New species R. piercei
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Fall 1976
Vol. 30 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 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 Hardgrove Rhododendrons by Richard Murcott	undefined	undefined The Whitney Gardens Story by George M. Sather
Issue Contents Two New Rhododendron Species by H. H. Davidian	undefined	undefined Deciduous Azaleas at Winterthur by Hal Bruce
Issue Contents Residual Effects of Growth Retardants on Rhododendrons by R. L. Ticknor and J. W. Fox	undefined	undefined Salt Damage and Its Interdependence with pH by Carl A. Deul
Issue Contents Rhododendron Research Foundation by August Kehr and Alfred Martin	undefined	undefined George Fraser 1854-1939 by Lillian Hodgson
Issue Contents R. falconeri, Series Falconeri by Arthur W. Headlam	undefined	undefined An Evening with Guy Nearing by Jane McKay
Issue Contents Report of the 1976 Convention of the Rhododendron Society of Canada by Elinor Clarke	undefined	undefined Northwest Passage to the Shangri-La of Rhododendrons by Warren Berg
Issue Contents Lime and Rhododendrons by Alleyne R. Cook	undefined	undefined Dr. Thomas F. Wheeldon, 1892-1976 by Alfred S. Martin
Issue Contents $25 will Save A Rhododendron by George Reiger	undefined	undefined Green Pod Harvesting of Seed by Reid Bohnson, M.D.
Issue Contents Fall's Fine Flavors	undefined	undefined Middle Atlantic Bronze Medal, 1976
Issue Contents A Beginner's Guide to Slugs and Snails by George Waters	undefined	undefined Tualatin Valley Chapter 1976 Bronze Medal
Issue Contents ARS Members Take Top American Horticultural Society Awards	undefined	undefined Bronze Medal Awards, New York Chapter
Issue Contents The ARS Film Library by Fred Galle	undefined	undefined Eugene, Oregon, Chosen for 1977 Annual Meeting
Issue Contents 1976 Seattle Rhododendron Show	undefined	undefined ARS Plant Registry
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 ESTHER BERRY	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, MD - ERNEST YELTON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS AZALEA	undefined LEWIS COUNTY	undefined OLYMPIC PENINSULA	undefined SOUTHERN CALIF
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Frank A. Smith	undefined Antone Johson	undefined Mrs Robert S Lockhart	undefined Carl Deul
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS BIRMINGHAM	undefined MASSACHUSETTS	undefined PHILADELPHIA	undefined SOUTHEASTERN
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS R. D. Welshmer	undefined Jonathan Shaw	undefined Edward Collins	undefined Mrs Ann Richardson
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CALIFORNIA	undefined MIDDLE ATLANTIC	undefined PIEDMONT	undefined SOUTHWESTERN OR
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Hadley Osborn	undefined Kenneth McDonald	undefined Tracy Lounsbury	undefined Tom Drake
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CONNECTICUT	undefined MIDWEST	undefined PORTLAND	undefined TACOMA
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Rudolph Berg	undefined Tom Homer	undefined Janet Binford	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 Dave Wagner	undefined Emil V Bohnel
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS EUGENE	undefined MONTEREY BAY	undefined PRINCETON	undefined TIDEWATER
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Ed Siegmund	undefined Robert George	undefined Henry Shannen	undefined Ian E. M. Donovan
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GRAYS HARBOR	undefined NEW JERSEY	undefined SAN MATEO	undefined TUALATIN VALLEY
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Lyle Lancaster	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 John H. Topp
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS INDIANAPOLIS	undefined NORTH KITSAP	undefined SHELTON	undefined VANCOUVER, B. C.
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Lloyd Hahn	undefined Marshall Major	undefined Fred Peste	undefined Francisca Darts
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS JUAN de FUCA	undefined OLYMPIA	undefined SIUSLAW	undefined WILLIAM BARTRAM
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Robert E Wells	undefined William Melton	undefined Bruce Pratt	undefined H. McCarter
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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