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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Summer 1981
Vol. 35 No. 3

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
Issue Contents The Gable Azaleas by George W. Ring	undefined	undefined Rhododendron 'Seta' by Arthur Headlam
Issue Contents Fall Bloom of Rhododendrons by Dr. Sandra McDonald	undefined	undefined Good News - Bad News by Dennis MacMullan
Issue Contents What Makes Rhododendrons and Azaleas So Special by Austin Kennell	undefined	undefined Exploring the Unknown with R. chrysanthum by B. C. Potter
Issue Contents New Society Award by George W. Ring	undefined	undefined President's Report by Fred Galle
Issue Contents Contest for New Pioneer Achievement Award	undefined	undefined Rhody Fever - A Medical Report by A.D. McNees
Issue Contents Orlando S. Pride Receives Scientific Citation	undefined	undefined Western Regional Meeting by Marion May
Issue Contents The Breeding of Rhododendrons in Germany - A Book Review by Dr. Horst H. Witt	undefined	undefined Small Breeding Cages for Field or Garden by William H. Gensel
Issue Contents ARS Medal Awards	undefined	undefined Birmingham Chapter Species Garden
Issue Contents Seattle Chapter Awards Three Bronze Medals	undefined	undefined ARS Plant Registry by Ed Parker
Issue Contents Tacoma Chapter Awards Four Bronze Medals	undefined	undefined 10 Year Index by Marge Baird
Issue Contents Valley Forge Chapter Awards Bronze Medal	undefined	undefined Siuslaw Chapter Presents Gavel by Marion May
Issue Contents Southeastern Chapter Awards Bronze Medal	undefined	undefined Ground Rubber as Soil Conditioner by Fred Davis
Issue Contents Potomac Valley Chapter Awards Bronze Medal	undefined	undefined Book Review: Rhododendrons 1980-81 by Ed Egan
Issue Contents Tualatin Valley Chapter Awards Bronze Medal	undefined	undefined Mervin Vator by Carl Phetteplace, M.D.
Issue Contents Sandwich Bag Seedlings	undefined	undefined Services to Members
Issue Contents	undefined	undefined Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	undefined Eastern Vice President	undefined Western Vice President
GEORGE RING	undefined WILLIAM TIETJEN	undefined MRS. JANET BINFORD
Past President	undefined Secretary-Treasurer	undefined Executive Secretary
FRED GALLE	undefined TED VAN VEEN	undefined FRAN EGAN
	undefined Editor	undefined
	undefined ED EGAN	undefined

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1982
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. AUGUST KEHR - BRITT SMITH - DR. HERBERT SPADY - DR. MAX RESNICK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1983
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. H. FURMAN CANTRELL - ALFRED MARTIN - DR. SANDRA McDONALD DR. ROBERT TICKNOR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1984
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAROLD GREER - CLIVE JUSTICE - DR. GUSTAV A. L. MEHLQUIST DR. HENRY SCHROEDER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Technical Reviewers
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FRED GALLE, DR. AUGUST KEHR, DR. SANDRA MCDONALD, DR. GUSTAV MEHLQUIST, REGISTRAR ED PARKER, PRES. GEORGE RING, DR. ROBERT TICKNOR, DR. L. KEITH WADE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

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