Mr. Tsumagari beside a plant of R. yakushimanum on the summit ridge of Kuromi-dake
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

January 15, 1966
Vol. 20 No. 1

Published quarterly by the American Rhododendron Society, Rt. 2, Box 254, Aurora, 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 1966 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Two Tourists in Japan by Frank Doleshy		Edgar Greer, Rhododendron Breeder by Merle Saunders
Presidents Report by Edward B. Dunn		Rhododendrons in the Philadelphia Area by F. J. Sholomskas
A. R. S. Annual Meeting Program		Ratings for Specific Areas
Rhododendron Show		Our Front Cover
Gardens to be Visited		Membership Contest
Growing Rhododendron Seedlings in Glass Containers by Johannes Hedegaard		Comparative Hardiness of Some R. elliottii Hybrids by Cecil Smith
New Seed for the New Year by Esther Berry		Liming Rhododendrons by Alleyne Cook
American Rhododendron Society Plant Registry		Pictures Unrelated to Text: R. 'Coral Bells' & R. 'Loderi King George'
Nominating Committee		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President		Vice President
E. B. DUNN		CARL H. PHETTEPLACE, M.D.
Secretary-Treasurer		Executive Secretary and Editor
DR. ROBERT L. TICKNOR		DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHARLES H. ANDERSON, Seattle, Wash, Term expires 1967

GEORGE M. ARRINGTON, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter

C. C. BAURENRURG, Belle Mead, N. J., President Princeton Chapter

MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash, Term expires 1967

GEORGE BETTS, Rochester, Wash., President Olympia Chapter

DR. G. BLIGH, North Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver B.C. Chapter

LEE BOARDMAN, Sequim, Wash, President Olympic Peninsula Chapter

FORREST E. BUMP, M. D., Forest Grove, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter

MERLE E. CISNEY, Camas, Wash, Term expires 1967

R. E. COMERFORD, Marion, Ore, Term expires 1967

RUSSELL L. COOVERT, Tacoma, Wash, Term expires 1967

HENRY A. DUMPER, Roslyn Estates, N.Y., President New York Chapter

RICHARD FENICCHIA, President Great Lakes Chapter

WILLIAM R. GARRLN, Traveler's Rest, S. C., President Southeastern Chapter

GEORGE GRACE, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1966

LOUIS C. GROTHAUS, Portland, Ore., President Portland Chapter

ROY HACANSON, Puyallup Wash., President Tacoma Chapter

DR. J. KELVIN HAMILTON, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter

PAUL N. HARRIS, M.D., Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon, Term expires 1966

CHRIS JOHNSON, Mercer Island, Wash., President Seattle Chapter

ALFRED S. MARTIN, Ambler, Pa., Term expires 1967

DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1966

MRS. PHILIP MCCOMBS, Berkeley, Calif., President California Chapter

DALE MCCURDY, Aurora, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

DANIEL MORRIS, Eugene, Ore., President Eugene Chapter

DONALD PATRICK, Longview, Wash., Term expires 1966

RICHARD REFIELD, Closter, N.J., President Tappan Zee Chapter

MERLE SAUNDERS, Eugene, Ore., Term expires 1966

PAUL SLEEZER, Mountain Lakes, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter

CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1966

RICHARD STERLING, Hoquiam, Wash., President Gray's Harbor Chapter

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

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