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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

January 15, 1970
Vol. 24 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 1970 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted by the Society.

Issue Contents
An Invitation to the A.R.S. 1970 National Convention by Lloyd Smith		Seventy Five Years of Growing Rhododendrons in the Arnold Arboretum by Dr. Donald Wyman
Theme for the 1970 Convention by R. C. Rhodes, M.D.		A Trip to Some Famous English Gardens by John D. Johnston
Bibliography of Thomas M.C. Taylor		Portland Chapter A.R.S. Awards 1969
Bibliography of Roy L. Taylor		Nominating Committee Reports
You are Cordially Invited to Attend by John G. Lofthouse		Increasing Rhododendron Enjoyment by Ted Van Veen
Revision of By-Laws and Recent Actions of the Board by Carl H. Phetteplace, M.D.		Gold Medal Award Citation to Dr. J. Harold Clarke by Edward B. Dunn
Proposed Changes in By-Laws of the A.R.S.		Taiwan Venture by John Patrick
Rhododendrons in the Landscape by Doan R. Ogden		Breeding Azaleodendrons by Alexander C. Martin
An Ideal Truss Display Stand by Howard A. Short		Ben F. Nelson by Herbert G. Ihrig
Our Front Cover		Eastern Chapter to Meet in Norfolk
Modus Operandi - 1970 by Esther Berry		Henry Francis du Pont by C. Gordon Tyrell
Vegetative Growth of Rooted Cuttings of Rhododendron x P.J.M. During Winter by John McGuire & Valerie J. Bunce		New Chapter Organized in Birmingham, Alabama by Mrs. Harvey J. Hooks
		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President		Vice President
CARL H. PHETTEPLACE, M.D.		ROBERT L. BADGER
Secretary-Treasurer		Editor
DR. ROBERT L. TICKNOR		P. H. BRYDON
Executive Secretary
MRS. WILLIAM J. CURTIS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

CHARLES H. ANDERSON, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1971

MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash., Term expires 1972

JOHN BOEGGEMAN, West Nyack, N.Y., President Tappan Zee Chapter

JAMES CAPERCI, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1971

RON CASEBIER, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter

GEORGE W. CLARKE, Portland, Ore., President Portland Chapter

DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE, Long Beach, Wash., Term expires 1972

ROBERT E. COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1972

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

DR. H.L. DIXON, Coos Bay, Ore., President Southwestern Oregon Chapter

FRANK DOLFSHY, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1971

ARTHUR P. DOME, Seattle, Wn., President, Seattle Chapter

DARRIS ECCLES, Port Townsend, Wash., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter

NEWTON W. EDWARDS, Alexandria, Va., President, Potomac Valley Chapter

ROBERT FENTON, Pittsburgh, Pa., President, Great Lakes Chapter

DAN FRANKLIN, Atlanta, Ga., President Azalea Chapter

MRS. EMIL F. HAGER, JR., Albertson, N.Y., President New York Chapter

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

GEORGE HARRISON, Seattle, Wn., President, Tacoma Chapter

HENRY HEYERDOFF, Bloomingdale, N.J., President, New Jersey Chapter

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore., Term expires 1971

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

LUDWIG HOFFMAN, Bloomfield, Conn., President Connecticut Chapter

MRS. HARVEY HOOKS, Birmingham, Ala., President, Birmingham Chapter

RAYMOND C. HUEY, Springfield, Ore., President Eugene Chapter

OLAV JACOBSEN, Bainbridge Island, Wn., President, North Kitsap Chapter

ALFRED S. MARTIN, Ambler, Pa., Term expires 1972

DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1970

HARRY NASH, Waynesboro, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter

BEN NELSON, Suquamish, Wash., Term expires 1970

HADLEY OSBORN, El Cerrito, Cal., President California Chapter

ROBERT ROSS, Portland, Ore., President, Tualatin Valley Chapter

I. S. ROSSITER, Hopewell, N.J., President Princeton Chapter

JOHN SCHAMENEK, Willow Grove, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter

CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1971

RALPH H. SMITH, Delmar, N.Y., President Albany-Mohawk Chapter

LLOYD SMITH, Pitt Meadows, B.C., Canada, President Vancouver Chapter

MARK SPALDING, Olympia, Wash., President Olympia Chapter

SAM TATE, West Asheville, N.C., President Southeastern Chapter

THOMAS WHEELDON, M.D., Richmond Va., Term expires 1971

JAMES A. WRIGHT, Virginia Beach, Va., President, Tidewater Chapter

DONALD ZAUN, Wasco, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

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