R. 'Guardian Fir'

The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

October, 1974
Vol. 28 No. 4

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
Kurume Azaleas: The Past and the Future by Frank Doleshy		Growing Rhododendrons in a Hot Climate by Arthur W. Headlam
Pistil Pete Meet Pistil Packin Mama by H. J. Slonecker		Rhododendrons from Seed by Jack Cowles
President's Report by Alfred S. Martin		Rhododendron intranervatum by J. Rouse
Rhododendron x Ledum groenlandicum: A Promising Innovation by Donald W. Paden		Notes on Being a New Member of Seven Chapters by Jane McKay
Philadelphia Chapter Show by Emerson A. Reed		1974 Seattle Rhododendron Show by Richard L. Scales
R. zeylanicum by George W. Clarke		R. souliei, F2 Cox by Carl H. Phetteplace, M.D.
The ARS Membership Survey by Hank Schannen		"Azaleas" - A Book Review by Franklin H. West, M.D.
The Rhododendron Collection at the University of British Columbia by Roy L. Taylor		1974 Bronze Medal Award, New York Chapter by Mrs. Frank Arsen
Plant Breeding Handbook, Brooklyn Botanic Garden		Slide Library Program Additions by Howard A. Short
R. 'Crest' by Meldon Kraxberger		There's a Predator in the Bush by Robert George
R. 'Carmen' by Arthur W. Headlam		Is Hand Pollination Good Enough? by B. C. Porter
Time Schedule - Portland Chapter Show by Edgar Olsen and Melvin Reeves		Images Unrelated to Text: R. sargentianum, R. erubescens, R. dauricum and R. 'Lady Bligh'
An Appeal for Help by David G. Leach		Birmingham Chapter Show
		ARS Plant Registry
		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 - 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	Jack Cowles	Kenneth M Miller	Dan Foster
BIRMINGHAM	MIDDLE ATLANTIC	PIEDMONT	SOUTHERN
Mrs Harvey Hooks	Dr Irving Roberts	Dr Donald S Kellam	Arthur Coyle
CALIFORNIA	MIDWEST	PORTLAND	SOUTHWESTERN OR
Fred V Cummings	Richard J Bara	Edgar H Olsen	Diane Mathis
CONNECTICUT	MOHAWK-HUDSON	POTOMAC VALLEY	TACOMA
Elliott E Jessen	Arthur Holweg	Jacob B Engle	Dan Morris
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 Harry Sprangler	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, VMD
INDIANAPOLIS	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW	VANCOUVER, B. C.
George D Smith Jr	Ray Swanson	Bruce Pratt	Dr. R C Rhodes
LEWIS COUNTY	OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Folmer Solgard	Suer Buhler
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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