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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

October, 1970
Vol. 24 No. 4

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
Bear Facts on Gregory Bald by F. C. Galle		R. irroratum var. 'Polka Dot' by Carl H. Phetteplace, M.D.
Rhododendron valentinianum by P. H. Brydon		Rhododendron zoelleri by John P. Evans, M.D.
Rhododendron Propagation from Cuttings by Warren Berg		Natural Outdoor Light - Indoors? by Eldred E. Green
Propagation - Past, Present, and Future by Charles E. Hess		Gibbing Rhododendron for Fall Bloom by J. R. Todd, Jr.
Four Asiatic Rhododendrons by Vladimir Vasak, CSc		Growing Large-Leafed Rhododendrons by C. H. Phetteplace, M.D.
Seattle Early Season Rhododendron Competition by Mrs. Thomas O'Brube		Indumented Rhododendrons on Long Island by Walter Maynard
Remarks from the President by Carl H. Phetteplace, M.D.		A.R.S. Eastern Regional Meeting by Marion Brinkley
A Personal Experience in Breeding Azaleas by Robert D. Gartrell		Merle Saunders Receives A.R.S. Bronze Medal by R. Curtis Huey
Rhododendron (Exbury Azalea) 'Gibraltar' by P. H. Brydon		Combinations of Herbicides and Mulches in Rhododendrons by Dr. Garvin Crabtree
Our Front Cover		A.R.S. Plant Registry
Morton Arboretum Planting by Eldred E. Green		Rhododendron basilicum R 167 by Cecil Smith
Rhododendron 'Betty Arrington' by G. A. Arrington		A White Catawbiense by D. C. Purdy
A Day to Remember by Mrs. Lloyd F. Jordan		Robert M. Bovee by Dugald H. Grier, M.D.
New York Chapter Flower Shows by Betty Hager		Advertisements

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

MELVIN C. ALLEN, Santa Cruz, Calif., President Monterey Bay Chapter

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., Terms expires 1972

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

BEN M. BOYD, Atlanta, Ga., President Azalea 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, Tex., President Southern Chapter

FRANK DOLESHY, Seattle, Wn., Term expires 1971

ARTHUR P. DOME, Seattle, Wn., President Seattle Chapter

DARRIS 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

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

DAVID GOHEEN, Camas, Wn., President Portland Chapter

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

GEORGE HARRISON, Seattle, Wn., President Tacoma Chapter

JOHN HENNY, Brooks, Ore., Term expires 1973

MRS. LEON J. HEUSER, Robbinsville, N.J., President Princeton Chapter

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

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

R. CURT HUEY, Springfield, Ore., President Eugene Chapter

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

FRED E. KNAPP, Great Neck, N.Y., President New York Chapter

RAY MICHEL, Indianapolis, Ind. President Indianapolis Chapter

HARRY NASH, Waynesboro. Va., President Middle Atlantic 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

CORDON 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 TATE, West Asheville, N.C., President Southeastern Chapter

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

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

BISHOP VON 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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