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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

April, 1975
Vol. 29 No. 2

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 254, Aurora, Oregon. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $12 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1975 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 Species Rhododendrons Before 1850 by Frank D. Mossman, MD	undefined	undefined In Memoriam Paul D. Vossberg by Gordon Jones
Issue Contents The Perversity of Milled Sphagnum by Judson Hardy	undefined	undefined Where Are These Dexters? by Heman Howard
Issue Contents Stay, Men; This is the End by David Leach	undefined	undefined The Time Has Come by Henry Fuller
Issue Contents Society Annual Meeting Seattle, Washington	undefined	undefined Friendship Azalea Garden by Al LaPorte
Issue Contents Annual Meeting Tours by Bob & Marge Badger	undefined	undefined R. 'Carolyn Grace' by Meldon Kraxberger
Issue Contents Breeders' Roundtable by Robert L. Ticknor	undefined	undefined Special Citation to Louis Grothaus by S. Berthelsdorf
Issue Contents Recent Additions to Published Rhododendron Chromosome Numbers by August E. Kehr	undefined	undefined A New Home for the Rhododendron Species Foundation by P. H. Brydon
Issue Contents After Planting Care of Container Grown Plants by James E. Cross	undefined	undefined Massachusetts Chapter To Sponsoring Display Garden at the Stanley Park of Westfield
Issue Contents Propagation by Very Soft-wood Cuttings of Rhododendrons by Koichiro Wada	undefined	undefined The Use of Sawdust as a Fertilizer of Rhododendrons by Arthur W. Headlam
Issue Contents The Rhodora by Dave Goheen	undefined	undefined Rhododendron adenophorum John M. Fogg, Jr.
Issue Contents Three Cinderellas by Meldon Kraxberger	undefined	undefined Dexters Way Out West by Francis W. Mosher Jr.
Issue Contents President's Report by Alfred S. Martin	undefined	undefined Something to Think About by B. C. Potter
Issue Contents Retarding Rhododendrons by Arthur W. Headlam	undefined	undefined Preparing Rhododendron Trusses by Cecil Smith
Issue Contents Black Vine Weevil: A Rhododendron Pest by D. G. Nielsen	undefined	undefined Rhododendron Propagation at Wagner Nursery by Mrs. David Wagner
Issue Contents A.R.S. Show Dates	undefined	undefined Pictures Unrelated to Text
Issue Contents A.R.S. Plant Registry	undefined	undefined Advertisements

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

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

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS AZALEA	undefined MASSACHUSETTS	undefined PHILADELPHIA	undefined SOUTHEASTERN
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Tom Troutman	undefined Jack Cowles	undefined George W. Muller Jr.	undefined Dan Foster
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS BIRMINGHAM	undefined MIDDLE ATLANTIC	undefined PIEDMONT	undefined SOUTHERN
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Mrs Harvey Hooks	undefined Dr Irving Roberts	undefined Dr Donald S Kellam	undefined Arthur Coyle
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CALIFORNIA	undefined MIDWEST	undefined PORTLAND	undefined SOUTHWESTERN OR
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Hadley Osborn	undefined Richard J. Bara	undefined Edgar H Olsen	undefined Diane Mathis
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CONNECTICUT	undefined MOHAWK-HUDSON	undefined POTOMAC VALLEY	undefined TACOMA
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Elliott E Jessen	undefined Arthur Holweg	undefined Frank B White Jr.	undefined Dan Morris
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS DANISH	undefined MONTEREY BAY	undefined PRINCETON	undefined TAPPAN ZEE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Palle Kristensen	undefined Frank James	undefined Richard P Clark	undefined Emil V Bohnel
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS EUGENE	undefined NEW JERSEY	undefined SAN MATEO	undefined TIDEWATER
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Tom Bowhan	undefined M. S. Allen	undefined Bob George	undefined Jack M Baird
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GRAYS HARBOR	undefined NEW YORK	undefined SEATTLE	undefined TUALATIN VALLEY
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Mrs Harry Sprangler	undefined Dennis Stewart	undefined Lawrence J Pierce	undefined Edward C Egan
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GREAT LAKES	undefined NORTH KITSAP	undefined SHELTON	undefined VALLEY FORGE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS J Judson Brooks	undefined Conrad Selfors	undefined Dr Louis H. Bock	undefined Carol J High, VMD
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS INDIANAPOLIS	undefined OLYMPIA	undefined SIUSLAW	undefined VANCOUVER, B. C.
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS D Smith Jr.	undefined Ray Swanson	undefined Bruce Pratt	undefined Milton Wildong
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS LEWIS COUNTY	undefined OLYMPIC PENINSULA	undefined	undefined
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Antone Johson	undefined Sue R. Buhler	undefined	undefined
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS EDITORIAL BOARD
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS P H BRYDON, Chairman, Portland Chapter - HADLEY OSBORN, California Chapter
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS HARRY HOITINK, Great Lakes Chapter - FRED KNAPP, New York Chapter
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS FRED GALLE, Middle Atlantic Chapter

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