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R. 'Noyo Chief'
R. 'Noyo Chief'
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

July, 1972
Vol. 26 No. 3


PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE
AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY


Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 254, Aurora, Oregon. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $10 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1972 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted by the Society.


Issue Contents


The Breeding of Hardy Rhododendrons
by Friedrich W. Dürre


Rhododendron Nutrition vs. Budding
by Richard W. Bosley

Some R. yakushimanum Hybrids
by C. H. Phetteplace, M.D.


'Noyo Chief'
by Hadley Osborn

ARS Gold Medal Awards and Citations - 1972


Vancouver Chapter Bronze Medal Award Citation

Presidential Report at the 1972 Annual Meeting
by Robert Ticknor


Australian Rhododendron Society Species Study Group
by A. W. Headlam

'Coronation Day'
by A. W. Headlam


Brodick Castle Gardens
by John S Basford

Azalea Paintings by Anne Ophelia Dowden
by F. C. Galle


Elevations Where R. metternichii Is Found
by Frank Doleshy

Some Thoughts Regarding Rh. x 'Norman Gill' and Progeny
by C. Edward Simons Jr., M.D.


The Role of Transition Metal Chelates in Rhododendron Nutrition
by Fred R. Davis, Ph.D.

Alice in Rhodie-land and Spring
by Basil Vaerlen


Joseph M. Johnson 1896-1972
by William Robinson

R. brachycarpum ssp. tigerstedtii, A New Subspecies
by Dr. Tor G. Nitzelius


Field Growing Rhododendrons - Soil Test Now
by Oregon State Univ. Ext. Service

Soil Sampling for the Garden
by Richard W. Bosley


Kalmiopsis leachiana
by J. W. Gerdemann

Rhododendron Growing in New Zealand;
Its Past, Present, and Future

by J. S. Yeates


Edgar Greer 1895-1972

Book Review
by Alfred S. Martin

F. W. Schumacher
by Elinor Clarke


Pictures Unrelated to Text, R. 'Leona', R. neriiflorum and R. chlorops

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DR. ROBERT L. TICKNOR

ALFRED S. MARTIN

R. CURT HUEY

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DAN MORRIS


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Contributing Editor

REUBEN A. HATCH

FRED E. KNAPP

DR. HERBERT HECKENBLEIKNER

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

RICHARD J. BARA, Chicago, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

GALEN BAXTER, Florence, Or., President Siuslaw Chapter

WARREN BERG, Kent, Wn., Term expires 1973

WALTER J. BLYSKAL, Spring Valley, N.Y., President Tappan Zee Chapter

E. C. BROCKENBROUGH, M.D., Bellevue, Wa., President Seattle Chapter

SIDNEY BURNS, Syosset, N.Y., Term expires 1975

JAMES CAPERCI, Seattle, Wn., Term expires 1973

GEORGE CLARKE, Portland. Or., Term expires 1974

DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE, Long Beach, Wa., Term expires 1975

FRED COLLINS, Haney, B.C., Canada, President, Vancouver, B.C. Chapter

ARTHUR COYLE, Waller, Tex., President Southern Chapter

FRANK DOLESHY, Seattle, Wa., Term Expires 1974

ERNEST EGAN, New Haven, Conn., President Connecticut Chapter

JOHN EVANS, M.D., Oakland, Ca., President California Chapter

EVERETT FARWELL JR., Woodside, Ca., President San Mateo County Chapter

DAVID FLUHARTY, M.D., Newport News, Va., President Tidewater Chapter, Term Expires 1974

KEN FRANK, Shelton, Wa., President Shelton Chapter

FRED GALLE, Pine Mountain, Ga., Term expires 1975

MRS. JAMES HAINES, Aberdeen, Wn., President Grays Harbor Chapter

ROBERT HAYES, Kingston, Wa., President North Kitsap Chapter

DR. HERBERT HECHENBLEIKNER, Charlotte, N.C., President Piedmont Chapter

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore., Term expires 1973

MRS. LEON J. HEUSER, Robbinsville, N.J., President Princeton Chapter

ARTHUR HOLWEG, Castleton, N.Y., President Mohawk-Hudson Chapter

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

ROBERT R. HUBER, Salford, Pa., President Valley Forge Chapter

GORDON JONES, Planting Fields Arboretum, N.Y., Term Expires 1974

FRED E. KNAPP, Locust Valley, N. Y., President New York Chapter

WELLS KNIERIM, Cleveland, Ohio, President Great Lakes Chapter

ALLAN KORTH, Santa Cruz, Ca., President Monterey Bay Chapter

ROBERT LANDREGAN, Portland, Or., President Portland Chapter

DAVID LEACH, North Madison, Oh., Term expires 1975

EDMUND V. MEZITT, Hopkington. Mass., President Massachusetts Chapter

RAY MICHEL, Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter

KENNETH M. MILLER, Orland, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter

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

JAY O'LEARY, M.D., Coos Bay, Or., President Southwestern Oregon Chapter

LLOYD E. PARTAIN, Falls Church, Va., President Potomac Valley Chapter

TED RICHARDSON, Mountain Home, N.C., President Southeastern Chapter

GORDON SAHNOW, JR., Hillsboro, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter

GEORGE SAUNDERS, Eugene, Oregon, President Eugene Chapter

R. L. SCHWIND, Atlanta, Ga., President Azalea Chapter

BRITT M. SMITH, Kent, Wash., President Tacoma Chapter

FOLMER SOGAARD, Centralia, Wa., President Lewis County Chapter

WILLIAM SULLIVAN, Roseland, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter

TED VAN VEEN, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1973

GEORGE WAMBOLD, Olympia, Wa., President Olympia Chapter

ROBERT WELLS, Port Angeles, Wa., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter

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