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The Quarterly Bulletin
of the
American Rhododendron Society

Summer 1981
Vol. 35 No. 3

Published quarterly by the AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY, 14636 S.W. Bull Mt. Rd., Tigard, OR 97223. Membership subscription to the American Rhododendron Society $12.00 a year. The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society is included as a benefit of membership. Copyright 1981 by the American Rhododendron Society. Permission to reprint any portion of this volume volume must be granted in writing by the Society.

Issue Contents
The Gable Azaleas by George W. Ring		Rhododendron 'Seta' by Arthur Headlam
Fall Bloom of Rhododendrons by Dr. Sandra McDonald		Good News - Bad News by Dennis MacMullan
What Makes Rhododendrons and Azaleas So Special by Austin Kennell		Exploring the Unknown with R. chrysanthum by B. C. Potter
New Society Award by George W. Ring		President's Report by Fred Galle
Contest for New Pioneer Achievement Award		Rhody Fever - A Medical Report by A.D. McNees
Orlando S. Pride Receives Scientific Citation		Western Regional Meeting by Marion May
The Breeding of Rhododendrons in Germany - A Book Review by Dr. Horst H. Witt		Small Breeding Cages for Field or Garden by William H. Gensel
ARS Medal Awards		Birmingham Chapter Species Garden
Seattle Chapter Awards Three Bronze Medals		ARS Plant Registry by Ed Parker
Tacoma Chapter Awards Four Bronze Medals		10 Year Index by Marge Baird
Valley Forge Chapter Awards Bronze Medal		Siuslaw Chapter Presents Gavel by Marion May
Southeastern Chapter Awards Bronze Medal		Ground Rubber as Soil Conditioner by Fred Davis
Potomac Valley Chapter Awards Bronze Medal		Book Review: Rhododendrons 1980-81 by Ed Egan
Tualatin Valley Chapter Awards Bronze Medal		Mervin Vator by Carl Phetteplace, M.D.
Sandwich Bag Seedlings		Services to Members
		Advertisements

OFFICERS
President	Eastern Vice President	Western Vice President
GEORGE RING	WILLIAM TIETJEN	MRS. JANET BINFORD
Past President	Secretary-Treasurer	Executive Secretary
FRED GALLE	TED VAN VEEN	FRAN EGAN
	Editor
	ED EGAN

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1982

DR. AUGUST KEHR - BRITT SMITH - DR. HERBERT SPADY - DR. MAX RESNICK

1983

DR. H. FURMAN CANTRELL - ALFRED MARTIN - DR. SANDRA McDONALD DR. ROBERT TICKNOR

1984

HAROLD GREER - CLIVE JUSTICE - DR. GUSTAV A. L. MEHLQUIST DR. HENRY SCHROEDER

Technical Reviewers

FRED GALLE, DR. AUGUST KEHR, DR. SANDRA MCDONALD, DR. GUSTAV MEHLQUIST, REGISTRAR ED PARKER, PRES. GEORGE RING, DR. ROBERT TICKNOR, DR. L. KEITH WADE

PRESIDENTS OF CHAPTERS
AZALEA	INDIANA	OLYMPIC PENINSULA	SOUTHEASTERN
Dr. Joseph H. Coleman	H. Roland Schroeder, Jr.	Mrs John Buhler, Jr.	Dr. H. Furman Cantrell
BIRMINGHAM	JUAN de FUCA	PHILADELPHIA	SOUTHWESTERN OR
Luke Austin	Frank Chamberlin	Will S. Smith, Jr.	Evan Bone
CALIFORNIA	KOMO KULSHAN	PIEDMONT	SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
Fred Cummings	Harry Ellingsen	Dr. T. Lawrence Mellicham	Dr. Lewis H. Brown
GULF COAST	LEWIS COUNTY	PINE BARRENS	TACOMA
Eugene Aromi	Melvin Lueken	Edward W. Collins	William A. Hicks
CONNECTICUT	MASSACHUSETTS	PORTLAND	TAPPAN ZEE
Howard W. Pfeifer	Willard P. Hunnewell	Dr. Lansing Bulgin	John Boeggeman
CORVALLIS	MIDDLE ATLANTIC	POTOMAC VALLEY	TUALATIN VALLEY
Barry S. Kast	Harry Wise	Norton Boothe	Larry Landauer
DE ANZA	MIDWEST	PRINCETON	VALLEY FORGE
Robert E. George	William Rapshys	Robert A. Murray	Dr. Fred S. Winter
DENMARK	MONTEREY BAY	SAN MATEO	VANCOUVER, B. C.
Vagn Jorgensen	Martin Flores	Dr. William E. Lofthouse	Harold A. Johnson
EUGENE	NEW JERSEY	SEATTLE	VICTORIA
Dr. David Williams	David Wuebbens	Ralph H. Nichols	Norman A. Todd
GRAYS HARBOR	NEW YORK	SHELTON	WILLIAM BARTRAM
Jack Shrauger	Miss Rosemary Kern	Eleanor Sather	Dr. Curtis Sidden
GREAT LAKES	NORTH KITSAP	SIUSLAW	WILLAMETTE
Felix A. Robinson, Jr.	T. A. Peterschmidt	Galen Baxter	Darlene Lewis
	OLYMPIA	SO. CALIFORNIA
	John Eichelser	William Moynier

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