New species R. piercei
See Cover Article

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

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	LEWIS COUNTY	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SOUTHERN CALIF
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	Tracy Lounsbury	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	Robert George	Henry Shannen	Ian E. M. Donovan
GRAYS HARBOR	NEW JERSEY	SAN MATEO	TUALATIN VALLEY
Lyle Lancaster	M. S. Ahlen	Marge Farwell	Ralph Shumm
GREAT LAKES	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	VALLEY FORGE
Otto Prycl	Dorothy Schlaikjer	David Bledsoe	John H. Topp
INDIANAPOLIS	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	VANCOUVER, B. C.
Lloyd Hahn	Marshall Major	Fred Peste	Francisca Darts
JUAN de FUCA	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW	WILLIAM BARTRAM
Robert E Wells	William Melton	Bruce Pratt	H. McCarter
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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