An Official Publication of the International Camellia Society

CONTENTS

Message from the President -- Gregory Davis ... 4

Otomo Endowment Research Fund -- Neville Haydon ... 5

Notes from the Editor - Jennifer Trehane ... 6

Web News -- Report from the ICS Web Editor, Pat Short ... 7

The Second Chuxiong Camellia Cultural Festival, China
[Extracted from reports by Waldemar Max Hansen (Vice President) and John Fildew (UK Director)] ... 9

Dali -- The Sixth (Dali) China Camellia Expo
[Extracted from reports by Waldemar Max Hansen (Vice President) and John Fildew (UK Director)] ... 9

A trip to Tengchong -- Max Hansen  ... 11

A visit to Tengchong to observe wild Camellia reticulata Lindley in their habitat -- You Muxian ... 12

Welcome to the International Camellia Congress in Kurume, Japan, in March 2010 --
The Executive Committee for the IC Kurume Congress ... 17

A Visit to Clarence House  ... 26

Introduction to the 2008 International Camellia Congress -- Charles Puddle, Patron ... 27

Pre-Congress Tour -- Mayda Reynolds & Jennifer Trehane ... 29

The Arrival & History of Camellias within the Great Gardens of Cornwall -- John Price ... 40
On the naming of 19th Century camellias -- Bee Robson ... 44
Tea: Just Another Camellia? -- John C. Griffiths ... 50
Producing and marketing camellia products from the Tregothnan Estate -- The Hon. Evelyn Boscawen ... 55
Phytophthora ramorum & Phytophthora kernoviae: An Overview-- extracted from a paper presented by Ann Payne ... 57
Pests and diseases detected on camellia in Spain -- Salinero, C.; Mansilla, J.P.; Abelleira, A.; Aguín, 0.; Pérez, R.; Pintos, C. ... 59
'Tama-no-ura' Camellia: the current situation, history, and future possibilities -- Chuji Hiruki ... 66
'Tama-no-ura' -- a spontaneous picotee? -- Tateishi, N.; Ozaki, Y.; and Okubo, H. ... 70
Estimation of the seed parent of C.x vernalis -- Tanaka, T.; Mizutani, T.; Shibata, M.; Tanikawa, N.; and Parks, C.R. ... 74
Discovery and Worldwide Distribution of C.granthamiana -- Hermann Schoentag and Christiana Roeder ... 84
Camellia changii, the Everblooming Camellia -- Gao, J.; Huang, W.; and Liu, X. ... 89
Growing Camellias in Germany in Open Ground -- Klaus Urban ... 97
Theories about the origin of the first European camellias -- Eduardo de la Rubia Huete ...100
An occasion for Wilhelma finding Sophie -- Waldernar Max Hansen ... 109

Book Reviews ... 110

Developing the International Test Guideline of Distinctness Uniformity and Stability for Ornamental Camellia Varieties -- Li, J.; Sui, N.; Li, X.; Zhang, X.; and Gao, J. ...112

The International Camellia Register Second Supplement -- Neville Haydon, International Registrar for Camellias ... 119

Some New Cultivar Registrations, Europe -- Andrew Simons ... 120

Deceased in 2008 ... 125

News from the Regions ... 126

Accounts ... 130

I.C.S. MEMBERSHIP ... 132

Directors and Officers 2007-2009 ... 134

Translations ... 138