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
Issue Contents Lepidote Rhododendrons at Winterthur by Hal Bruce	undefined	undefined Western Sports and Events by Frank D. Mossman, M.D.
Issue Contents Pukeiti - 25 Years On by Graham Smith	undefined	undefined Ideas on Where to Plant That Rhodie by Walt Elliott
Issue Contents Skylands by Bill Klippel	undefined	undefined If Red is Your Color by Dennis MacMullan
Issue Contents How Many Classifications by W R. Philipson	undefined	undefined Which Form is Finest? by Meldon Kraxberger
Issue Contents The Rhododendron Research Foundation	undefined	undefined R. pentaphyllum var. nikoense by Atsuya Hamada
Issue Contents The Truth About Rootability of Cuttings by G. G. Nearing	undefined	undefined R. chrysanthum: 1776-1976 by B. C. Potter
Issue Contents Azaleas in the Landscape - Using Pink to Perfection by Matthew A. Nosal	undefined	undefined Some Chemical Properties of Sphagnum Moss by Porter B. Orr
Issue Contents R. metternichii f. variegatum by Hideo Suzuki	undefined	undefined R. mallotum by Douglas W. Johnson
Issue Contents Watering is More Than an Act of Kindness by Arthur W. Frazer	undefined	undefined J. F. Rock Rhododendrons 1929 Expedition by Col. and Mrs. R. H. Goodrich
Issue Contents An Interesting Hybrid: R. grande x 'Cornubia' by Arthur W. Headlam	undefined	undefined Book Review: Growing Azaleas Commercially by Bill Guttormsen
Issue Contents In Defense of the Lowly Mollis by Philip Bagetis	undefined	undefined Book Review: The Laurel Book by Fred C. Galle
Issue Contents President's Address	undefined	undefined ARS Plant Registry
Issue Contents National Photography Show Proposal by Franklin H. West, M.D.	undefined	undefined Images Unrelated to Text: R. 'Halcyone' and R. sinogrande
Issue Contents	undefined	undefined Advertisements

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President	undefined Eastern Vice President	undefined Western Vice President
DR. AUGUST KEHR	undefined FRED GALLE	undefined E C BROCKENBROUGH, MD
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TED VAN VEEN	undefined ESTHER BERRY	undefined MOLLY GROTHAUS

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PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS EDITORIAL BOARD
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS P H BRYDON, Chairman, Portland Chapter - HADLEY OSBORN, California Chapter
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