R. 'Crest'
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

October 15, 1964
Vol. 18 No. 4

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, P.O. Box 208, Oak Grove Branch, Portland, Ore., 97268. 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 1964 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by Society.

Issue Contents
Rhododendron elliottii: Irroratum Series, Parishii Subseries by George D. Grace		Rowallane by Brian O. Mulligan
		The Triflorum Series
Rhododendron 'Crest' by Carl Phetteplace, M.D.		Three Dwarf Rhododendron Species by J. Harold Clarke
New Rhododendrons and Azaleas for 1964 by David G. Leach		Species Project in General and Seattle in Particular by Ben Nelson
The Naming of Plants by Arthur R. Kruckeberg		A New Display Garden for the East by Leon J. Heuser
More About R. yakushimanum		Rhododendrons and Other Ericaceae
Early Season Rhododendron Competition by Frank Doleshy		Notes from a Recent German Rhododendron Society Publication Translated by Reid M. Denis
How to Become an Expert Gardener by G. A. Arrington		Going to the Rhododendron Show by Arthur E. Radcliffe
Nickerson Color Fan		Epsom Salts for Rhododendrons
The Front Cover		The Annual Meeting in 1965
The Hardgrove Rhododendrons		Two New Directors
Proposals of the Ratings Committee		Letting Our Friends Know
American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry		American Rhododendron Society Committees for Fiscal Year 1964-65
Passing of Anthony Kluis Rudolph H. W. Kluis		Pictures Unrelated to Text: 'Nestucca', 'Loder's White', 'Mrs. Furnival', 'Sir Charles Lemon', R. uvarifolium, R. fulvum
Book Reviews
The Australian Rhododendron Society		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President		Vice President
E. B. DUNN		CARL H. PHETTEPLACE, M.D.
Secretary-Treasurer		Executive Secretary and Editor
DR. ROBERT L. TICKNOR		DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GEORGE H. ANDERSON, Seattle Wash., Term expires 1965

MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash., Term expires 1965

JAMES P. BERRY, JR., Margate, N.J., President Philadelphia Chapter

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

MERLE E. CISNEY, Camas, Wash., Term expires 1965

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

R. E. COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1965

RUSSELL L. COOVERT, Tacoma, Wash., Term expires 1965

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

JOHN EICHELSER, Olympia, Wash., President Tacoma Chapter

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

DAVID FREEMAN, Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver B.C. Chapter

WILLIAM R. GARREN, Traveler's Rest, S. C., President Southeastern Chapter

GEORGE GRACE, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1966

LOUIS C. GROTHAUS, Portland, Ore., President Portland Chapter

PAUL N. HARRIS, M.D., Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon, Term expires 1966

DR. F. W. HERRICK, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter

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

CHRIS JOHNSON, Mercer Island, Wash., President Seattle Chapter

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

KENNETH MARSHALL, Aberdeen, Wash., President Grays Harbor Chapter

LOUIS G. MARTIN, M.D., Toledo, Ohio, President Great Lakes Chapter

DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash. Term expires 1966

DALE MCCURDY, Aurora, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

DONALD PATRICK, Longview, Wash., Term expires 1966

MERLE SAUNDERS, Eugene, Ore., Term expires 1966

CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1966

CHARLES TROMMER, Oakland, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter

MERVIN B. VATER, Eugene, Ore., President Eugene Chapter

MILTON V. WALKER, M.D., Creswell, Ore., Term expires 1965

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

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