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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

April 15, 1959
Vol. 13 No. 2

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 1959 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Thirty Years with our Native Azaleas by S. D. Coleman		Notes on Rhododendrons in Indianapolis by Kurt F. Panzer
Chemical Weed Control in Rhododendron Plantings by David G. Leach		The Taxonomy of New Guinea Rhododendrons J. S. Womersley
The Truth About Rootability of Cuttings by G. G. Nearing		Notes on the Cinnabarinum Series by Alleyne Cook
Rare Dwarf Rhododendrons Given To Portland Test Garden by Bob Bovee		The Making of a Rhododendron Garden in Australia by C. Heilig
Hardiness and Notes on the Rhododendron Bud Moth by Joseph B. Gable		Are the "Y" and "Z" Varieties of Rhododendron Passé by Paul D. Vossberg
International Rhododendron Conference by J. Harold Clarke		Sub-Normal Winter in Central California by Edward H. Long
Some Photographs from Dr. J. F. Rock		15th Annual Meeting of the A.R.S
Some Items Concerning the Philadelphia Area by Charles Herbert		Plants Donated to Test Garden Crystal Springs Island
		Cover
Color Slides Contributed to The Society Slide Library		Mid-Jersey Chapter A.R.S. Being Formed
A.R.S. Plant Registry		Book Reviews: The International Rhododendron Register; The Rhododendron And Camellia Yearbook-1959
A.R.S. Show Dates 1959
Rhododendron Notes
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OFFICERS
President		Secretary-Treasurer
DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE		RUTH M. HANSEN
Vice President	Editor A. R. S. Bulletin	Editor Year Book
VACANT	RUDOLPH HENNY	J. HAROLD CLARKE, Ph.D.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ROBERT M. BOVEE, Oswego, Ore.

E. B. DUNN, Seattle, Wash.

CARL FAWCETT, Tacoma, Wash.

GEORGE GRACE, Portland, Oregon

C. T. HANSEN, Portland, Oregon

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon

DONALD K. McCLURE, Seattle, Wash.

DR. CARL PHETTEPLACE, Eugene, Ore.

W. P. RIDDLESBARGER, Eugene, Ore.

HERBERT SCHINK, Portland, Ore.

HOWARD SLONECKER, Oak Grove, Ore.

CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Oregon

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

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

W. D. CHRISTIE, Abbotsford, B.C., President of Vancouver, B.C. Chapter

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

CHARLES EDMUNDS, Puyallup, Washington, President of Tacoma Chapter

WILLIAM GLENN, Norland Wash., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter

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

RALPH JACOBSON, Seattle, Wash., President of Seattle Chapter

CHARLES JENSEN, Carmichael, California, President of California Chapter

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

WILLIAM LA VANCE, Elma, Wash., President of Grays Harbor Chapter

DAVID G. LEACH, Brookville, Penna., President of Great Lakes Chapter

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

WALLACE RUFF, Eugene, Oregon, President of Eugene Chapter

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

DR. ERNEST H. YELTON, Rutherford, N.C., President Southeastern Chapter

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