Vancouver, B.C., Where A.R.S. Conference Delegates Will Tour the U. B. C. Botanical Gardens
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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Spring 1979
Vol. 33 No. 2

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, Rt. 2, Box 600, Aurora, Oregon 97002. 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 1979 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
Effects of Nitrogen and Potassium on Leaf Burn of Rhododendron 'Elizabeth' by G. F. Ryan		Transplanting Native Azaleas and Their Propagation by Root Cuttings by Fred C. Galle
Stimulation of Growth by Alfalfa by D. L. Hinerman		Fasciation by Arthur W. Headlam
Native Azaleas: Gregory Bald by H. Furman Cantrell		The Black Creek form of R. chapmanii by J. Patrick Tatum & Noel Lake
Add Some Color to Spring Indoors with Rhododendrons by R. L. Ticknor and J. W. Fox		Hardiness Records for Winter 1976-77 and 1977-78 by Clarence Hubbuch, Jr.
A New Greenhouse, Cool but Comfortable by Frank Doleshy		Plant Breeding - Understand Your Problems by Ernest H. Yelton
A Compact R. aberconwayi by Cecil Smith		Three Cheers! by Betty and Jim Caperci
R. 'Pink Radiance' by Lou Hindla		Report of A.R.S. Research Foundation by Alfred S. Martin
A Few Kings by Ross B. Davis, Jr.		Rhododendrons of China by Ken Gambrill
1979 National Convention		You Have Been Observed
A.R.S. Plant Registry		Bronze Medal - Tappan Zee Chapter
What's New From the Board Meetings by Esther Berry		Charlie Herbert: 1901 - 1978 by Lew Bagoly
A.R.S. Show Dates		Advertisements

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

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

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	JUAN de FUCA	OLYMPIA	SIUSLAW
Mrs. Robert T. Brown	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	Vernon Quarles	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
Tom Wynn	Dr. William Stepka	Frank D. Mossman, MD	Francis Rutherford
DENMARK	MIDWEST	POTOMAC VALLEY	TAPPAN ZEE
Palle Kristensen	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	Ronald A. Killian	Clarence Ziegler
GREAT LAKES	NEW YORK	SEATTLE	VANCOUVER, B. C.
D. L. Hinerman	William Tietjen	David Bledsoe	Dr. L. Keith Wade
INDIANA	NORTH KITSAP	SHELTON	WILLIAM BARTRAM
Richard Fitzwater	Brett Houston	Mrs. Gilbert Johnston	Jackson H. McCarter
			WILLAMETTE
			June Brennan

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