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
Ascent of Mt. Suckling by Rev. Canon N. E. G. Cruttwell		A Cold Country Garden by H. Lincoln Foster
R. 'Glowing Embers' by Cecil Smith		Awards Program by E. C. Brockenbrough, M.D
ARS Annual Meeting		Experts and Answers
Rhododendron Breeder's Roundtable by August E. Kehr		R. 'Besse Howells' by David G. Leach
The Winter of '72: California Coast by Hadley Osborn		R. 'Biskra' in Vancouver, B. C. by Alleyne R. Cook
An Early Report on Freeze Damage by Harold Greer		R. 'Chikor' by Molly Grothaus
Rhododendron Species Foundation Freeze Damage by P. H. Brydon		Variation in Rhododendron calendulaceum by Frank F. Willingham Jr
Freeze Disaster Strikes Portland Area by Ted Van Veen		Rhododendron sutchuenense var. geraldii by Molly Grothaus
Apparent Rhododendron Injury (Mid-January, 1973)		R. 'Pinnacle' by David G. Leach
Less Freeze Damage Apparent in Seattle Area by Lawrence J. Pierce		Portland Chapter Bronze Medal Awards by S. Berthefsdorf, M.D.
Dexter Rhododendron Cultivar Progress Report No. 2 by Heman A. Howard		Using the Chapter Newsletter to Further Chapter Interest by Ed Egan
Sporting Rhododendrons by George W. Ring		Grant Made to Support Research by R. L. Ticknor
Influence of Environment on Incidence of Phytophthora by J. J. McGuire & N. Jackson		Gable Azaleas in the Olive W. Lee Memorial Garden by Edward W. Weingartner
Horticulture's Highest Award Goes to ARS Member		New Editor by R. L. Ticknor
Pictures Unrelated to Text: R. 'Pilgrim', R. hippophaeoides, R. wightii		ARS 1973 Chapter Shows
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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		BERNICE J. LAMB
Editor	Associate Editor	Contributing Editor
MOLLY GROTHAUS	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, MD - GORDON JONES
1975
SIDNEY BURNS - DR J HAROLD CLARKE - FRED GALLE - DAVID LEACH

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

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