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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

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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