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R. 'Sefton'
R. 'Sefton'
Photo by J.W. Gerdemann
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

October, 1972
Vol. 26 No. 4


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


With Camera, White Umbrella, and Tin Pants in R. occidentale Heartland
by Frank Mossman


Distribution of Catawba Rhododendrons at Low Elevations - Part II
by R. C. Schwind

Research - What's New in '72
by August E. Kehr


The Origin of Rhododendron 'P.J.M.'
by Edmund V. Mezitt

Interested in Sikkim?
by Britt Smith


A New Rhododendron Society
by Fred Knapp

In Memory of Joseph Benson Gable
by Charles Herbert


R. Cinnabarinum Series
by G. Guy Nearing

R. dauricum f. album
by Hideo Suzuki


Release of Five Azalea Evergreen
Forcing Tetraploid Forms

Some Rhododendron Gardens in Germany, Holland, and Switzerland
by Herbert Hechenbleikner


Getting the Max Out of R. maximum or "Apoxmixis," Anyone?
by G. W. Ring & R. H. Goodrich

Rhododendron macrophyllum Varies, Too!
by Britt Smith


The Portland Chapter Show, 1972
by Mrs. Thomas Binford

The A.R.S. 1973 Annual Meeting
by Wells Knierim


My Six Favorite Rhododendron Species
by A. W. Headlam

Some Plants From the Barbatum Series
by Carl Phetteplace, M.D.


R. 'Sefton'
by J. W. Gerdemann

New Azaleas at Callaway Gardens


A. R. S. Plant Awards

Bronze Medal Awards -
Portland Chapter


Rhododendron Study Groups
by Mrs. W. E. Avery

A Chemical Technique Applied to the Study of Our Own Native Azaleas
by B. L. King, F. C. Gaue and S. B. Jones


Pictures Unrelated to Text:
'Susan' x R. falconeri and R. moupinense


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OFFICERS

President

Eastern Vice President

Western Vice President

DR. ROBERT L. TICKNOR

ALFRED S. MARTIN

R. CURT HUEY

Secretary-Treasurer


Executive Secretary

DAN MORRIS



MRS. W. J. CURTIS

Editor

Associate Editor

Contributing Editor

REUBEN A. HATCH

FRED E. KNAPP

DR. HERBERT HECKENBLEIKNER

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1973

WARREN BERG - JAMES CAPERCI - JOHN HENNY - TED VAN VEEN

1974

GEORGE CLARKE - FRANK DOLESHY - DAVID FLUHARTY, MD - GORDON JONES

1975

SIDNEY BURNS - DR J HAROLD CLARKE - FRED GALLE - DAVID LEACH


PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS

AZALEA

MASSACHUSETTS

OLYMPIC PENINSULA

SIUSLAW

Robert Schwind

Louis A. Cook

Robert Wells

Galen Baxter

BIRMINGHAM

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

PHILADELPHIA

SOUTHEASTERN

Mrs Harvey Hooks

Harry Nash

Kenneth M Miller

Ted G Richardson

CALIFORNIA

MIDWEST

PIEDMONT

SOUTHERN

James Ratcliffe Jr

Richard J Bara

Robert L Perry Jr

Arthur Coyle

CONNECTICUT

MOHAWK-HUDSON

PORTLAND

SOUTHWESTERN ORE.

Ernest Egan

Arthur Holweg

Robert Landregan

Willard Morgan

EUGENE

MONTEREY BAY

POTOMAC VALLEY

TACOMA

George Saunders

William Irwin

Lloyd E Partain

E. White Smith, Jr.

GRAYS HARBOR

NEW JERSEY

PRINCETON

TAPPAN ZEE

Mrs Victor Manenica

William Sullivan

Dr G David Lewis

Walter J Blyskal

GREAT LAKES

NEW YORK

SAN MATEO

TIDEWATER

Wells Knierim

Fred E Knapp

Everett Farwell Jr

David Fluharty, MD

INDIANAPOLIS

NORTH KITSAP

SEATTLE

TUALATIN VALLEY

George D Smith Jr

Robert Hayes

E C Brockenbrough, MD

Paul J Minor

LEWIS COUNTY

OLYMPIA

SHELTON

VALLEY FORGE

Folmer Sogaard

George F Wambold

Ken Frank

Robert R Huber




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