R. roseum
Photo by Dr. William Rhein, Photo Contest Winner
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Summer 1978
Vol. 32 No. 3

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
R. lapponicum in Wisconsin by Robert Read & Conrad Wizesinski		Some Interesting Malesian Hybrids by A. W. Headlam
Mineral Content of Rhododendron Foliage by R. L. Ticknor and J. L. Long		R. 'Judy Spillane' by Franklin D. West
Rhododendron 'Cinnkeys' by A. W. Headlam		Evergreen Azaleas - Up from Inferiority by Franklin H. West, M. D.
ARS President's Address by E. C. Brockenbrough		Trusses Are Nice But by Austin C. Kennell
The Veneer Side Graft by John and Eveleth Cowles		Where Have All the Species Gone by D. W. Johnson
The Past, Today or is it Tomorrow by Herbert G. lhrig		Molly Grothaus by Meldon Kraxberger
ARS 1978 Medal Awards to Gordon Jones, Dr. Herman Sleumer, Sidney Burns		Connecticut Chapter Members Win Scott Garden and Horticulture Award
'Dame Nellie Melba' A True Story		Bronze Medal - New York Chapter
More on Heat Tolerance by Carl A. Deul		Wales Wood by Milton V. Walker
ARS Plant Registry		Marshall Lyons by Carl Phetteplace
Photography Contest Finalists
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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	ED EGAN

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1979
JOHN P EVANS, MD - ED EGAN - J JUDSON BROOKS - RICHARD MURCOTT
1980
P. H. BRYDON - ALFRED S. MARTIN - MARGE FARWELL - HENRY SCHANNEN
1981
HAROLD GREER - DR GUSTAV MEHLQUIST - GEORGE RING- DR L. KEITH WADE

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.
Mrs. Philip E. Taylor	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	William Tietjen	David Bledsoe	Louis Biro
INDIANA	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	WILLIAM BARTRAM
Richard Fitzwater	Mrs. Bett Houston	Gilbert Johnston	Jackson H. McCarter

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