R. nuttallii
Photo by Dr. Jack Evans

The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Winter 1981
Vol. 35 No. 1

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 14636 S.W. Bull Mt. Rd., Tigard, OR 97223. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $12.00 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1981 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
A Fifteen Year Report on Vireya Rhododendrons in Southern California by Carl A. Deul		Physical and Chemical Responses of Naturally Grown Rhododendron to Environmental Stresses by H. L. Gholz
Book Review: Studies In The Genus Rhododendrons, 1980 by Fred Galle		Book Review: The Rhododendron Handbook 1980 by Ed Egan
1981 Annual Convention by Fred Coe & Fred Cummings		Vancouver Chapter Awards Bronze Medal
International Rhododendron Conference Edinburgh 1982		William Bartram Chapter Awards Two Bronze Medals
Southeast Chapters Do It Again by Ed Egan		Birmingham Chapter Awards Bronze Medal
Dr. Jack Evans Resigns by Fred Galle		Middle Atlantic Chapter Awards Bronze Medals
Nominating Committee Report by August Kehr		By-laws Ballot Count by Fran Egan
ARS Plant Registry		Robert L. Furniss - In memoriam
Rhododendron and Azalea Newsletter		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	Eastern Vice President	Western Vice President
FRED GALLE	GEORGE RING	JOHN P. EVANS
Past President	Secretary-Treasurer	Executive Secretary
E. C. BROCKENBROUGH	TED VAN VEEN	FRAN EGAN
	Editor
	ED EGAN

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1981

HAROLD GREER - DR. GUSTAV MEHLQUIST - GEORGE RING - DR. L. KEITH WADE

1982

DR. AUGUST KEHR - BRITT SMITH - JANET BINFORD - DR. MAX RESNICK

1983

DR. H. FURMAN CANTRELL - ALFRED MARTIN - DR. SANDRA McDONALD DR. ROBERT TICKNOR

Technical Reviewers

PRES. FRED GALLE, DR. AUGUST KEHR, DR. SANDRA MCDONALD, DR. GUSTAV MEHLQUIST, REGISTRAR ED PARKER, DR. ROBERT TICKNOR, DR. L. KEITH WADE

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	INDIANA	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW
Joseph H. Coleman	Roland Schroeder, Jr.	Buzz Hettinger	Galen Baxter
BIRMINGHAM	JUAN de FUCA	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SO. CALIFORNIA
Luke Austin	Frank Chamberlin	Mrs John Buhler, Jr.	William Moynier
CALIFORNIA	KOMO KULSHAN	PHILADELPHIA	SOUTHEASTERN
Fred Cummings	Dick Ambrose	Wil S. Smith, Jr.	Dr. H. Furman Cantrell
GULF COAST	LEWIS COUNTY	PIEDMONT	SOUTHWESTERN ORE.
Eugene Aromi	Melvin Lueken	Dr. T. Lawrence Mellicham	Evan Bone
CONNECTICUT	MASSACHUSETTS	PINE BARRENS	TACOMA
Howard W. Pfeifer	Willard P. Hunnewell	Edward W. Collins	William A . Hicks
CORVALLIS	MIDDLE ATLANTIC	PORTLAND	TAPPAN ZEE
John Burnett	Austin C. Kennell	Dr. Lansing Bulgin	John Boeggeman
DE ANZA	MIDWEST	POTOMAC VALLEY	TUALATIN VALLEY
Robert E. George	William Rapshys	Norton Boothe	Harold T. Krug
DENMARK	MONTEREY BAY	PRINCETON	VALLEY FORGE
Vagn Jorgensen	Martin Flores	Robert A. Murray	Dr. Fred S. Winter
EUGENE	NEW JERSEY	SAN MATEO	VANCOUVER, B. C.
Dr. David Williams	David Wuebbens	Dr. William E. Lofthouse	Harold A. Johnson
GRAYS HARBOR	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	VICTORIA
Jack Shrauger	William Tietjen	Ralph H. Nichols	Norman A. Todd
GREAT LAKES	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	WILLIAM BARTRAM
Felix A. Robinson, Jr.	T. A. Peterschmidt	Dr. William E. Hanson	Dr. Curtis Sidden
			WILLAMETTE
			June Brennan

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