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

OFFICERS
President	undefined Eastern Vice President	undefined Western Vice President
DR AUGUST E KEHR	undefined FRED GALLE	undefined E C BROCKENBROUGH, M.D.
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 WARREN BERG - JOHN P. EVANS - THOMAS W. KOENIG - ED EGAN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1976
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTHER BERRY - ARTHUR DOME - GEORGE W. CLARKE - HENRY A SCHANNEN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1977
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIDNEY BURNS - L. KEITH WADE - FRANKLIN WEST - ERNEST YELTON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

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