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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

April, 1975
Vol. 29 No. 2


Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 254, Aurora, Oregon. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $12 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1975 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Species Rhododendrons Before 1850
by Frank D. Mossman, MD
In Memoriam Paul D. Vossberg
by Gordon Jones
The Perversity of Milled Sphagnum
by Judson Hardy
Where Are These Dexters?
by Heman Howard
Stay, Men; This is the End
by David Leach
The Time Has Come
by Henry Fuller
Society Annual Meeting Seattle, Washington Friendship Azalea Garden
by Al LaPorte
Annual Meeting Tours
by Bob & Marge Badger
R. 'Carolyn Grace'
by Meldon Kraxberger
Breeders' Roundtable
by Robert L. Ticknor
Special Citation to Louis Grothaus
by S. Berthelsdorf
Recent Additions to Published Rhododendron Chromosome Numbers
by August E. Kehr
A New Home for the Rhododendron Species Foundation
by P. H. Brydon
After Planting Care of Container Grown Plants
by James E. Cross
Massachusetts Chapter To Sponsoring Display Garden at the Stanley Park of Westfield
Propagation by Very Soft-wood Cuttings of Rhododendrons
by Koichiro Wada
The Use of Sawdust as a Fertilizer of Rhododendrons
by Arthur W. Headlam
The Rhodora
by Dave Goheen
Rhododendron adenophorum
John M. Fogg, Jr.
Three Cinderellas
by Meldon Kraxberger
Dexters Way Out West
by Francis W. Mosher Jr.
President's Report
by Alfred S. Martin
Something to Think About
by B. C. Potter
Retarding Rhododendrons
by Arthur W. Headlam
Preparing Rhododendron Trusses
by Cecil Smith
Black Vine Weevil: A Rhododendron Pest
by D. G. Nielsen
Rhododendron Propagation at Wagner Nursery
by Mrs. David Wagner
A.R.S. Show Dates Pictures Unrelated to Text
A.R.S. Plant Registry Advertisements

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OFFICERS
President Eastern Vice President Western Vice President
ALFRED S. MARTIN DR. AUGUST E. KEHR R. CURT HUEY
Secretary-Treasurer Executive Secretary Editor
TED VAN VEEN BERNICE J. LAMB MOLLY GROTHAUS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1975
SIDNEY BURNS - J HAROLD CLARKE - FRED GALLE - DAVID LEACH
1976
WARREN BERG - JOHN P. EVANS - THOMAS W. KOENIG - TED VAN VEEN
1977
ESTHER BERRY - E C BROCKENBROUGH - GEORGE W. CLARKE - HENRY A SCHANNEN
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA MASSACHUSETTS PHILADELPHIA SOUTHEASTERN
Tom Troutman Jack Cowles George W. Muller Jr. Dan Foster
BIRMINGHAM MIDDLE ATLANTIC PIEDMONT SOUTHERN
Mrs Harvey Hooks Dr Irving Roberts Dr Donald S Kellam Arthur Coyle
CALIFORNIA MIDWEST PORTLAND SOUTHWESTERN OR
Hadley Osborn Richard J. Bara Edgar H Olsen Diane Mathis
CONNECTICUT MOHAWK-HUDSON POTOMAC VALLEY TACOMA
Elliott E Jessen Arthur Holweg Frank B White Jr. Dan Morris
DANISH MONTEREY BAY PRINCETON TAPPAN ZEE
Palle Kristensen Frank James Richard P Clark Emil V Bohnel
EUGENE NEW JERSEY SAN MATEO TIDEWATER
Tom Bowhan M. S. Allen Bob George Jack M Baird
GRAYS HARBOR NEW YORK SEATTLE TUALATIN VALLEY
Mrs Harry Sprangler Dennis Stewart Lawrence J Pierce Edward C Egan
GREAT LAKES NORTH KITSAP SHELTON VALLEY FORGE
J Judson Brooks Conrad Selfors Dr Louis H. Bock Carol J High, VMD
INDIANAPOLIS OLYMPIA SIUSLAW VANCOUVER, B. C.
D Smith Jr. Ray Swanson Bruce Pratt Milton Wildong
LEWIS COUNTY OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Antone Johson Sue R. Buhler
EDITORIAL BOARD
P H BRYDON, Chairman, Portland Chapter - HADLEY OSBORN, California Chapter
HARRY HOITINK, Great Lakes Chapter - FRED KNAPP, New York Chapter
FRED GALLE, Middle Atlantic Chapter

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