2003 No. 35
An Official Publication of the International Camellia Society
 

CONTENTS  

Message from the President --- Greg Davis ...5

Events, People and Places
International Camellia Congress in Locarno, Switzerland - 2003 ...13

International Camellia Congress in Jinhua, China - March 2003 --- Roger Brehaut ...15
International Camellia Species Garden --- Gao Jiyin ...18
China Pre-Congress Tour --- Roger Brehaut ...25
China Post-Congress Tour --- David Molloy ...27

International Camellia Gardens of Excellence
Tsubakiyama Forest Park ...3 l
Antony Woodland Garden ...32
Marwood Hill Gardens ... 33
Mount Edgcumbe ... 34

Japanese Artist Wins Awards at UK Show --- Herb Short ...36

Another Big Tree in Portugal --- Clara Gil de Seabra ...38

Camellias at Soutomaior Castle --- Carmen Salinero, Pilar Vela and Carlos Bengoechea ...40

Obituaries
Sachiko Ōtomo ...43
Dr. Jean Crézé ...44
Werner Fritschi ...45
 

Books
"Chinese Camellia Culture" ...46
"Antiche Camelie del Lago Maggiore" ...46
"Green Gold: The Empire of Tea" ...47

Culture and Research
Camellias of the Royal Glasshouses at Laeken --- Marc de Coninck ...49

The Rediscovery of Camellia Piquetiana ---
Graeme Richards, George Orel, Clayton Harland and Stephen Jones ...54

Molecular Analysis of the genus Camellia --- Xiao Tiaojiang and Clifford R. Parks ...57

Introducing New "Naidong" Camellias into the Beijing and Tianjin Area ---
Chen Junzhi and Cheng Jinshui ...66

A Chinese Story of Endangered Species: Camellia Grijsii and Camellia Yuhsienensis ---
Weng Yuexia ...69

Results of the Study on Yellow Camellias of Vietnam --- Tran Ninh ...73

Thoughts on Camellia Hybridization in My Backyard --- John Wang ...76

Ring-width Study of Camellia Japonica 'Anemoniflora' from Chiswick House --- Martin Bridge ...82

Evolutionary Relationships of Yellow-flowered Camellia Species from Southeast Asia ---
George Orel, Adam Marchant and Graeme Richards ...88

Jinhua Congress Abstracts ...97

New Registrations ...100

Sudden Oak Death -- A Potential Camellia Problem? --- Herb Short ...101

In the Regions ...102
Treasurer's Report 108 Otomo Fund ...111
Membership ...113
Directors and Officers -2001-2003 ...122
Directors and Officers - 2004-2006 ...125

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