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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

April 15, 1965
Vol. 19 No. 2

Published Quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box254, Aurora, 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 1965 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
The Rosebay Rhododendron: Historical Oddities, Unusual Forms, Its Value as a Parent by David G. Leach		Yakushimanum by A. F. Serbin, M.D.
		Observations on Heat Tolerance by Ben Lancaster
Resistance to Freeze and Wind Burn In Rhododendrons by LaVern Freimann		The Woods Weevil, A New Pest of Rhododendrons And Azaleas by E. P. Breaker
Winter Damage at University of Washington Arboretum by J. A. Witt		Cold Damage in the Eugene, Oregon Area by Harold E. Greer
Visitors Welcome at East Coast Rhododendron Display Garden by Velma Haag		"Visit to Laurelwood Gardens" The Home of Mr. & Mrs. John F. Knippenberg
Condition of Rhododendrons by Cecil Smith		American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry
Annual Meeting		The Rhododendron Species Foundation
Additional Gardens to be Visited in Connection with The Annual Meeting by Dorothy Schlaikjer		Standardizing Descriptions Within the Genus Rhododendron by Reid M. Denis
Report of the Nominations Committee		Changes in Ratings System
Dora Amateis		Show Schedule for 1965
		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

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

GEORGE M. ARRINGTON, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter

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

GEORGE BETTS, Rochester, Wash., President Olympia Chapter

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

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

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

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

ROY HACANSON, Puyallup, Wash., President Tacoma Chapter

DR. J. KELVIN HAMILTON, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter

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

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon, Term expires 1966

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

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

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

PAUL SLEEZER, Mountain Lakes, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter

CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1966

RICHARD STERLING, Hoquiam, Wash., President Gray's Harbor 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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