R. 'Pink Radiance'
Photo by Lou Hindla

The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Winter 1980
Vol. 34 No. 1

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 600, Aurora, Oregon 97002. 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 1980 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
A Short Guide to the Native Azaleas by Walter G. Beasley		Mycorrhizae and Rhododendron by Larry Englander, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Chapter to Host Annual Meeting on Cape Cod by Augustus M. Kelley		Another Successful Joint Chapter Meeting by H. Furman Cantrell
Azaleas and Their Cold Tolerance Research Activities at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum by Dr. Harold Pellett		Cold Hardiness, Nutrition, Mycorrhizae and Companion Plants as They Relate to the Ericaceae by Michael A. Dirr, Ph. D.
R. johnstoneanum by Arthur W. Headlam		Vancouver Artist - Mary Comber Miles by David Bar Zvi
Oregon Chapters Win and Share by June Brennan		Nominating Committee Report by Dr. August E. Kehr
Board Meeting by Esther Berry		Over-wintering Newly Rooted Azaleas by Mark Konrad
The Seasonal Change of Cold Hardiness in Rhododendrons by Satoshi Yamaguchi		Hybrid Rhododendron Grower Finds New Approach to Shorter Rooting Time
Facts Without Handles by Max E. Byrkit, M.D.		Potomac Valley Chapter Awards Bronze Medals
A.R.S. Plant Awards		Azalea Chapter Bronze Medal
New Fungus Discovered		A.R.S. Plant Registry
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OFFICERS
President	Secretary-Treasurer	Western Vice President
FRED GALLE	TED VAN VEEN	JOHN P. EVANS, M. D.
Past President	Eastern Vice President	Editor
E C BROCKENBROUGH, M. D.	GEORGE RING	ED EGAN
	Executive Secretary
	ESTHER BERRY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1980
P. H. BRYDON - ALFRED S. MARTIN - MRS. MARGE FARWELL - HENRY A. SCHANNEN
1981
HAROLD GREER - DR. GUSTAV MEHLQUIST - GEORGE RING - DR. L. KEITH WADE
1982
DR. AUGUST KEHR - BRITT SMITH - JANET BINFORD - DR. MAX RESNICK

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	JUAN de FUCA	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW
Mrs. Robert T. Brown	Frank Chamberlin	Buzz Hettinger	Michael J. Bones
BIRMINGHAM	KOMO KULSHAN	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SO. CALIFORNIA
Richard Cooper	Greg Haner	Mrs John Buhler, Jr.	Carl Deul
CALIFORNIA	LEWIS COUNTY	PHILADELPHIA	SOUTHEASTERN
E. Parker Smith	Melvin Lueken	Vernon Quarles	Russell Haag
CONNECTICUT	MASSACHUSETTS	PIEDMONT	SOUTHWESTERN OR
Mrs. Philip E. Taylor	A. Richard Brooks	Marshall G. Stillwell	Willard E. Morgan
DE ANZA	MIDDLE ATLANTIC	PORTLAND	TACOMA
Tom Wynn	Austin C. Kennell	Frank D. Mossman, MD	Frank A. Lough
DENMARK	MIDWEST	POTOMAC VALLEY	TAPPAN ZEE
Vagn Jorgensen	William Rapshys	Norton Boothe	Hans E. Bussink
EUGENE	MONTEREY BAY	PRINCETON	TUALATIN VALLEY
Harold Greer	Melvin C. Allen	Patricia Pfeiffer	Harold T. Krug
GRAYS HARBOR	NEW JERSEY	SAN MATEO	VALLEY FORGE
Lyle Lancaster	David Wuebbens	Ronald A. Killian	Clarence Ziegler
GREAT LAKES	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	VANCOUVER, B. C.
Felix A. Robinson, Jr.	William Tietjen	Ralph H. Nichols	Harold A. Johnson
INDIANA	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	WILLIAM BARTRAM
Roland Schroeder, Jr.	T. A. Peterschmidt	Helen Agoa	Dr. Curtis Sidden
			WILLAMETTE
			June Brennan

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