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

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1976
WARREN BERG - JOHN P. EVANS - THOMAS W. KOENIG - ED EGAN
1977
ESTHER BERRY - ARTHUR DOME - GEORGE W. CLARKE - HENRY A SCHANNEN
1978
SIDNEY BURNS - DR L KEITH WADE - FRANKLIN WEST - ERNEST YELTON

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	LEWIS COUNTY	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SOUTHEASTERN
Tom Troutman	Antone Johson	Mrs Robert S Lockhart	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	Kenneth McDonald	Daniel H Rumple Jr.	Tom Drake
CONNECTICUT	MIDWEST	PORTLAND	TACOMA
Rudolph Berg	Tom Homer	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	Cdr. Ian E. M. Donovan
GRAYS HARBOR	NEW JERSEY	SAN MATEO	TUALATIN VALLEY
Mrs Harry Sprangler	M. S. Ahlen	Marge Farwell	Ralph Shumm
GREAT LAKES	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	VALLEY FORGE
Otto Prycl	Dorothy Schlaikjer	David Bledsoe	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
EDITORIAL BOARD
P. H. BRYDON, Chairman, Portland Chapter;  HADLEY OSBORN, California Chapter
DR HARRY HOITINK, Great Lakes Chapter;  FRED KNAPP, New York Chapter
FRED GALLE, Middle Atlantic Chapter

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