Mr. Tsumagari beside a plant of R. yakushimanum on the summit ridge of Kuromi-dake
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

January 15, 1966
Vol. 20 No. 1

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 1966 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 Tourists in Japan by Frank Doleshy	undefined	undefined Edgar Greer, Rhododendron Breeder by Merle Saunders
Issue Contents Presidents Report by Edward B. Dunn	undefined	undefined Rhododendrons in the Philadelphia Area by F. J. Sholomskas
Issue Contents A. R. S. Annual Meeting Program	undefined	undefined Ratings for Specific Areas
Issue Contents Rhododendron Show	undefined	undefined Our Front Cover
Issue Contents Gardens to be Visited	undefined	undefined Membership Contest
Issue Contents Growing Rhododendron Seedlings in Glass Containers by Johannes Hedegaard	undefined	undefined Comparative Hardiness of Some R. elliottii Hybrids by Cecil Smith
Issue Contents New Seed for the New Year by Esther Berry	undefined	undefined Liming Rhododendrons by Alleyne Cook
Issue Contents American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry	undefined	undefined Pictures Unrelated to Text: R. 'Coral Bells' & R. 'Loderi King George'
Issue Contents Nominating Committee	undefined	undefined Advertisements

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARLES H. ANDERSON, Seattle, Wash, Term expires 1967
BOARD OF DIRECTORS GEORGE M. ARRINGTON, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS C. C. BAURENRURG, Belle Mead, N. J., President Princeton Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash, Term expires 1967
BOARD OF DIRECTORS GEORGE BETTS, Rochester, Wash., President Olympia Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. G. BLIGH, North Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver B.C. Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEE BOARDMAN, Sequim, Wash, President Olympic Peninsula Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORREST E. BUMP, M. D., Forest Grove, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MERLE E. CISNEY, Camas, Wash, Term expires 1967
BOARD OF DIRECTORS R. E. COMERFORD, Marion, Ore, Term expires 1967
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RUSSELL L. COOVERT, Tacoma, Wash, Term expires 1967
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HENRY A. DUMPER, Roslyn Estates, N.Y., President New York Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RICHARD FENICCHIA, President Great Lakes Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILLIAM R. GARRLN, Traveler's Rest, S. C., President Southeastern Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS GEORGE GRACE, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1966
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOUIS C. GROTHAUS, Portland, Ore., President Portland Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROY HACANSON, Puyallup Wash., President Tacoma Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. J. KELVIN HAMILTON, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAUL N. HARRIS, M.D., Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon, Term expires 1966
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHRIS JOHNSON, Mercer Island, Wash., President Seattle Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALFRED S. MARTIN, Ambler, Pa., Term expires 1967
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1966
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MRS. PHILIP MCCOMBS, Berkeley, Calif., President California Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DALE MCCURDY, Aurora, Ill., President Midwest Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DANIEL MORRIS, Eugene, Ore., President Eugene Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DONALD PATRICK, Longview, Wash., Term expires 1966
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RICHARD REFIELD, Closter, N.J., President Tappan Zee Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MERLE SAUNDERS, Eugene, Ore., Term expires 1966
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAUL SLEEZER, Mountain Lakes, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1966
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RICHARD STERLING, Hoquiam, Wash., President Gray's Harbor Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS THOMAS WHEELDON, M.D., Richmond, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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