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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

January 15, 1967
Vol. 21 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 1967 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 Ornamental Plant Exploration - Japan, 1961 by Dr. John Creech	undefined	undefined Fundamentals of Rhododendron and Azalea Culture by J. Harold Clarke
Issue Contents An Invitation to the Annual Meeting by Ernest H. Yelton, M.D.	undefined	undefined New By-Laws by Edward B. Dunn
Issue Contents Biltmore House and Gardens	undefined	undefined Proposed Bylaws of the American Rhododendron Society
Issue Contents Program for Annual Meeting	undefined
Issue Contents Speakers for the Annual Meeting	undefined	undefined Display Garden Progress at Princeton
Issue Contents Annual Meeting - Garden Tour	undefined	undefined Nominating Committee
Issue Contents So You Want to Host a Convention by Roy and Honoré Hacanson	undefined	undefined Progress Report on Rooting by Dr. R. L. Ticknor
Issue Contents Seed Exchange - International by Mrs. Robert Berry	undefined	undefined American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry
Issue Contents Our Cover Picture	undefined	undefined The Southern Chapter
Issue Contents David Leach Honored		undefined Chapter Shows
Issue Contents Natural Distribution of Three Japanese Rhododendrons by Frank Doleshy	undefined	undefined Plant Awards
		Issue Contents Ted Greig
		Issue Contents Arthur Myhre
Issue Contents Rhododendron Garden Site Dedicated	undefined	undefined Picture Unrelated to Text: R. 'Jade'
Issue Contents Membership Contest	undefined	undefined Advertisements

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARLES H. ANDERSON, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1967
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROBERT L. BADGER, Tacoma, Wash., President Tacoma Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS C. C. BAHRENBURG, Belle Mead, N.J., President Princeton Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash., Term expires 1967
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEE BOARDMAN, Sequim, Wash., President Olympic Peninsula 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 ARTHUR I. COYLE, Houston, Texas, President Southern Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HENRY A. DUMPER, Roslyn Estates, N.Y., President New York Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAUL GEORGE, Forest Grove, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOUIS GROTHAUS, Lake Oswego, Ore., Term expires 1968
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon, Term expires 1968
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARLES KWITCHOFF, Ramsey, N. J., President New Jersey Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROBERT E. LEE. Charlottesville, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. G. LOFTHOUSE, Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver, B.C. Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS L. FRANK MARANVILLE, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALFRED S. MARTIN, Ambler, Pa., Term expires 1967
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1968
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MRS. PHILIP MCCOMBS, Berkeley, Calif., President California Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RAY MICHEL, Oak Lawn, Ill., President Mid-West Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DANIEL MORRIS, Eugene, Ore., President Eugene Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RICHARD REDFIELD, Closter, N.J., President Tappan Zee Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MERLE SAUNDERS, Eugene, Ore., Term expires 1968
BOARD OF DIRECTORS A. F. SERBIN, M.D., Bloomfield, Conn., President Connecticut Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FRANCIS J. SHOLOMSKAS, Norristown, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOWARD A. SHORT, Bainbridge Island, Wa., President North Kitsap Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS C. E. SIMONS JR., M.D., Edmonds, Wa., President Seattle Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1968
BOARD OF DIRECTORS GEORGE D. SMITH, JR., Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RICHARD STERLING, Hoquiam, Wash., President Gray's Harbor Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS E. M. STROMBEEK, N. Madison, Ohio, President Great Lakes Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS W. H. THORNE, Asheville, N. C., President Southeastern Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROBERT WHALLEY, Gresham, Ore., President Portland Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOE WHEAT. Olympia, Wash., President Olympia Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS THOMAS WHEELDON, M.D., Richmond, Va., Term expires 1968
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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