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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

July 15, 1970
Vol. 24 No. 3

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 1970 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted by the Society.

Issue Contents
President's Report, 1970 A.R.S. Annual Meeting by Carl H. Phetteplace, M. D.		Rhododendrons at Flowering Time, Japan, 1969 (conclusion) by Frank Doleshy
Highlight of the A.R.S. National Convention by Mrs. Mary Greig		Testing and Breeding Rhododendrons in Nova Scotia by D. L. Craig
A.R.S. Gold Medal Awards and Citations - 1970		Citation to Sidney and Clara Burns by Betty Hager
The Japanese and their Gardens by Dr. T. M. Taylor		Selection and Culture of Rhododendrons in North Alabama
Philadelphia Chapter Receives Gold Medal by Alfred S. Martin		Survey of Rhododendron Species of Washington, D.C. and Vicinity by Richard T. Johnston
A.R.S. Plant Registry		Ben F. Lancaster
A.R.S. Plant Awards - 1969		Ralph Van Landingham, Jr.
Our Front Cover		John Schamenek by Alfred S. Martin
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OFFICERS
President	Vice President	Eastern Vice President
CARL H. PHETTEPLACE, M.D.	ROBERT L. BADGER	ALFRED S. MARTIN
Secretary-Treasurer		Executive Secretary
DR. ROBERT L. TICKNOR		MRS. WILLIAM J. CURTIS
Editor	Associate Editor	Contributing Editor
P. H. BRYDON	FRED E. KNAPP	HERBERT HECKENBLEIKNER

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHARLES H. ANDERSON, Bellevue, Wn., Term expires 1971

LEWIS BAGOLY, Phoenixville, Pa., President Valley Forge Chapter

RICHARD BABA, Chicago, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

WARREN BERG, Kent, Wn., Term expires 1973

MRS. ROBERT BERRY, Aberdeen. Wn., Term expires 1972

JOHN E. BOEGGEMAN, West Nyack, N.Y., President Tappan Zee Chapter

JAMES CAPERCI, Seattle, Wn., Term expires 1973

GEORGE CLARKE, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1971

DR. J. HAROLD CLARKE, Long Beach, Wn., Term expires 1972

ROBERT COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1972

ARTHUR COYLE, Waller, Tx., President Southern Chapter

FRANK DOLESHY, Seattle, Wn., Term expires 1971

ARTHUR DOME, Seattle, Wn., President Seattle Chapter

DARIUS ECCLES, Port Townsend, Wn., President Olympic Peninsula Chapter

NEWTON W. EDWARDS, Alexandria, Va., President Potomac Valley Chapter

JOHN E. EICHELSER, Olympia, Wn., President Olympia Chapter

EVERETT E. FARWELL, Woodside, Cal., President San Mateo County Chapter

M. ROBERT FENTON, Pittsburgh, Pa., President Great Lakes Chapter

DAN FRANKLIN, Atlanta, Ga., President Azalea Chapter

FRED GALLE, Pine Mountain, Ga., Term expires 1972

DAVID GOHEEN, Camas, Wn., President Portland Chapter

MRS. EMIL F.HAGER, JR., Albertson, N.Y., President New York Chapter

MRS. JAMES HAINES, Aberdeen, Wn., President Grays Harbor Chapter

GEORGE HARRISON, Seattle, Wn., President Tacoma Chapter

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore., Term expires 1973

HENRY HEYDERHOFF, Bloomingdale, N.J., President New Jersey Chapter

MRS. HARVEY HOOKS, Birmingham, Ala., President Birmingham Chapter

CURT HUEY, Springfield, Ore., President Eugene Chapter

OLAV JACOBSEN, Bainbridge Island, Wn., President North Kitsap Chapter

RAY MICHEL, Indianapolis, Ind., President Indianapolis Chapter

HARRY NASH, Waynesboro, Va., President Middle Atlantic Chapter

DR. WILLIAM NOLAN, Santa Cruz, Calif., President Monterey Bay Chapter

A. HADLEY OSBORN, El Cerrito, Calif., President California Chapter

DEVERN W. PINNOCK, M.D., Florence, Ore., President Siuslaw Chapter

DR. EMERSON A. REED, Media, Pa., President Philadelphia Chapter

I. S. ROSSIFTER, Hopewell, N.J., President Princeton Chapter

GORDON SAHNOW, JR., Hillsboro, Ore., President Tualatin Valley Chapter

LLOYD SMITH, Pitt Meadows, B.C., Canada, President Vancouver, B.C. Chapter

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

MRS. DUANE STRONG, Coos Bay, Ore., President Southwestern Oregon Chapter

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

FRANK TRAVIS, JR., Shelton, Wn., President Shelton Chapter

TED VAN VEEN, Portland, Ore., Term expires 1973

BISHOP YON WETTBERG, Oxford, Conn., President Connecticut Chapter

THOMAS WHEELDON, M.D., Richmond, Va., Term expires 1971

JAMES A. WRIGHT, Virginia Beach, Va., President Tidewater Chapter

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