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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

April 15, 1957
Vol. 11 No.2

Published Quarterly by THE AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 3514 N. Russet St., Portland, Oregon. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $5.00 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1957 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Two Outstanding Rhododendrons by Dr. Carl Phetteplace		Nutrition of the Rhododendron by Donald Watson and A. Kenworthy
Weevil Damage to Rhododendrons? by F. W. Schadt		Some facts about R. orbiculare by G. G. Nearing
Register New Varieties of Rhododendrons and Azaleas by J. Harold Clarke		Thoughts on the Propagation and Growing of Rhododendrons by Roland deWilde
Effects of Several Methods of Wounding on the Rooting of Cuttings of Rhododendron by Robert L. Ticknor		A Forward to the Article Rhododendron Breeding at Linswege by B. Pecherer
		Cover
Let's Keep the Facts Straight by Warren Baldsiefen		Rhododendron Breeding at Linswege by Dietrich Hobbie
A New Chapter is Formed		A.R.S. Show Dates
The Nomination of Officers of the American Rhododendron Society		Suggested Revisions of the A.R.S. By-laws
Azalea Dates at Biltmore		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President		Secretary-Treasurer
C. I. SERSANOUS		MRS. RUTH M. HANSEN
Vice President	Editor A.R.S. Bulletin	Editor Year Book
W. P. RIDDLESBARGER	RUDOLPH HENNY	J. HAROLD CLARKE, Ph.D.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JOHN BACHER, Portland, Ore.

ROBERT M. BOVEE, Oswego, Ore.

DR. J. HAROLD CLARK, Long Beach, Wash.

DR. WM. L. CORBIN, Portland, Ore.

E. B. DUNN, Seattle, Wash.

CARL FAWCETT, Tacoma, Wash.

C. T. HANSEN, Portland, Ore.

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon

D. W. JAMES. Eugene, Ore

O. R. NEET, Portland Ore.

HOWARD SLONECKER, Oak Grove, Ore.

S. W. WILLIAMS, Portland, Ore.

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

CYRIL S. CHAVE, Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver, B.C. Chapter

DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE, Long Beach, Wash, President Portland Chapter

TED FAWCETT, Tacoma, Wash., President of Tacoma Chapter

NATHANIEL E. HESS, Sands Point, L. I., N.Y., President New York Chapter

ROBERT HESSEMER, Montesano, Wash., President Grays Harbor Chapter

DONALD McCLURE, Seattle, Washington, President Seattle Chapter

BENJAMIN PECHERER, Montclair, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter

DR. CARL PHETTEPLACE, Eugene, Oregon, President Eugene Chapter

G. OWEN PEARCE, California, President of California Chapter

DR. THOMAS WHEELDON, Richmond, Virginia, President Middle Atlantic Chapter

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