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R. metternichii var. micranthum
R. metternichii var. micranthum
Photo by Hideo Suzuki
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Spring 1976
Vol. 30 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 1976 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Azaleas as Refugees and Colonists on the Volcanoes
by Frank Doleshy
A Half Century of Rhododendrons at Seacrest Arboretum
by John E. Ford
Phosphorus
by Bob Badger
Calcium - A Needed Element
by R. L. Ticknor
Azaleas of the Obtusum Subseries at Winterthur
by Hal Bruce
Endangered and Threatened Rhododendron Species
by Byron Vernimb
1976 ARS Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Program A Visit to Hong Kong
by P. G. Valder
Rhododendron Breeders Roundtable 1976 Rhododenutrition
by Dave Goheen
A Growing Medium for Malesian Rhododendrons
by Arthur W. Headlam
Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust to Celebrate 25th Jubilee
by Graham Smith
R. metternichii var. micranthum
by Hideo Suzuki
R. campylogynum var. cremastum
by Harold Greer
A New Malesian Hybrid
by P. H. Brydon
More on R. vemicosum aff. 18139
by Ray and Jane Goodrich
Behold a Gardener's Best Friend - The Earthworm
by Art Frazer
A Good Natural Fertilizer for Rhododendrons
by Frank Packard
Incubation Temperature and Pollen Tube Growth in Rhododendron: A Preliminary Report
by Robert J. Campbell
Propagation of Evergreen Azaleas
by R. D. Welshmer
Rhododendron Monograph in Preparation
Lewis County Chapter Bronze Medal 1975 Arthur O. "Art" Wright 1907-1975
by Howard Slonecker
ARS Plant Registry ARS Show Dates
Princeton Chapter Bronze Medals Letter to the Editor from T. Lelliott
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