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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Spring 1979
Vol. 33 No. 2

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 600, Aurora, Oregon 97002. 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
Issue Contents Effects of Nitrogen and Potassium on Leaf Burn of Rhododendron 'Elizabeth' by G. F. Ryan	undefined	undefined Transplanting Native Azaleas and Their Propagation by Root Cuttings by Fred C. Galle
Issue Contents Stimulation of Growth by Alfalfa by D. L. Hinerman	undefined	undefined Fasciation by Arthur W. Headlam
Issue Contents Native Azaleas: Gregory Bald by H. Furman Cantrell	undefined	undefined The Black Creek form of R. chapmanii by J. Patrick Tatum & Noel Lake
Issue Contents Add Some Color to Spring Indoors with Rhododendrons by R. L. Ticknor and J. W. Fox	undefined	undefined Hardiness Records for Winter 1976-77 and 1977-78 by Clarence Hubbuch, Jr.
Issue Contents A New Greenhouse, Cool but Comfortable by Frank Doleshy	undefined	undefined Plant Breeding - Understand Your Problems by Ernest H. Yelton
Issue Contents A Compact R. aberconwayi by Cecil Smith	undefined	undefined Three Cheers! by Betty and Jim Caperci
Issue Contents R. 'Pink Radiance' by Lou Hindla	undefined	undefined Report of A.R.S. Research Foundation by Alfred S. Martin
Issue Contents A Few Kings by Ross B. Davis, Jr.	undefined	undefined Rhododendrons of China by Ken Gambrill
Issue Contents 1979 National Convention	undefined	undefined You Have Been Observed
Issue Contents A.R.S. Plant Registry	undefined	undefined Bronze Medal - Tappan Zee Chapter
Issue Contents What's New From the Board Meetings by Esther Berry	undefined	undefined Charlie Herbert: 1901 - 1978 by Lew Bagoly
Issue Contents A.R.S. Show Dates	undefined	undefined Advertisements

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

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

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS AZALEA	undefined JUAN de FUCA	undefined OLYMPIA	undefined SIUSLAW
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Mrs. Robert T. Brown	undefined James LaRue	undefined Dan Macomber	undefined Michael J. Bones
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS BIRMINGHAM	undefined KOMO KULSHAN	undefined OLYMPIC PENINSULA	undefined SO. CALIFORNIA
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Richard Cooper	undefined Richard W. Payne	undefined Mrs John Buhler, Jr.	undefined Carl Deul
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CALIFORNIA	undefined LEWIS COUNTY	undefined PHILADELPHIA	undefined SOUTHEASTERN
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Lawrence V. Brooks	undefined Dr. William Ehert	undefined Vernon Quarles	undefined C. Russell Haag
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS CONNECTICUT	undefined MASSACHUSETTS	undefined PIEDMONT	undefined SOUTHWESTERN OR.
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Mrs. Philip E. Taylor	undefined A. Richard Brooks	undefined Marshall G. Stillwell	undefined Roger Russell
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS DE ANZA	undefined MIDDLE ATLANTIC	undefined PORTLAND	undefined TACOMA
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Tom Wynn	undefined Dr. William Stepka	undefined Frank D. Mossman, MD	undefined Francis Rutherford
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS DENMARK	undefined MIDWEST	undefined POTOMAC VALLEY	undefined TAPPAN ZEE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Palle Kristensen	undefined Ira Goroff	undefined Donald W. Hyatt	undefined Hans E. Bussink
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS EUGENE	undefined MONTEREY BAY	undefined PRINCETON	undefined TUALATIN VALLEY
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Harold Greer	undefined T. C. Thornton	undefined Patricia Pfeiffer	undefined Margaret Sahnow
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GRAYS HARBOR	undefined NEW JERSEY	undefined SAN MATEO	undefined VALLEY FORGE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Lyle Lancaster	undefined Jerry Goodman	undefined Ronald A. Killian	undefined Clarence Ziegler
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS GREAT LAKES	undefined NEW YORK	undefined SEATTLE	undefined VANCOUVER, B. C.
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS D. L. Hinerman	undefined William Tietjen	undefined David Bledsoe	undefined Dr. L. Keith Wade
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS INDIANA	undefined NORTH KITSAP	undefined SHELTON	undefined WILLIAM BARTRAM
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS Richard Fitzwater	undefined Brett Houston	undefined Mrs. Gilbert Johnston	undefined Jackson H. McCarter
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS	undefined	undefined	undefined WILLAMETTE
PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS	undefined	undefined	undefined June Brennan

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