R. 'Palestrina'
Photographed by Joan Knapp in the garden of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Dumper
See Cover Article

The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Spring 1978
Vol. 32 No. 2

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 1978 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Rhododendrons in Japan by Dr. Richard Pearson		Rhododendron Foliage by Arthur Headlam
A Note About Some Japanese Rhododendrons by Hideo Suzuki		J. F. Rock Rhododendrons - 1923-4 Expedition by Col and Mrs. R. H. Goodrich
Two New Rhododendron Species and a New Variety by H. H. Davidian		A Distribution Note on Rhododendron tamurae by John L. Creech
R. arboreum cinnamomeum by Arthur Headlam		Petal Blight - A Threat to Us All by G. David Lewis
Rhododendron komiyamae and Its Alliance with Rhododendron kaempferi by John L. Creech		Controlling Mosses and Liverworts by G. F Ryan
		ARS Plant Registry
R. griffithianum by Arthur Headlam		Challenge the Environment by George Watson
From Trash Can to the Garden by Roy LaPorte		Two Favorites by Al and Diane LaPorte
Watering Precautions by Carl A. Deul		Book Review by August E. Kehr
ARS Plant Awards for 1977		ARS Show Dates
Native Azaleas for Northern States Dr. N. E. Pellett		New Editor by Molly Grothaus
		Advertisements

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1978
SIDNEY BURNS - DR L KEITH WADE - FRANKLIN WEST - 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	JUAN de FUCA	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW
Frank A. Smith	James LaRue	Dan Macomber	Eugene Cockeram
BIRMINGHAM	KOMO KULSHAN	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SO. CALIFORNIA
Richard Cooper	Richard W. Payne	Mrs John Buhler, Jr.	Carl Deul
CALIFORNIA	LEWIS COUNTY	PHILADELPHIA	SOUTHEASTERN
Marge Farwell	Dr. William Ehert	Edward Collins	C. Russell Haag
CONNECTICUT	MASSACHUSETTS	PIEDMONT	SOUTHWESTERN OR.
Clifford Desch	Jonathan Shaw	Marshall G. Stillwell	Roger Russell
DE ANZA	MIDDLE ATLANTIC	PORTLAND	TACOMA
Bob George	William Stepka	Janet Binford	Orris Thompson
DENMARK	MIDWEST	POTOMAC VALLEY	TAPPAN ZEE
Palle Kristensen	Ira Goroff	Donald W. Hyatt	William C. Klippel
EUGENE	MONTEREY BAY	PRINCETON	TUALATIN VALLEY
Curt Huey	Jerry Harris	Henry Shannen	Margaret Sahnow
GRAYS HARBOR	NEW JERSEY	SAN MATEO	VALLEY FORGE
Lyle Lancaster	Jerry Goodman	David O. Schussolin	John H. Topp
GREAT LAKES	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	VANCOUVER, B. C.
D. L. Hinerman	Dorothy Schlaikjer	David Bledsoe	Louis Biro
INDIANA	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	WILLIAM BARTRAM
Richard Fitzwater	Mrs. Brett Houston	Mrs. Wm. E. Hanson	Jackson H. McCarter

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