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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

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


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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1978

SIDNEY BURNS - DR L KEITH WADE - FRANKLIN WEST, MD - ERNEST YELTON

1979

JOHN P EVANS, MD - ED EGAN - J JUDSON BROOKS - RICHARD MURCOTT

1980

P. H. BRYDON - ALFRED S. MARTIN - MARGE FARWELL - HENRY SCHANNEN

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


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