R. lanigerum
Photo by James Caperci
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

January, 1973
Vol. 27 No. 1

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 1973 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
ARS 1973 Annual Meeting by Felix A. Robinson, Jr.		Seed Treatment With Infra-Red Light by Warren E. Berg
Rhododendron lanigerum by James Caperci		R. 'Pink Delight' by A. W. Headlam
Heat and Dry Air Tolerance of Rhododendrons by K. Wada		On the Azalea Inferiority Complex and Rhododendronitis by Franklin H. West, M.D.
Exploring the Color - Range of the Native Azalea R. calendulaceum by Martha Prince		Some Notes on Growing Rhododendrons in a Hot Climate by Sandra Spencer
Some Other Plants for Your Garden by Mrs. A. W. Kraxberger		Observations of R. yakushimanum by Anthony M. Shammarello
Rhododendron hemsleyanum by David W. Goheen		Rhododendron Hybridizing 1972 - 2072 by Maurice Sumner
San Mateo Chapter Holds First Annual Show by H. W. Oliver		Pictures Unrelated to Text R. coryphaeum or R. praestans, R. degronianum, R. 'Trilby', R. 'Anna'
Questions and Answers by August E. Kehr		Nominating Committee Report
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OFFICERS
President	Eastern Vice President	Western Vice President
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	HERBERT HECKENBLEIKNER

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1973
WARREN BERG - JAMES CAPERCI - JOHN HENNY - TED VAN VEEN
1974
GEORGE CLARKE - FRANK DOLESHY - DAVID FLUHARTY - GORDON JONES
1975
SIDNEY BURNS - J HAROLD CLARKE - FRED GALLE - DAVID LEACH

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	MASSACHUSETTS	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SIUSLAW
Robert Schwind	Louis A. Cook	Robert Wells	Don Houghton
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	Arthur Coyle
CONNECTICUT	MOHAWK-HUDSON	PORTLAND	SOUTHWESTERN OR
Ernest Egan	Arthur Holweg	Robert J 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	Robert MacIntyre	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	Walt Elliott	Robert R Huber
			VANCOUVER, B. C.
			Fred Collins

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