R. 'Pinnacle'
Photo by David G. Leach
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

April, 1973
Vol. 27 No. 2

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
Issue Contents Ascent of Mt. Suckling by Rev. Canon N. E. G. Cruttwell	undefined	undefined A Cold Country Garden by H. Lincoln Foster
Issue Contents R. 'Glowing Embers' by Cecil Smith	undefined	undefined Awards Program by E. C. Brockenbrough, M.D
Issue Contents ARS Annual Meeting	undefined	undefined Experts and Answers
Issue Contents Rhododendron Breeder's Roundtable by August E. Kehr	undefined	undefined R. 'Besse Howells' by David G. Leach
Issue Contents The Winter of '72: California Coast by Hadley Osborn	undefined	undefined R. 'Biskra' in Vancouver, B. C. by Alleyne R. Cook
Issue Contents An Early Report on Freeze Damage by Harold Greer	undefined	undefined R. 'Chikor' by Molly Grothaus
Issue Contents Rhododendron Species Foundation Freeze Damage by P. H. Brydon	undefined	undefined Variation in Rhododendron calendulaceum by Frank F. Willingham Jr
Issue Contents Freeze Disaster Strikes Portland Area by Ted Van Veen	undefined	undefined Rhododendron sutchuenense var. geraldii by Molly Grothaus
Issue Contents Apparent Rhododendron Injury (Mid-January, 1973)	undefined	undefined R. 'Pinnacle' by David G. Leach
Issue Contents Less Freeze Damage Apparent in Seattle Area by Lawrence J. Pierce	undefined	undefined Portland Chapter Bronze Medal Awards by S. Berthefsdorf, M.D.
Issue Contents Dexter Rhododendron Cultivar Progress Report No. 2 by Heman A. Howard	undefined	undefined Using the Chapter Newsletter to Further Chapter Interest by Ed Egan
Issue Contents Sporting Rhododendrons by George W. Ring	undefined	undefined Grant Made to Support Research by R. L. Ticknor
Issue Contents Influence of Environment on Incidence of Phytophthora by J. J. McGuire & N. Jackson	undefined	undefined Gable Azaleas in the Olive W. Lee Memorial Garden by Edward W. Weingartner
Issue Contents Horticulture's Highest Award Goes to ARS Member	undefined	undefined New Editor by R. L. Ticknor
Issue Contents Pictures Unrelated to Text: R. 'Pilgrim', R. hippophaeoides, R. wightii	undefined	undefined ARS 1973 Chapter Shows
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OFFICERS
President	undefined Eastern Vice President	undefined Western Vice President
DR. ROBERT L. TICKNOR	undefined ALFRED S. MARTIN	undefined R. CURT HUEY
Secretary-Treasurer	undefined	undefined Executive Secretary
DAN MORRIS	undefined	undefined BERNICE J. LAMB
Editor	undefined Associate Editor	undefined Contributing Editor
MOLLY GROTHAUS	undefined FRED E. KNAPP	undefined HERBERT HECKENBLEIKNER

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PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS AZALEA	undefined MASSACHUSETTS	undefined OLYMPIC PENINSULA	undefined SOUTHEASTERN
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Robert Schwind	undefined Louis A. Cook	undefined Robert Wells	undefined Ted G Richardson
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS BIRMINGHAM	undefined MIDDLE ATLANTIC	undefined PHILADELPHIA	undefined SOUTHERN
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Mrs Harvey Hooks	undefined Harry Nash	undefined Kenneth M Miller	undefined Arthur Coyle
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PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS James Ratcliffe Jr	undefined Richard J Bara	undefined Robert L Perry	undefined Willard Morgan
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CONNECTICUT	undefined MOHAWK-HUDSON	undefined PORTLAND	undefined TACOMA
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Charles G Wallis Jr	undefined Arthur Holweg	undefined Robert J Landregan	undefined E White Smith
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS EUGENE	undefined MONTEREY BAY	undefined POTOMAC VALLEY	undefined TAPPAN ZEE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS George Saunders	undefined William Irwin	undefined Lloyd E Partain	undefined Walter J Blyskal
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GRAYS HARBOR	undefined NEW JERSEY	undefined SAN MATEO	undefined TIDEWATER
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Mrs Victor Manenica	undefined William Sullivan	undefined Robert Maclntyre	undefined David Fluharty, MD
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GREAT LAKES	undefined NEW YORK	undefined SEATTLE	undefined TUALATIN VALLEY
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Wells Knierim	undefined Fred E Knapp	undefined E C Brockenbrough, MD	undefined Dr Paul J Minor
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS INDIANAPOLIS	undefined NORTH KITSAP	undefined SHELTON	undefined VALLEY FORGE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS George D Smith Jr.	undefined Robert Hayes	undefined Walt Elliott	undefined Robert R Huber
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS LEWIS COUNTY	undefined OLYMPIA	undefined SIUSLAW	undefined VANCOUVER, B. C.
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Herbert Dickson	undefined George F Wambold	undefined Don Houghton	undefined Fred Collins

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