R. macabeanum
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

July 15, 1970
Vol. 24 No. 3

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
Issue Contents President's Report, 1970 A.R.S. Annual Meeting by Carl H. Phetteplace, M. D.	undefined	undefined Rhododendrons at Flowering Time, Japan, 1969 (conclusion) by Frank Doleshy
Issue Contents Highlight of the A.R.S. National Convention by Mrs. Mary Greig	undefined	undefined Testing and Breeding Rhododendrons in Nova Scotia by D. L. Craig
Issue Contents A.R.S. Gold Medal Awards and Citations - 1970	undefined	undefined Citation to Sidney and Clara Burns by Betty Hager
Issue Contents The Japanese and their Gardens by Dr. T. M. Taylor	undefined	undefined Selection and Culture of Rhododendrons in North Alabama
Issue Contents Philadelphia Chapter Receives Gold Medal by Alfred S. Martin	undefined	undefined Survey of Rhododendron Species of Washington, D.C. and Vicinity by Richard T. Johnston
Issue Contents A.R.S. Plant Registry	undefined	undefined Ben F. Lancaster
Issue Contents A.R.S. Plant Awards - 1969	undefined	undefined Ralph Van Landingham, Jr.
Issue Contents Our Front Cover	undefined	undefined John Schamenek by Alfred S. Martin
Issue Contents	undefined	undefined Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	undefined Vice President	undefined Eastern Vice President
CARL H. PHETTEPLACE, M.D.	undefined ROBERT L. BADGER	undefined ALFRED S. MARTIN
Secretary-Treasurer	undefined	undefined Executive Secretary
DR. ROBERT L. TICKNOR	undefined	undefined MRS. WILLIAM J. CURTIS
Editor	undefined Associate Editor	undefined Contributing Editor
P. H. BRYDON	undefined FRED E. KNAPP	undefined HERBERT HECKENBLEIKNER

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARLES H. ANDERSON, Bellevue, Wn., Term expires 1971
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEWIS BAGOLY, Phoenixville, Pa., President Valley Forge Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RICHARD BABA, Chicago, Ill., President Midwest Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WARREN BERG, Kent, Wn., Term expires 1973
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen. Wn., Term expires 1972
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN E. BOEGGEMAN, West Nyack, N.Y., President Tappan Zee Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JAMES CAPERCI, Seattle, Wn., Term expires 1973
BOARD OF DIRECTORS GEORGE CLARKE, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1971
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE, Long Beach, Wn., Term expires 1972
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROBERT COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1972
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARTHUR COYLE, Waller, Tx., President Southern Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FRANK DOLESHY, Seattle, Wn., Term expires 1971
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARTHUR DOME, Seattle, Wn., President Seattle Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DARIUS ECCLES, Port Townsend, Wn., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEWTON W. EDWARDS, Alexandria, Va., President Potomac Valley Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN E. EICHELSER, Olympia, Wn., President Olympia Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVERETT E. FARWELL, Woodside, Cal., President San Mateo County Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS M. ROBERT FENTON, Pittsburgh, Pa., President Great Lakes Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DAN FRANKLIN, Atlanta, Ga., President Azalea Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FRED GALLE, Pine Mountain, Ga., Term expires 1972
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DAVID GOHEEN, Camas, Wn., President Portland Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MRS. EMIL F.HAGER, JR., Albertson, N.Y., President New York Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MRS. JAMES HAINES, Aberdeen, Wn., President Grays Harbor Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS GEORGE HARRISON, Seattle, Wn., President Tacoma Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore., Term expires 1973
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HENRY HEYDERHOFF, Bloomingdale, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MRS. HARVEY HOOKS, Birmingham, Ala., President Birmingham Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CURT HUEY, Springfield, Ore., President Eugene Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OLAV JACOBSEN, Bainbridge Island, Wn., President North Kitsap Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RAY MICHEL, Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HARRY NASH, Waynesboro, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. WILLIAM NOLAN, Santa Cruz, Calif., President Monterey Bay Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS A. HADLEY OSBORN, El Cerrito, Calif., President California Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEVERN W. PINNOCK, M.D., Florence, Ore., President Siuslaw Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. EMERSON A. REED, Media, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS I. S. ROSSIFTER, Hopewell, N.J., President Princeton Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS GORDON SAHNOW, JR., Hillsboro, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LLOYD SMITH, Pitt Meadows, B.C., Canada, President Vancouver, B.C. Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RALPH H. SMITH, Delmar, N.Y., President Mohawk-Hudson Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MRS. DUANE STRONG, Coos Bay, Ore., President Southwestern Oregon Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SAM TATS, West Asheville, N.C., President Southeastern Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FRANK TRAVIS, JR., Shelton, Wn., President Shelton Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TED VAN VEEN, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1973
BOARD OF DIRECTORS BISHOP YON WETTBERG, Oxford, Conn., President Connecticut Chapter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS THOMAS WHEELDON, M.D., Richmond, Va., Term expires 1971
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JAMES A. WRIGHT, Virginia Beach, Va., President Tidewater Chapter

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