Mr. Bovee's Garden
See Cover Article

The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

July 15, 1958
Vol. 12 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 1958 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
An Outline of the Commoner Azaleas as to Their Source and Makeup by C. H. Phetteplace, M.D.		Some Experiences of an Amateur Rhododendron Grower, Part II by George Grace
Twin Projects at Biltmore Gardens by Fred. I. Nisbet		Defense of Rhododendron catawbiense by G. G. Nearing
Three Plants of the Sanguineum Subseries from the 1950 Rock Expedition by Rudolph Henny		A.R.S. Tacoma Chapter 1958 Show by Russ Coovert
		Portland Chapter Show by Molly Grothaus
R. 'Dora Amateis'		Cover Article
New York, New Jersey Chapter A.R.S. Show by Gerald and Edythe Griffin		Minutes of 4th Annual General Meeting of the A.R.S. by Ruth Hansen
Grays Harbor Chapter 1958 Rhododendron Show Report by Rose Haines		Report of the Voting at the Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of the A.R.S.
		Book Reviews
Rhododendron Notes		Endre Ostbo
		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President		Secretary-Treasurer
C. I. SERSANOUS		MRS. RUTH M. HANSEN
Vice President	Editor A. R. S. Bulletin	Editor Year Book
DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE	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.

E. B. DUNN, Seattle, Wash.

CARL FAWCETT, Tacoma, Wash.

C. T. HANSEN, Portland, Ore.

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore.

O. R. NEET, Portland Ore.

DR. CARL PHETTEPLACE, Eugene, Ore.

W. P. RIDDLESBARGER, Eugene, Ore.

HERBERT SCHINK, Portland, Ore.

HOWARD SLONECKER, Oak Grove, Ore.

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

J. R. BROOKS, Enka, North Carolina, President Southeastern Chapter

JOSEPH CASADEVALL, Paterson, N.J., President of New Jersey Chapter

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

TED FAWCETT, Tacoma, Washington, President of Tacoma Chapter

W. E. FLAVELLE, New Westminster, B.C., President of Vancouver, B.C. Chapter

HARRY HARMON, Cosmopolis, Wash., President of Grays Harbor Chapter

NATHANIEL E. HESS, Sands Point, L. I., N.Y., President of New York Chapter

MRS. W. A. KELIUS, Levittown, Pa, President Philadelphia Chapter

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

DR. MACK McCORMICK, Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter

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

DR. CARL PHETTEPLACE, Eugene, Ore., President of Eugene Chapter

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

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