R. glaucophyllum
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

April 15, 1968
Vol. 22 No. 2

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 254, Aurora, Oregon. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $7.50 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1968 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Executive Secretary.

Issue Contents
Climates of Selected Rhododendron-Growing Areas by R. L. Ticknor		Budded Container-Grown Rhododendron Production Methods by Richard Vanderbilt
B. Y. Morrison and His Azaleas by Frederic P. Lee		Seven Dwarfs Without Snow White by Ruth M. Wood
Knaphill Azalea Propagation in the Northeast by Lawrence L. Carville		History of Eugene Rhododendron Society by James M. Blackford
Azaleas for the Arid Southwest by Ross M. Nelson		Colors of Rhododendrons in My Garden by Esther Avery
Chemical Control of Rhododendron Growth and Flowering by R. L. Ticknor and C. A. Nance		Entries for Awards Welcomed, Great Lakes Chapter Test Garden Opens by David G. Leach
Revised Annual Meeting Program		A.R.S. Plant Registry
New ARS Chapters: Tidewater and Southwestern Oregon		New Display Garden at Birmingham, Alabama
Rhododendron Descriptions		Tualatin Valley Chapter Display Garden
Photos Unrelated to Text: Rock #112, R. calophytum, R. taggianum & R. oreotrephes		Our Front Cover
		Advertisements

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HARLEY ADAMSON, Montesano, Wash., President Grays Harbor Chapter

CHARLES H. ANDERSON, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1969

ROBERT L. BADGER, Tacoma, Wash., President Tacoma Chapter

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

GEORGE W. BAKER, Norfolk, Va., President Tidewater Chapter

LLOYD BARON, Hillsboro, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter

MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen, Wash., Term expires 1969

DR. BEN T. BRIGGS, Shelton, Wash., President Shelton Chapter

MERLE E. CISNEY, Camas, Wash., Term expires 1969

R. E. COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1969

RUSSEL L. COOVERT, Tacoma, Wash., Term expires 1969

ARTHUR I. COYLE, Houston, Texas, President Southern Chapter

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

JAMES GOSSLER, Springfield, Ore., President Eugene Chapter

Louis GROTHAUS, Lake Oswego, Ore., Term expires 1968

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

A. W. HARTMAN, Mansfield, Ohio, President Great Lakes Chapter

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Oregon, Term expires 1968

CHARLES HERBERT, Phoenixville, Pa., President Valley Forge Chapter

LUDWIG HOFFMAN, Bloomfield, Conn., President Connecticut Chapter

SYLVESTER HUBBARD, Mechanicsville, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter

CHARLES KWITCHOFF, Ramsey, N. J., President New Jersey Chapter

ROBERT E. LEE, Charlottesville, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter

J. G. LOFTHOUSE, Vancouver, B.C., President Vancouver, B.C. Chapter

ALFRED S. MARTIN, Ambler, Pa., Term expires 1969

DONALD MCCLURE, Seattle, Wash., Term expires 1968

RAY MICHEL, Oak Lawn, Ill., President Mid-West Chapter

HADLEY OSBORN, El Cerrito, Ca., President California Chapter

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

MERLE SAUNDERS, Eugene, Ore., Term expires 1968

HOWARD A. SHORT, Bainbridge Island, Wash., President North Kitsap Chapter

C. E. SIMONS JR., M.D., Edmonds, Wash., President Seattle Chapter

CECIL SMITH, Aurora, Ore., Term expires 1968

RALPH H. SMITH, Delmar, N.Y., President Albany-Mohawk Chapter

MARK SPALDING, Olympia, Wash., President Olympia Chapter

SAM TATS, West Asheville, N.C., President Southeastern Chapter

L. O. TODD, JR., Stone Mountain, Ga., President Azalea Chapter

ROBERT WELLS, Port Angeles, Wash., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter

ROBERT WHALLEY, Gresham, Ore., President Portland Chapter

THOMAS WHEELDON, M.D., Richmond, Va., Term expires 1968

KEN WINDRED, Coos Bay, Ore., President Southwestern Oregon Chapter

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