QBARS v29n4 - Table of Contents


R. praestans
R. praestans
Photo by Herbert A. Mayer
See Cover Article




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

ARS Logo
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
ADVERTISING RATES FOR THE A.R.S. BULLETIN
Copy should be received six weeks preceding date of publication.
FULL PAGE One-Time Rate  $85.00 Four-Time Rate  $300.00
ONE HALF PAGE One-Time Rate  $50.00 Four-Time Rate  $170.00
ONE FOURTH PAGE One-Time Rate  $25.00 Four-Time Rate  $85.00
RATE PER INCH One-Time Rate  $6.00 Four-Time Rate  $20.00
For information on membership, publications, and advertising write to the Executive Secretary, Bernice J. Lamb, Portland OR.  Send advertising copy and material for the Bulletin to Molly M. Grothaus, Lake Oswego, OR.