron Collection at the University of British Columbia by Roy L. Taylor	undefined	undefined 1974 Bronze Medal Award, New York Chapter by Mrs. Frank Arsen
ISSUE CONTENTS Plant Breeding Handbook, Brooklyn Botanic Garden	undefined	undefined Slide Library Program Additions by Howard A. Short
ISSUE CONTENTS R. 'Crest' by Meldon Kraxberger	undefined	undefined There's a Predator in the Bush by Robert George
ISSUE CONTENTS R. 'Carmen' by Arthur W. Headlam	undefined	undefined Is Hand Pollination Good Enough? by B. C. Porter
ISSUE CONTENTS Time Schedule - Portland Chapter Show by Edgar Olsen and Melvin Reeves	undefined	undefined Images Unrelated to Text: R. sargentianum, R. erubescens, R. dauricum and R. 'Lady Bligh'
ISSUE CONTENTS An Appeal for Help by David G. Leach	undefined	undefined Birmingham Chapter Show
		ISSUE CONTENTS ARS Plant Registry
ISSUE CONTENTS	undefined	undefined Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	undefined Eastern Vice President	undefined Western Vice President
ALFRED S. MARTIN	undefined DR. AUGUST E. KEHR	undefined R. CURT HUEY
Secretary-Treasurer	undefined Executive Secretary	undefined Editor
ROBERT LANDREGAN	undefined BERNICE J. LAMB	undefined MOLLY GROTHAUS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1975
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIDNEY BURNS - DR J HAROLD CLARKE - FRED GALLE - DAVID LEACH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1976
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WARREN BERG - JOHN P. EVANS - THOMAS W. KOENIG - TED VAN VEEN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1977
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTHER BERRY - E C BROCKENBROUGH - GEORGE W. CLARKE - HENRY A SCHANNEN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS AZALEA	undefined MASSACHUSETTS	undefined PHILADELPHIA	undefined SOUTHEASTERN
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Tom Troutman	undefined Jack Cowles	undefined Kenneth M Miller	undefined Dan Foster
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS BIRMINGHAM	undefined MIDDLE ATLANTIC	undefined PIEDMONT	undefined SOUTHERN
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Mrs Harvey Hooks	undefined Dr Irving Roberts	undefined Dr Donald S Kellam	undefined Arthur Coyle
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CALIFORNIA	undefined MIDWEST	undefined PORTLAND	undefined SOUTHWESTERN OR
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Fred V Cummings	undefined Richard J Bara	undefined Edgar H Olsen	undefined Diane Mathis
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CONNECTICUT	undefined MOHAWK-HUDSON	undefined POTOMAC VALLEY	undefined TACOMA
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Elliott E Jessen	undefined Arthur Holweg	undefined Jacob B Engle	undefined Dan Morris
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS DANISH	undefined MONTEREY BAY	undefined PRINCETON	undefined TAPPAN ZEE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Palle Kristensen	undefined Frank James	undefined Dr G David Lewis	undefined August O Kothe
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS EUGENE	undefined NEW JERSEY	undefined SAN MATEO	undefined TIDEWATER
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Clarence Barrett	undefined M S Allen	undefined Bob George	undefined Jack M Baird
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GRAYS HARBOR	undefined NEW YORK	undefined SEATTLE	undefined TUALATIN VALLEY
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Mrs Harry Sprangler	undefined Dennis Stewart	undefined Lawrence J Pierce	undefined Edward C Egan
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GREAT LAKES	undefined NORTH KITSAP	undefined SHELTON	undefined VALLEY FORGE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS J Judson Brooks	undefined Conrad Selfors	undefined Dr Frank Maranville	undefined Carol J High, VMD
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS INDIANAPOLIS	undefined OLYMPIA	undefined SIUSLAW	undefined VANCOUVER, B. C.
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS George D Smith Jr	undefined Ray Swanson	undefined Bruce Pratt	undefined Dr. R C Rhodes
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS LEWIS COUNTY	undefined OLYMPIC PENINSULA	undefined	undefined
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Folmer Solgard	undefined Suer Buhler	undefined	undefined
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS EDITORIAL BOARD
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS P H BRYDON, Chairman, Portland Chapter - HADLEY OSBORN, California Chapter
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS DR HARRY HOITINK, Great Lakes Chapter - FRED KNAPP, New York Chapter
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS FRED GALLE, Middle Atlantic Chapter

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