R. praestans
Photo by Herbert A. Mayer
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

October 15, 1975
Vol. 29 No. 4

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
The Why and How of the Linwood Hardy Azaleas by G. Albert Reid		New Discoveries of Rhododendrons in Japan by Hideo Suzuki
Sikkim - Impressions of a Botanist by L. K. Wade, Ph.D.		R. 'Isobel Pierce' by Lawrence Pierce
New ARS Pollen Bank by Marthaann Mayer		President's Report by August E Kehr
Rhododendron 'Dr. Sleumer' x R. Zoelleri by J. P. Evans, M.D.		Address by John Basford reported by Marthaann Mayer
		1975 ARS National Awards
Rhododendron Research Foundation Organized		Change of Name for Root Weevils by Dr. Rose Elio Warner
Scottish National Trust Show at the New York Botanical Garden by Carlton B Lees		Determination Creates New Display Garden by Martha Wheatley
The Rhododendrons Exhibited at the Scottish National Trust Show		1975 Seattle Rhododendron Show by Richard L. Scales
Final Report on the 1974 Dieback and Wilt Disease Project by R. C. Lambe		New York Chapter Honors Robert D. Gartrell by Betty Hager
Azaleas in Honor Heights Park by Arthur C. Johnson		1975 Bronze Medal Award - Philadelphia Chapter
The Second Season by Jane McKay		1975 Bronze Medal - Middle Atlantic Chapter
American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry		Seed for 1976 - Earlier is Better by Esther Berry
New York Chapter Shows		Picture Unrelated to Text
Glen Dales Needed for National Arboretum		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 W. CLARKE - HENRY A SCHANNEN
1977
SIDNEY BURNS - L. KEITH WADE - FRANKLIN WEST - ERNEST YELTON

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	LEWIS COUNTY	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SOUTHEASTERN
Tom Troutman	Antone Johson	Mrs Robert S. Lochart	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	Daniel H Rumple Jr.	Tom Drake
CONNECTICUT	MIDWEST	PORTLAND	TACOMA
Rudolph Berg	Tom Horner	Edgar H Olsen	Dan Morris
DENMARK	MOHAWK-HUDSON	POTOMAC VALLEY	TAPPAN ZEE
Palle Kristensen	Mrs Helen Breeze	S E Saunders	Emil V Bohnel
EUGENE	MONTEREY BAY	PRINCETON	TIDEWATER
Tom Bowhan	Mrs Marie Oleson	Richard P Clark	Comdr. I N L Donovan
GRAYS HARBOR	NEW JERSEY	SAN MATEO	TUALATIN VALLEY
Mrs Harry Sprangler	M. S. Allen	Robert George	Edward C Egan
GREAT LAKES	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	VALLEY FORGE
Otto Pryel	Dorothy Schlaikjer	Lawrence J Pierce	Carol J High, VMD
INDIANAPOLIS	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	VANCOUVER, B. C.
Lloyd Hahn	Conrad Selfors	Dr Louis H. Bock	Milton Wildong
JUAN de FUCA	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW
Robert E. Wells	William Melton	Bruce Pratt

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