R. 'Lady Bligh'
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

July, 1975
Vol. 29 No. 3

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
Frank Kingdon-Ward by Helen Moodie		R. 'Kalimna' by Arthur Headlam
President's Address by Alfred S. Martin		Rhododendron hodgsonii by E. C. Brockenbrough, M. D.
Two New Rhododendrons by H. H. Davidian		R. 'Scintillation' A. E. by Ted Van Veen
Rhododendrons in the Landscape by Dick Leonard		R. catawbiense var. 'Powell Glass' by Robert G. Shanklin
Taxonomy of the Flowering Forms of Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torrey by Frank F. Willingham Jr.		The Flavonoid Chemistry of Our Native Azaleas: Uses in Classification by Bruce King, Samuel Jones and Fred C. Galle
ARS Funds Twelve Research Programs by August Kehr		My Start With Rhododendrons by Terry Karas
Long Distance Shipping of Show Trusses by Francis W. Mosher Jr.		Founding of the Massachusetts Chapter of the ARS by Elinor Clarke
What's In A Name? by David Goheen		How to Visit a Nursery by George Clarke
Dead Heading by Dick Houghton		Letter to the Editor by David G. Leach
ARS Gold Medal Award and Citation		ARS Silver Medal Award and Citation
More About Rhododendron Seedlings in Sphagnum Moss by Porter B. Orr		Bronze Medal Awards and Citations -  Portland Chapter by Siegfried Berthelsdorf
The 'Neurotic' Rhododendron by David G. Leach		Bronze Medals and Citations - San Mateo Chapter
Book Review: Rhododendrons; A Selected Annotated Bibliography		Book Review: Practical Plant Breeding by August E. Kehr
R. 'Lady Bligh' by Cecil Smith		R. 'Corona' by Meldon Kraxberger
Hirado Azaleas and Bungo Azaleas by Hideo Suzuki		Philadelphia Chapter Show by Emerson A. Reed
The Culture of Rhododendrons in the Lower South of the United States by Arthur I. Coyle		Denmark Chapter Completes Active First Year
		Pictures Unrelated to Text
Grower's Witchery - Amateur's Magic		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	Eastern Vice President	Western Vice President
DR AUGUST E KEHR	FRED GALLE	E C BROCKENBROUGH, M.D.
Secretary-Treasurer	Executive Secretary	Editor
TED VAN VEEN	BERNICE J. LAMB	MOLLY GROTHAUS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1975
WARREN BERG - JOHN P. EVANS - THOMAS W. KOENIG - ED EGAN
1976
ESTHER BERRY - ARTHUR DOME - GEORGE CLARKE - HENRY A SCHANNEN
1977
SIDNEY BURNS - DR L KEITH WADE - FRANKLIN WEST - ERNEST YELTON

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	LEWIS COUNTY	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SOUTHEASTERN
Tom Troutman	Antone Johson	Sue R. Buhler	Mrs Ann Richardson
BIRMINGHAM	MASSACHUSETTS	PHILADELPHIA	SOUTHERN
Mrs Harvey Hooks	Jack Cowles	George W. Muller Jr.	Arthur Coyle
CALIFORNIA	MIDDLE ATLANTIC	PIEDMONT	SOUTHWESTERN OR
Hadley Osborn	Dr Irving Roberts	Dr Donald S Kellam	Tom Drake
CONNECTICUT	MIDWEST	PORTLAND	TACOMA
Rudolph Berg	Richard J. Bara	Edgar H Olsen	Dan Morris
DANISH	MOHAWK-HUDSON	POTOMAC VALLEY	TAPPAN ZEE
Palle Kristensen	Arthur Holweg	Frank B White Jr	Emil V Bohnel
EUGENE	MONTEREY BAY	PRINCETON	TIDEWATER
Tom Bowhan	Mrs Marie Oleson	Richard P Clark	Jack M Baird
GRAYS HARBOR	NEW JERSEY	SAN MATEO	TUALATIN VALLEY
Mrs Harry Sprangler	M. Allen	Dr James Roney	Edward C Egan
GREAT LAKES	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	VALLEY FORGE
J Judson Brooks	Dorothy Schlaikjer	Lawrence J Pierce	Carol J High, VMD
INDIANAPOLIS	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	VANCOUVER, B. C.
George D Smith Jr	Conrad Selfors	Dr Louis H. Bock	Milton Wildong
JUAN de FUCA	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW
Robert E. Wells	Ray Swanson	Bruce Pratt

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