R. 'Anna Baldsiefen'

The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

July 15, 1965
Vol. 19 No. 3

Published Quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 254, 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 Annual Meeting of the Society by Edward B. Dunn		Hardiness and Beauty in Rhododendrons by Carl Phetteplace
Minutes of the Annual Meeting by Robert Ticknor		Our Growing Seed Program by Esther Berry
The Annual Meeting Report		Annual Meeting Pictures
Henry Skinner & David Leach Awarded Gold Medals		Inheritance of Indumentum by David Leach
For The East Coast A Few Early and Late Flowering Rhododendrons by John Wister		The Genus Rhododendron: A Unique Program by Mary Fleming
Genesis of the Rhododendron Species Foundation and Rhododendrons in Great Britain by Milton V. Walker		Citation to Ted Hansen by the Portland Chapter
		American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry
A Few Remarks Concerning Research by Clement G. Bowers		Experiences in Breeding for Indumentum by Cecil Smith
Research on R. indicum 'Formosa' by R. D. Dickey and R. T. Poole		Welcome to Tualatin Valley Chapter
		New York Chapter Rhododendron Show
Award to Mrs. A. C. U. Berry		Portland Rhododendron Show
The Tender Species		Tacoma Wins Membership Contest
Winter Injury		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 1967

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

MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash., Term expires 1967

GEORGE BETTS, Rochester, Wash., President Olympia Chapter

DR. G. BLIGH, President Vancouver B. C. Chapter

LEE BOARDMAN, Sequim, Wash., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter

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

MERLE E. CISNEY, Camas, Wash., Term expires 1967

R. E. COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1967

RUSSELL L. COOVERT, Tacoma, Wash., Term expires 1967

RICHARD FENICCHIA, President Great Lakes 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

ALBERT S. MARTIN, Ambler, Pa., Term expires 1967

DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1966

DALE McCURDY, Aurora, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

DONALD PATRICK, Longview, Wash., Term expires 1966

RICHARD REDFIELD, Closter, N.J., President Tappan Zee Chapter

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

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

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