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

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN BACHER, Portland, Ore.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROBERT M. BOVEE, Oswego, Ore.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. J. HAROLD CLARK, Long Beach, Wash.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. WM. L. CORBIN, Portland, Ore.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS E. B. DUNN, Seattle, Wash.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CARL FAWCETT, Tacoma, Wash.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS C. T. HANSEN, Portland, Ore.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon
BOARD OF DIRECTORS D. W. JAMES. Eugene, Ore
BOARD OF DIRECTORS O. R. NEET, Portland Ore.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOWARD SLONECKER, Oak Grove, Ore.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 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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