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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
Issue Contents Japan Revisited by Frank Doleshy	undefined	undefined Seed Exchange, 1968 by Esther Berry
Issue Contents Rhododendron Breeding in The Netherlands by F. Schneider	undefined	undefined Rhododendrons After a Hot, Dry Summer in Washington, D.C. by George W. Ring
Issue Contents The Program for the 1968 Annual Meeting	undefined	undefined Rare and Unusual Rhododendrons and Azaleas
Issue Contents Gardens to be Visited During Annual Meeting	undefined	undefined Nutritional Requirements of Rhododendrons by Dr. F. W. Herrick
Issue Contents Nurseries to be Visited
Issue Contents Invitation to Participate in Show at Annual Convention	undefined	undefined Propagation Discussed by A. R. S. Members
Issue Contents Eugene City Hall Civic Center by Dan Morris	undefined	undefined Revised Awards Program Adopted at Directors' Meeting
Issue Contents Horticulture Committee Report by Mrs. E. M. Lawson, Chairman	undefined	undefined The Program Committee Reports by Mervin B. Vater, Chairman
Issue Contents Our Front Cover	undefined	undefined Report of the Nominating Committee
Issue Contents A. R. S. Medals	undefined	undefined Additional Preliminary Awards
Issue Contents Mid Atlantic Chapter: Annual Meeting Tentative Program	undefined	undefined Mr. Edward H. Long, 1879-1967 by Basil Vaerlen
Issue Contents A.R.S. Society Plant Registry	undefined	undefined Photos Unrelated to Text R. 'Bow Bells', 'C.I.S.', 'Hummingbird', R. wightii, 'Queen of Hearts' & 'Nestucca'
Issue Contents New Chapter
Issue Contents	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 HARLEY ADAMSON, Montesano, Wash., President Gray's Harbor Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARLES H. ANDERSON, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1969
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 LLOYD BARON, Hillsboro, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash., Term expires 1969
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. BEN T. BRIGGS, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MERLE E. CISNEY, Camas, Wash., Term expires 1969
BOARD OF DIRECTORS R. E. COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1969
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RUSSEL L. COOVERT, Tacoma, Wash., Term expires 1969
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 JAMES GOSSLER, Springfield, Ore., President Eugene Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOUIS GROTHAUS, Lake Oswego, Ore., Term expires 1968
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAUL N. HARRIS, M.D., Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS A. W. HARTMAN, Mansfield, Ohio, President Great Lakes Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon, Term expires 1968
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARLES HERBERT, Phoenixville, Pa., President Valley Forge Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LUDWIG HOFFMAN, Bloomfield, Conn., President Connecticut Chapter
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 ALFRED S. MARTIN, Ambler, Pa., Term expires 1969

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