R. 'Palestrina'
Photographed by Joan Knapp in the garden of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Dumper
See Cover Article

The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Spring 1978
Vol. 32 No. 2

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 600, 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 1978 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 Rhododendrons in Japan by Dr. Richard Pearson	undefined	undefined Rhododendron Foliage by Arthur Headlam
Issue Contents A Note About Some Japanese Rhododendrons by Hideo Suzuki	undefined	undefined J. F. Rock Rhododendrons - 1923-4 Expedition by Col and Mrs. R. H. Goodrich
Issue Contents Two New Rhododendron Species and a New Variety by H. H. Davidian	undefined	undefined A Distribution Note on Rhododendron tamurae by John L. Creech
Issue Contents R. arboreum cinnamomeum by Arthur Headlam	undefined	undefined Petal Blight - A Threat to Us All by G. David Lewis
Issue Contents Rhododendron komiyamae and Its Alliance with Rhododendron kaempferi by John L. Creech	undefined	undefined Controlling Mosses and Liverworts by G. F Ryan
		Issue Contents ARS Plant Registry
Issue Contents R. griffithianum by Arthur Headlam	undefined	undefined Challenge the Environment by George Watson
Issue Contents From Trash Can to the Garden by Roy LaPorte	undefined	undefined Two Favorites by Al and Diane LaPorte
Issue Contents Watering Precautions by Carl A. Deul	undefined	undefined Book Review by August E. Kehr
Issue Contents ARS Plant Awards for 1977	undefined	undefined ARS Show Dates
Issue Contents Native Azaleas for Northern States Dr. N. E. Pellett	undefined	undefined New Editor by Molly Grothaus
Issue Contents	undefined	undefined Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	undefined Eastern Vice President	undefined Western Vice President
E C BROCKENBROUGH, MD	undefined FRED GALLE	undefined JOHN P. EVANS, MD
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TED VAN VEEN	undefined ESTHER BERRY	undefined MOLLY GROTHAUS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1978
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIDNEY BURNS - DR L KEITH WADE - FRANKLIN WEST - ERNEST YELTON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1979
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