R. 'Humbolt Sunrise'
Photo by H. J. Braafladt

The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Winter 1979
Vol. 33 No. 1

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 1979 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Research Reveals Successful Method of Rhododendron Bud Production by Harry Fries and James W. Paterson		Winter Foliage of Rhododendrons by Bob Badger
		The Vuykiana Azaleas by Mathew A. Nosal
Rhododendron Garden, University of Victoria, B.C. by Rex Murfitt and Alleyne Cook		Hand Pollination Versus Controlled Pollination by Tue Jorgensen
Kalmia latifolia, Selections and their Propagation by Alfred J. Fordham		A Potential Insect Pest of Azaleas by A. G. Wheeler, Jr. and Jon L. Herring
R. speciosum Hybrid by John H. Henry		Information on Insects Needed by Robert L. Furniss
What's New from the Board Meetings by Esther Berry		Fred C. Galle Receives Award for Horticultural Research
International Rhododendron Conference by Christopher D. Brickell		Rhododendron maximum var. leachii Harkness by Bryan Vernimb
Bronze Medal Award - Olympia Chapter		Bronze Medal Award - Valley Forge Chapter
Nominating Committee Report by Alfred S. Martin		Bronze Medal Awards - Portland Chapter
Report of A.R.S. Research Foundation by Alfred S. Martin		Dr. Harold R. Fletcher by Molly Grothaus
Book Review: Japanese Maples by Molly Grothaus		A.R.S. Plant Registry
A.R.S. Plant Awards		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	Secretary-Treasurer	Western Vice President
E C BROCKENBROUGH, MD	TED VAN VEEN	JOHN P. EVANS, MD
Past President	Eastern Vice President	Editor
DR. AUGUST E. KEHR	FRED GALLE	ED EGAN
	Executive Secretary
	ESTHER BERRY

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

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTER
AZALEA	JUAN de FUCA	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW
Mrs. Robert T. Brown	James LaRue	Dan Macomber	Michael J. Bones
BIRMINGHAM	KOMO KULSHAN	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SOUTHERN CA
Richard Cooper	Richard W. Payne	Mrs John Buhler, Jr.	Carl Deul
CALIFORNIA	LEWIS COUNTY	PHILADELPHIA	SOUTHEASTERN
Marge Farwell	Dr. William Ehert	Vernon Quarles	C. Russell Haag
CONNECTICUT	MASSACHUSETTS	PIEDMONT	SOUTHWESTERN OR
Margaret Taylor	A. Richard Brooks	Marshall G. Stillwell	Roger Russell
DE ANZA	MIDDLE ATLANTIC	PORTLAND	TACOMA
Tom Wynn	William Stepka	Frank D. Mossman, MD	Francis Rutherford
DANISH	MIDWEST	POTOMAC VALLEY	TAPPAN ZEE
Palle Kristensen	Ira Goroff	Donald W. Hyatt	Hans E. Bussink
EUGENE	MONTEREY BAY	PRINCETON	TUALATIN VALLEY
Harold Greer	T. C. Thornton	Patricia Pfeiffer	Mrs. Margaret Sahnow
GRAY'S HARBOR	NEW JERSEY	SAN MATEO	VALLEY FORGE
Lyle Lancaster	Jerry Goodman	Ron Killian	Clarence Ziegler
GREAT LAKES	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	VANCOUVER, B. C.
D. L. Hinerman, M.D.	Mr. William Tietjen	David Bledsoe	Dr. L. Keith Wade
INDIANA	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	WILLIAM BARTRAM
Richard Fitzwater	Mrs. Bert Houston	Mrs. Gilbert Johnston	Jackson H McCarter
			WILLAMETTE
			June Brennan

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