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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

July 15, 1957
Vol. 11 No.3

Published Quarterly by THE AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 3514 N. Russet St., Portland, Oregon. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $5.00 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1957 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
The Discovery of Rhododendrons on Jamaica by David G. Leach		Early Spring and Summer in the Society Test Garden Crystal Springs Island by Ruth M. Hansen
Rhododendron Weed Control by Chemicals by R. L. Ticknor and P. F. Bobula		The California Spring Home and Garden Show by Daryl B. May
Rhododendron Fortunei and Its Allies by G. G. Nearing		Notes on Rhododendron orbiculare by Del James
Notes from San Francisco by Roy L. Hudson		Concerning R. orbiculare at Bodnant by Charles Puddle
Minutes of the 13th Annual Meeting of the A.R.S. by Ruth M. Hansen		Eugene Chapter 1957 Rhododendron Show Report by Beth Leavitt
The 1957 Portland Chapter Rhododendron Show		Cover Article by Rudolph Henny
A.R.S. Plant Registry		Society Publications Committee
Rhododendron Notes		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President		Secretary-Treasurer
C. I. SERSANOUS		RUTH M. HANSEN
Vice President	Editor A.R.S. Bulletin	Editor Year Book
J. HAROLD CLARKE, Ph.D.	RUDOLPH HENNY	J. HAROLD CLARKE, Ph.D.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JOHN BACHER, Portland, Ore.

ROBERT M. BOVEE, Oswego, Ore.

J. HAROLD CLARK, Ph.D., Long Beach, Wash.

DR. WM. L. CORBIN, Portland, Ore.

E. B. DUNN, Seattle, Wash.

CARL FAWCETT, Tacoma, Wash.

C. T. HANSEN, Portland, Ore.

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore.

O. R. NEET, Portland Ore.

W. P. RIDDLESBARGER, Eugene, Ore.

HERBERT SCHINK, Portland, Ore.

HOWARD SLONECKER, Oak Grove, Ore.

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

J. R. BROOKS, Enka, NC, President Southeastern Chapter

CYRIL S. CHAVE, Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver, B.C. Chapter

Dr. J. HAROLD CLARKE, Long Beach, Wash., President Portland Chapter

TED FAWCETT, Tacoma, Wash., President of Tacoma Chapter

NATHANIEL E. HESS, Sands Point, L. I., NY, President New York Chapter

ROBERT HESSEMER, Montesano, Wash., President Grays Harbor Chapter

DONALD K. McCLURE, Seattle, Wash., President Seattle Chapter

G. OWEN PEARCE, Orinda, Calif., President California Chapter

BENJAMIN PECHERER, Montclair, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter

DR. CARL PHETTEPLACE, Eugene, Oregon, President Eugene Chapter

DR. THOMAS WHEELDON, Richmond, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter

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