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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

October 15, 1962
Vol. 16 No. 4

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 1962 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Rhododendrons in the USA & Canada by Dietrich Hobbie		The Azalea Fields on Mount Taconic by F. W. Schumacher
Native Rhododendrons and Other Acid Soil Plants by Edgar T. Wherry		Objective Measurement of Hardiness in Azalea by Robert L. Gonderman
Some Thoughts on a Rating System for Rhododendrons by R. Ticknor and W. Guttormsen		A Question about the Names of R. nudiflorum and R. roseum by Lloyd H. Spinners
Two New Chapters Accepted by the ARS		Seattle World's Fair Show Staged by The Seattle Rhododendron Society
A.R.S. Gold Medal Awarded to Dr. John C. Wister		On Liming Rhododendrons by Douglas Gibb-Edlich
An Ecological Interpretation of Rhododendron Colonies in Maine and New Hampshire by A. R. Hodgdon and R. Pike		When a Rhododendron Breeder Dies, What Happens to His Hybrid Seedlings? by John C. Wister
A.R.S. Committees for 1962-1963 by J. Harold Clarke		More on Liming and Azaleas by Clarence Barbre
Citation for David G. Leach		Rhododendron Notes
Progress of the Rhododendron Display Garden (Union County, New Jersey)		Cover
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OFFICERS
President	Vice President	Secretary-Treasurer
DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE	E. B. DUNN	RUTH M. HANSEN
Editor A. R. S. Bulletin		Editor Year Book
RUDOLPH HENNY		J. HAROLD CLARKE, Ph.D.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EDWIN ARNTSEN, Seattle, Wash., President Seattle Chapter

MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash., President Grays Harbor Chapter

ROBERT M. BOVEE, Oswego, Ore., Term expires 1963

SIDNEY V. BURNS, Syosset, L. I., N.Y., President New York Chapter

ROY W. CLARK, Olympia, Wash., President Olympia Chapter

M. C. COLLARINO, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1963

RUSSELL COOVERT, Lakebay, Wash., Term expires 1963, President Tacoma Chapter

E. F. DRAKE, Port Townsend, Wash., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter

WALTER ELLIOTT, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter

CARL FAWCETT, Tacoma, Wash., Term expires 1964

HENRY FLEMING, Upper Nyack, N.Y., President Tappan Zee Chapter

D. A. FREEMAN, Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver Chapter

PETER E. GIRARD, SR, Geneva, Ohio, President Great Lake Chapter

GEORGE GRACE, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1964

C. T. HANSEN, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1964

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore., Term expires 1964, President Portland Chapter

DR. LEON J. HEUSER, Princeton, N.J., President Princeton Chapter

MARK HOLEMAN, Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter

ALFRED F. KELLY, Middletown, N.J., President Mid-Jersey Chapter

L. L. KLOSTERMYER, M.D., Asheville, N.C., President Southeastern Chapter

EDWARD H. LONG, Oakland, Calif., President California Chapter

DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1964

DALE. M. C. CURDY, Aurora, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

CARL H. PHETTEPLACE, M.D., Eugene, Ore., Term expires 1963

FRED REED, Wyckoff, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter

HOWARD SLONECKER, Oak Grove, Ore., Term expires 1963

CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1964

MAURICE SUMNER, San Francisco, California, Term expires 1963

MILTON V. WALKER, M.D., Creswell, Ore, Term expires 1963

THOMAS WHEELDON, M.D., Richmond, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter

WALES WOOD, St. Helens, Ore., Term expires 1963

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