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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

April 15, 1962
Vol. 16 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 1962 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Longwood Gardens by Mary Plunket		Hybrids at Laurelwood Gardens by J. F. Knippenberg
Azaleas and Rhododendrons of Washington D.C. Area by Henry T. Skinner		The American Rhododendron Society Species Project by Milton V. Walker, M.D.
The Arnold Arboretum by Donald Wyman		My Favorite Rhododendrons by D. E. Dougan
Rhododendron Breeding by F. W. Schumacher		Rhododendrons in Missouri by Carl L. Penzel
Liming Rhododendrons by Alleyne R. Cook		The A.R.S. Welcomes Two New Chapters
Notes About the 18th Annual Meeting of the ARS by Thomas Wheeldon		An Overture Regarding Future Society Ratings by Cecil C. Smith
The Ralph Van Landingham Garden		Nominees for Directors of the Society
Gladsgay Gardens by Thomas Wheeldon		A.R.S. 1962 Show Dates
		Rhododendron Notes
Cover Article		ARS Plant Registry
		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President		Vice President
DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE		E. B. DUNN
Editor A. R. S. Bulletin	Secretary-Treasurer	Editor Year Book
RUDOLPH HENNY	RUTH M. HANSEN	J. HAROLD CLARKE, Ph. D.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EDWIN ARNTSEN, Seattle, Wash., President Seattle Chapter

MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen. Wash., President Grays Harbor Chapter

SIDNEY V. BURNS, Syosset, L. I., N.Y., President New York Chapter

M. C. COLLARINO, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1963

RUSSELL COOVERT, Lakebay, Wash., Term expires 1963, President Tacoma Chapter

WILBERT CORNELIUS, JR., Belford, N.J., President Mid-Jersey Chapter

WALTER ELLIOTT, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter

CARL FAWCETT, Tacoma, Wash., Term expires 1962

HENRY FLEMING, Upper Nyack, N.Y., President Tappan Zee Chapter

D. A. FREEMAN, Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver Chapter

GEORGE GRACE, Portland, Ore, Term expires 1963

C. T. HANSEN, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1962

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore., Term expires 1962, President Portland Chapter

MRS. SEYMOUR HOWARD, Sequim, Wash., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter

DR. L. L. KLOSTERMEYER, Asheville, N. C., President Southeastern Chapter

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

EDWARD H. LONG, Oakland, Calif., President California Chapter

DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1962

DALE K. MCCURDY, Aurora, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

FRED J. NISBET, Ph.D., Ashville, N. C., President Southeastern Chapter

CARL H. PHETTEPLACE, M.D., Eugene, Ore., Term expires 1963

PALMER SAUNDERS, Eugene, Ore., President of Eugene Chapter

JOHN SCHAMENEK, Willow Grove, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter

HOWARD SLONECKER, Oak Grove, Ore., Term expires 1963

CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1962

GEORGE D. SMITH, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter

MILTON V. WALKER, M.D., Creswell, Ore, Term expires 1963

THOMAS WHEELDON, M.D., Richmond, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter

WALES WOOD, St. Helens, Ore., Term expires 1963

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