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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
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
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