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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Winter 1976
Vol. 30 No. 1

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 1976 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 Explorer Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716)	undefined	undefined R. vernicosum aff. R. 18139 by Gable Study Group
Issue Contents Rhododendron kaempferi and Its Rich Variety by Hideo Suzuki	undefined	undefined The Rhododendron, Grandeur and Glory of the Garden by Frank J. Anderson
Issue Contents ARS 1976 Annual Meeting by John H. Topp	undefined	undefined A Little Known Cultural Technique by Collingwood lngram
Issue Contents Rhododendrons Grow Wild at the "Top of the World" by Frank J. Anderson	undefined	undefined Where is the Perfect Ponticum Program? by Esther Avery
Issue Contents R. bakeri var. 'Alhambra' by G. David Lewis	undefined	undefined Collecting and Storing Pollen by Marthaann Mayer
Issue Contents F1 Crosses of Evergreen and Deciduous Azaleas and Other Wide Crosses of Rhododendrons by Richard A. Jaynes	undefined	undefined R. 'Snowcap' Information Requested by Francesca Darts
		Issue Contents Build Your Own Mist Control by Warren Berg
Issue Contents Elepidote Rhododendrons at Winterthur by Hal Bruce	undefined	undefined A Game of Chance by H. J. Slonecker
Issue Contents Development of the New York Chapter Azalea Study Group by Betty Hager	undefined	undefined Tualatin Valley Chapter Celebrates Ten Years
Issue Contents ARS Plant Registry	undefined	undefined Tappan Zee 1975 Bronze Medal
Issue Contents ARS Plant Awards 1975	undefined	undefined New York Chapter Bronze Medal 1975
Issue Contents Nominating Committee Report	undefined	undefined Birmingham Garden Receive Award
Issue Contents	undefined	undefined Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	undefined Eastern Vice President	undefined Western Vice President
DR. AUGUST 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 1976
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WARREN BERG - JOHN P. EVANS - THOMAS W. KOENIG - ED EGAN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1977
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTHER BERRY - ARTHUR DOME - GEORGE W. CLARKE - HENRY A SCHANNEN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1978
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIDNEY BURNS - DR 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 Lockhart	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 Kenneth McDonald	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 Homer	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 Cdr. Ian E. M. Donovan
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GRAYS HARBOR	undefined NEW JERSEY	undefined SAN MATEO	undefined TUALATIN VALLEY
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Mrs Harry Sprangler	undefined M. S. Ahlen	undefined Marge Farwell	undefined Ralph Shumm
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GREAT LAKES	undefined NEW YORK	undefined SEATTLE	undefined VALLEY FORGE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Otto Prycl	undefined Dorothy Schlaikjer	undefined David Bledsoe	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
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS EDITORIAL BOARD
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS P. H. BRYDON, Chairman, Portland Chapter;  HADLEY OSBORN, California Chapter
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS DR HARRY HOITINK, Great Lakes Chapter;  FRED KNAPP, New York Chapter
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS FRED GALLE, Middle Atlantic Chapter

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