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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

July, 1974
Vol. 28 No. 3

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 1974 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
The Rhododendron Finds of Tse Ten Tashi in Sikkim by Britt Smith		President's Address 1974 Annual Meeting by Alfred S. Martin
R. 'Mary Fleming' A. E . by Robert G. Shanklin		A New Deal with dielsianum? by David G. Leach
Trials of Rhododendrons at Wisley by Members of Staff, RHS		Rhododendron Cuttings by David Goheen
Controlling Size and Flowering by R. L. Ticknor		Report on R. keiskei by Hideo Suzuki
The Story of 'Helen Everitt' by Henry Fuller		ARS Gold Medal Awards and Citations, 1974
Rhododendron carneum by John P. Evans, M.D.		Hybridizer Registry by John Disney
Rhododendron aurigeranum by John P. Evans, M.D.		Notes on Rhododendron coryi by Dr. Sigmund L. Smoglymosy
'Kluis Sensation' by Meldon Kraxberger		R. 'Princess Alexandra' by E. White Smith Jr.
Water - Water! By George Clarke		1974 Bronze Medal Awards, Massachusetts Chapter
Awards to Rhododendrons Made by Royal Horticultural Society by RHS Staff		A Second Look at Study Clubs Devoted to Species by Esther Avery
Birmingham Rhododendron Garden		ARS Plant Registry
Hints for New Members: How to Get Started by Jane McKay		Azalea Chapter Show Results
		George D. Grace, 1897-1974 by Milton Foland
Pictures Unrelated to Text		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	Eastern Vice President	Western Vice President
ALFRED S. MARTIN	DR. AUGUST E. KEHR	R. CURT HUEY
Secretary-Treasurer	Executive Secretary	Editor
ROBERT LANDREGAN	BERNICE J. LAMB	MOLLY GROTHAUS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1975
SIDNEY BURNS - DR J HAROLD CLARKE - FRED GALLE - DAVID LEACH
1976
WARREN BERG - JOHN P. EVANS,MD - THOMAS W. KOENIG - TED VAN VEEN
1977
ESTHER BERRY - E C BROCKENBROUGH - GEORGE W. CLARKE - HENRY A SCHANNEN

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	MASSACHUSETTS	PHILADELPHIA	SOUTHEASTERN
Tom Troutman	Dr Max L Resnick	Kenneth M Miller	Dan Foster
BIRMINGHAM	MIDDLE ATLANTIC	PIEDMONT	SOUTHERN
Mrs Harvey Hooks	Dr Irving Roberts	Donald S Kellam	Arthur Coyle
CALIFORNIA	MIDWEST	PORTLAND	SOUTHWESTERN OR
Fred V Cummings	Richard I Bara	Edgar H Olsen	Diane Mathis
CONNECTICUT	MOHAWK-HUDSON	POTOMAC VALLEY	TACOMA
Elliott E Jessen	Arthur Holweg	Jacob B Engle	E White Smith
DANISH	MONTEREY BAY	PRINCETON	TAPPAN ZEE
Palle Kristensen	Frank James	Dr G David Lewis	August O Kothe
EUGENE	NEW JERSEY	SAN MATEO	TIDEWATER
Clarence Barrett	M S Allen	Bob George	Jack M Baird
GRAYS HARBOR	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	TUALATIN VALLEY
Mrs Victor Manenica	Dennis Stewart	Lawrence J Pierce	Edward C Egan
GREAT LAKES	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	VALLEY FORGE
J Judson Brooks	Conrad Selfors	Dr Frank Maranville	Carol J High
INDIANAPOLIS	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW	VANCOUVER, B. C.
George D Smith Jr	Ray Swanson	Don Houghton	Dr. R C Rhodes
LEWIS COUNTY	OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Folmer Solgard	Mrs Vera Feltz
EDITORIAL BOARD
P H BRYDON, Chairman, Portland Chapter - HADLEY OSBORN, California Chapter
DR HARRY HOITINK, Great Lakes Chapter - FRED KNAPP, New York Chapter
FRED GALLE, Middle Atlantic Chapter

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