R. cinnabarinum var. blandfordiaeflorum
Photo by J.P. Evans, M.D.
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

January, 1971
Vol. 25 No. 1

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 1971 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted by the Society.

Issue Contents
A. R. S. 1971 National Convention by Alfred S. Martin		A Letter and Appeal by Mrs. Henry G. Clarke
A Tetraploid R. carolinianum by Dr. August E. Kehr		Potting or No Potting by F. W. Schumacher
How to Shoot a Pistil by David G. Leach		Species vs. Hybrids by Hadley Osborn
Leonard Franklin Frisbee by William E. Avery, M.D.		Seed Exchange Notes by Mrs. Robert Berry
Thirty Years of Rhododendron Experience by Ruth M. Wood		Survey of Hybrids & Species in the Atlanta Area by Robert L. Schwind
The Pacific Rhododendron Conference of 1970 by A. W. Headlam		Flowers from Kurume to Yakushima, Japan 1970 by Frank Doleshy
Large Leaved Species in Britain by John D. Johnston		Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot by Hadley Osborn
R. elliottii 'War Paint' by Mrs. Ray James		Bronze Medal Presented to Britt Smith Mrs. Robert L. Badger
Our Front Cover		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	Western 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. W. 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 J. BABA, Chicago, Ill., President Midwest Chapter

WARREN BERG, Kent, Wn., Term expires 1973

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

GEORGE BETTS, Rochester, Wa, President Lewis County Chapter

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 1974

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

FRED COLLINS, Haney, B.C., Canada, President, Vancouver, B.C. Chapter

ROBERT COMERFORD, Marion, Ore., Term expires 1972

ARTHUR COYLE, Waller, Tex., President Southern Chapter

FRANK DOLESHY, Seattle, Wa., Term Expires 1971

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

EDWARD B. DUNN, Seattle, Wn., Past President-A.R.S.

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 FARWELL JR., Woodside, Ca., President San Mateo County Chapter

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

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

DR. DAVID GOHEEN, Camas, Wa., President Portland Chapter

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

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

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

FRED E. KNAPP, Locust Valley, N. Y., President New York Chapter

R. G. MAXWELL, Biltmore, N.C., President Southeastern Chapter

EDMUND V. MEZITT, Hopkington, Mass., President Massachusetts 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

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

BRITT M. SMITH, Kent, Wash., President Tacoma Chapter

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

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