R. caloxanthum
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

April 15, 1969
Vol. 23 No. 2

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 1969 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted by the Society.

Issue Contents
Issue Contents Growing Malesian Rhododendrons in Australia by A. W. Headlam	undefined	undefined Propagation of Deciduous Azaleas from Winter Cuttings by Britt Smith and Frank Mossman
Issue Contents Riddle of a Missing Species Solved by John Patrick	undefined	undefined Hybridizing by James and Elizabeth Caperci
Issue Contents The Maximum Effect by David G. Leach	undefined	undefined My Observations in Hybridizing by A. M. Shammarello
Issue Contents Calcium Can Improve Rooting by A. T. Leiser and J. L. Paul	undefined	undefined Further Information About the Species Foundation
Issue Contents On Being a Beginner by Clarence Barrett, Jr.	undefined	undefined Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot by R. C. Lambe
Issue Contents A Report on an Asian Collecting Trip by John Patrick	undefined	undefined Azalea Leaf and Flower Gall by R. H. Gruenhagen
Issue Contents Dr. Wyman Receives Veitch Medal	undefined	undefined Our Front Cover
Issue Contents ARS Plant Registry	undefined	undefined Gleaned from the Chapter Newsletters
Issue Contents How to Determine Shade Protection by Eldred Green	undefined	undefined The Importing and Growing of Ericaceae in Latvia by R. Kondratovics
Issue Contents Hardiness Data	undefined
Issue Contents Granular Systemic Insecticides by Charles F. Scheer, Jr.	undefined	undefined New Editor
		Issue Contents Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	undefined	undefined Vice President
EDWARD 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
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
GEORGE W. BAKER, Norfolk, Va., President Tidewater Chapter
MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash., Term expires 1969
JOHN BOEGGEMAN, West Nyack, N.Y., President Tappan Zee Chapter
DR. BEN T. BRIGGS, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter
JAMES CAPERCI, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1971
MERLE E. CISNEY, Camas, Wash., Term expires 1969
GEORGE W. CLARKE, Portland, Ore., President Portland Chapter
R. E. COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1969
RUSSEL L. COOVERT, Tacoma, Wash., Term expires 1969
ARTHUR I. COYLE, Waller, Texas, President Southern Chapter
DARRIS F.ECCLES, Port Townsend, Wash., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter
W. J. DRAYDON ELLICOTT, Wayne, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter
JAMES GOSSLER, Springfield, Ore., President Eugene Chapter
MRS. EMIL F. HAGER, JR., Albertson, N.Y., President New York Chapter
PAUL M. HARRIS, M.D., Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter
A. W. HARTMAN, Mansfield, Ohio, President Great Lakes Chapter
JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore., Term expires 1971
CHARLES HERBERT, Phoenixville, Pa., President Valley Forge Chapter
LUDWIG HOFFMAN, Bloomfield, Conn., President Connecticut 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
DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1970
THOMAS J. MCGUIRE, Portland, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter
BEN NELSON, Suquamish, Wash., Term expires 1970
HADLEY OSBORN, El Cerrito, Cal., President California Chapter
I. S. ROSSITER, Hopewell, N .J., President Princeton Chapter
JOHN SCHAMENEK, Willow Grove, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter
HOWARD A. SHORT, Bainbridge Island, Wash., President North Kitsap Chapter
C. E. SIMONS, JR., M.D., Edmonds, Wash., President Seattle Chapter
CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1971
RALPH H. SMITH, Delmar, N. Y., President Mohawk-Hudson Chapter
MARK SPALDING, Lacy, Wash., President Olympia Chapter
SAM TATE, West Asheville, N. C., President Southeastern Chapter
L. O. TODD, JR., Stone Mountain, Ga., President Azalea Chapter
THOMAS WHEELDON, M.D., Richmond, Va., Term expires 1971
KEN WINDRED, COOS Bay, Ore., President Southwestern Oregon Chapter
DONALD ZAUN, Wasco, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

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