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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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