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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Fall 1977
Vol. 31 No. 4

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 600, 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 1977 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 E. H. "Chinese" Wilson, Plant Hunter by Gwen Bell	undefined	undefined Rhododendron giganteum by Arthur W. Headlam
Issue Contents The Interesting Underside by Arthur P. Dome	undefined	undefined Azaleodendron Breeding by August E. Kehr
Issue Contents Flower Bud Hardiness of Rhododendron x 'Kostarianum' by Orville Lindstrom, Paul Li and Harold M. Pellett	undefined	undefined The Potentials of Rhododendron smirnowii as a Parent for Hardy Hybrids by August Kehr and Geo. Ring III
Issue Contents Observations on Rhododendron Gardening in the Southeastern Coastal Region by Robert T. Hobday	undefined	undefined Effect of Benomyl on Rooting, Ribonucleic Acid, and Protein Content of Difficult-to-Root Rhododendron Cultivars by Judith Flock and J. J. McGuire
Issue Contents ARS Slide Library - May 1977
Issue Contents Mycorrhizae Enhance Rooting of Cuttings by R. G. Linderman	undefined	undefined Effects of Air Pollution on Rhododendrons by Fred R. Davis
Issue Contents Drainage for Lepidotes by Tom McGuire	undefined	undefined Seed Exchange Changes by Esther Berry
Issue Contents 1977-78 Propagation Project of Potomac Valley Chapter by August E. Kehr	undefined	undefined Using Colchicine for Plant Improvement by Ellis A. Jones
Issue Contents ARS Plant Registry	undefined	undefined Jane McKay Receives Bronze Medal
Issue Contents Monterey Bay Chapter Presents Bronze Medal	undefined	undefined Eugene A. Hollowell 1901-1977 by August E. Kehr
Issue Contents It's Long Past Time by Mae K. Granston	undefined	undefined Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	undefined Eastern Vice President	undefined Western Vice President
E C BROCKENBROUGH, M.D.	undefined FRED GALLE	undefined JOHN P. EVANS, M.D.
Secretary-Treasurer	undefined Executive Secretary	undefined Editor
TED VAN VEEN	undefined ESTHER BERRY	undefined MOLLY GROTHAUS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1978
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIDNEY BURNS - DR L KEITH WADE - FRANKLIN WEST, MD - ERNEST YELTON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1979
BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN P EVANS, MD - ED EGAN - J JUDSON BROOKS - RICHARD MURCOTT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1980
BOARD OF DIRECTORS P. H. BRYDON - ALFRED S. MARTIN - MARGE FARWELL - HENRY SCHANNEN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS AZALEA	undefined KOMO KULSHAN	undefined OLYMPIC PENINSULA	undefined SOUTHERN CA
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Frank A. Smith	undefined Richard W. Payne	undefined Mrs John Buhler, Jr.	undefined Carl Deul
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS BIRMINGHAM	undefined LEWIS COUNTY	undefined PHILADELPHIA	undefined SOUTHEASTERN
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS R. D. Welshmer	undefined Dr. William Ehret	undefined Edward Collins	undefined C. Russell Haag
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CALIFORNIA	undefined MASSACHUSETTS	undefined PIEDMONT	undefined SOUTHWESTERN OR
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Marge Farwell	undefined Jonathan Shaw	undefined Tracy Lounsbury	undefined Roger Russell
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CONNECTICUT	undefined MIDDLE ATLANTIC	undefined PORTLAND	undefined TACOMA
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Clifford Desch	undefined William Stepka	undefined Janet Binford	undefined Orris Thompson
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS DENMARK	undefined MIDWEST	undefined POTOMAC VALLEY	undefined TAPPAN ZEE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Palle Kristensen	undefined Ira Gotoff	undefined Donald W. Hyatt	undefined William C. Klippel
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS EUGENE	undefined MONTEREY BAY	undefined PRINCETON	undefined TIDEWATER
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Ed Siegmund	undefined Jerry Harris	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 Jerry Goodman	undefined David O. Schussolin	undefined Ralph Shumm
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GREAT LAKES	undefined NEW YORK	undefined SEATTLE	undefined VALLEY FORGE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS D. L. Hinerman	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 Richard Fitzwater	undefined Mrs. Bert Houston	undefined Mrs. Wm. E. Hanson	undefined Francisca Darts
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS JUAN de FUCA	undefined OLYMPIA	undefined SIUSLAW	undefined WILLIAM BARTRAM
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Robert E Wells	undefined Dan Macomber	undefined Eugene Cockeram	undefined Jackson H. McCarter

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