R. pentaphyllum var. nikoense
Photo by Atsuya Hamada
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Summer 1976
Vol. 30 No. 3

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
Lepidote Rhododendrons at Winterthur by Hal Bruce		Western Sports and Events by Frank D. Mossman, M.D.
Pukeiti - 25 Years On by Graham Smith		Ideas on Where to Plant That Rhodie by Walt Elliott
Skylands by Bill Klippel		If Red is Your Color by Dennis MacMullan
How Many Classifications by W R. Philipson		Which Form is Finest? by Meldon Kraxberger
The Rhododendron Research Foundation		R. pentaphyllum var. nikoense by Atsuya Hamada
The Truth About Rootability of Cuttings by G. G. Nearing		R. chrysanthum: 1776-1976 by B. C. Potter
Azaleas in the Landscape - Using Pink to Perfection by Matthew A. Nosal		Some Chemical Properties of Sphagnum Moss by Porter B. Orr
R. metternichii f. variegatum by Hideo Suzuki		R. mallotum by Douglas W. Johnson
Watering is More Than an Act of Kindness by Arthur W. Frazer		J. F. Rock Rhododendrons 1929 Expedition by Col. and Mrs. R. H. Goodrich
An Interesting Hybrid: R. grande x 'Cornubia' by Arthur W. Headlam		Book Review: Growing Azaleas Commercially by Bill Guttormsen
In Defense of the Lowly Mollis by Philip Bagetis		Book Review: The Laurel Book by Fred C. Galle
President's Address		ARS Plant Registry
National Photography Show Proposal by Franklin H. West, M.D.		Images Unrelated to Text: R. 'Halcyone' and R. sinogrande
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OFFICERS
President	Eastern Vice President	Western Vice President
DR. AUGUST KEHR	FRED GALLE	E C BROCKENBROUGH, MD
Secretary-Treasurer	Executive Secretary	Editor
TED VAN VEEN	ESTHER BERRY	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	SO. CALIFORNIA
Frank A. Smith	Antone Johson	Mrs Robert S Lockhart	Carl Deul
BIRMINGHAM	MASSACHUSETTS	PHILADELPHIA	SOUTHEASTERN
R. D. Welshmer	Jonathan Shaw	Edward Collins	Mrs Ann Richardson
CALIFORNIA	MIDDLE ATLANTIC	PIEDMONT	SOUTHWESTERN OR
Hadley Osborn	Kenneth McDonald	Daniel H Rumple Jr.	Tom Drake
CONNECTICUT	MIDWEST	PORTLAND	TACOMA
Rudolph Berg	Tom Homer	Janet Binford	Dan Morris
DENMARK	MOHAWK-HUDSON	POTOMAC VALLEY	TAPPAN ZEE
Palle Kristensen	Mrs Helen Breeze	Dave Wagner	Emil V Bohnel
EUGENE	MONTEREY BAY	PRINCETON	TIDEWATER
Ed Siegmund	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	Marshall Major	Fred Peste	Milton Wildong
JUAN de FUCA	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW	WILLIAM BARTRAM
Robert E Wells	William Melton	Bruce Pratt	Henry C. Burdette
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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