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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

January 15, 1968
Vol. 22 No. 1

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 254, Aurora, Oregon. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $7.50 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1968 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Japan Revisited by Frank Doleshy		Seed Exchange, 1968 by Esther Berry
Rhododendron Breeding in The Netherlands by F. Schneider		Rhododendrons After a Hot, Dry Summer in Washington, D.C. by George W. Ring
The Program for the 1968 Annual Meeting		Rare and Unusual Rhododendrons and Azaleas
Gardens to be Visited During Annual Meeting		Nutritional Requirements of Rhododendrons by Dr. F. W. Herrick
Nurseries to be Visited
Invitation to Participate in Show at Annual Convention		Propagation Discussed by A. R. S. Members
Eugene City Hall Civic Center by Dan Morris		Revised Awards Program Adopted at Directors' Meeting
Horticulture Committee Report by Mrs. E. M. Lawson, Chairman		The Program Committee Reports by Mervin B. Vater, Chairman
Our Front Cover		Report of the Nominating Committee
A. R. S. Medals		Additional Preliminary Awards
Mid Atlantic Chapter: Annual Meeting Tentative Program		Mr. Edward H. Long, 1879-1967 by Basil Vaerlen
A.R.S. Society Plant Registry		Photos Unrelated to Text R. 'Bow Bells', 'C.I.S.', 'Hummingbird', R. wightii, 'Queen of Hearts' & 'Nestucca'
New Chapter
		Advertisements

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HARLEY ADAMSON, Montesano, Wash., President Gray's Harbor Chapter

CHARLES H. ANDERSON, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1969

ROBERT L. BADGER, Tacoma, Wash., President Tacoma Chapter

C. C. BAHRENBURG, Belle Mead, N.J., President Princeton Chapter

LLOYD BARON, Hillsboro, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter

MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash., Term expires 1969

DR. BEN T. BRIGGS, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter

MERLE E. CISNEY, Camas, Wash., Term expires 1969

R. E. COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1969

RUSSEL L. COOVERT, Tacoma, Wash., Term expires 1969

ARTHUR I. COYLE, Houston, Texas, President Southern Chapter

HENRY A. DUMPER, Roslyn Estates, N.Y., President New York Chapter

JAMES GOSSLER, Springfield, Ore., President Eugene Chapter

LOUIS GROTHAUS, Lake Oswego, Ore., Term expires 1968

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

A. W. HARTMAN, Mansfield, Ohio, President Great Lakes Chapter

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon, Term expires 1968

CHARLES HERBERT, Phoenixville, Pa., President Valley Forge Chapter

LUDWIG HOFFMAN, Bloomfield, Conn., President Connecticut Chapter

CHARLES KWITCHOFF, Ramsey, N. J., President New Jersey Chapter

ROBERT E. LEE, Charlottesville, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter

J. G. LOFTHOUSE, Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver, B.C. Chapter

ALFRED S. MARTIN, Ambler, Pa., Term expires 1969

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