R. 'Shamrock'
Photo by R. L. Ticknor
See Cover Article

The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Fall 1978
Vol. 32 No. 4

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 600, Aurora, Oregon. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $12 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1978 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Choptank River Hybrids by Polly Hill		Notes to the New Hybridizer by Robert D. Gartrell
Building Your Own Mist Controller by Frank F. Willingham, Jr.		Mycorrhizal Fungus Strikes Rhodies! by Ted VanVeen
Some Rhododendrons in Malaya by Peter Valder		The Flowers of Eld Inlet by Mrs. Lloyd Jordan
What are Eden Hybrids? by W. David Smith		Rhododendron prostratum by Art Dome
Analysis of Adventitious Root Formation by R. Pierik and H. Steegmans		Summary of the International Rhododendron Conference by Dr. James L. Luteyn
R. calendulaceum 'Colossus' by Dr. Frank Mossman		Rhododendron 'Shamrock' by R. L. Ticknor
The Hardy True Yellow - A Dream? by Dennis MacMullan		Book Review by Molly Grothaus
Azaleas - Give Them a Happy Home by Art Frazer		Love Affair by Carol Johnsen
Softwood Grafting by Carl Phetteplace		1979 Convention Report by Keith Wade
Rhodies Under the Lights by Max Resnick		Seed Exchange Report by Kay Ogle
ARS Plant Registry		Rhododendrons in Vermont
ARS Slide Loan Programs		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	Eastern Vice President	Western Vice President
E C BROCKENBROUGH, MD	FRED GALLE	JOHN P. EVANS, MD
Secretary-Treasurer	Executive Secretary	Editor
TED VAN VEEN	ESTHER BERRY	ED EGAN

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1979
JOHN P EVANS, MD - ED EGAN - J JUDSON BROOKS - RICHARD MURCOTT
1980
P.H. BRYDON - ALFRED S. MARTIN - MARGE FARWELL - HENRY SCHANNEN
1981
HAROLD GREER - DR GUSTAV MEHLQUIST - GEORGE RING - DR L. KEITH WADE

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	JUAN de FUCA	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW
Frank A. Smith	James LaRue	Dan Macomber	Michael J. Bones
BIRMINGHAM	KOMO KULSHAN	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SO. CALIFORNIA
Richard Cooper	Richard W. Payne	Mrs John Buhler, Jr.	Carl Deul
CALIFORNIA	LEWIS COUNTY	PHILADELPHIA	SOUTHEASTERN
Lawrence V. Brooks	Dr. William Ehert	Edward Collins	C. Russell Haag
CONNECTICUT	MASSACHUSETTS	PIEDMONT	SOUTHWESTERN OR.
Mrs. Philip E. Taylor	A. Richard Brooks	Marshall G. Stillwell	Roger Russell
DE ANZA	MIDDLE ATLANTIC	PORTLAND	TACOMA
Bob George	Dr. William Stepka	Frank D. Mossman, MD	Orris Thompson
DENMARK	MIDWEST	POTOMAC VALLEY	TAPPAN ZEE
Tue Jorgensen	Ira Goroff	Donald W. Hyatt	Hans E. Bussink
EUGENE	MONTEREY BAY	PRINCETON	TUALATIN VALLEY
Harold Greer	T. C. Thornton	Patricia Pfeiffer	Margaret Sahnow
GRAYS HARBOR	NEW JERSEY	SAN MATEO	VALLEY FORGE
Lyle Lancaster	Jerry Goodman	David O. Schussolin	Clarence Ziegler
GREAT LAKES	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	VANCOUVER, B. C.
D. L. Hinerman	William Tietjen	David Bledsoe	Louis Biro
INDIANA	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	WILLIAM BARTRAM
Richard Fitzwater	Bett Houston	Mrs. Gilbert Johnston	Jackson H. McCarter

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