CONTENTS

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  President's Message -- Marj Mansfield ...4
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  Editorial -- Ken Tate ...4
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  Letters to the Editor:
  - Language -- Terence E. Pierson ...4
  - A Comment on the classification of Camellias for Show Purposes -- C. Blumenthal ...5
  -The ACRS camellia symbol -- Eric Craig ...5
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  Late News ...5
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  National Congress -- Melbourne 1997 -- Ken Tate ...6
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  National Blooms Competition 1997 ...6
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  Camellias Talking (poem) -- Helen Simon ...8
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  1998 Calendar -- Camellias of the World ...8
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  Name Duplication -- 'Avalanche' > 'Snowstorm' -- Thomas J. Savige ...8
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  An Australian National Reference Collection of Camellia Plants at the Royal Botanical Garden Melbourne -- Maurie Ashworth ...9
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  A Masterplan for the Royal Botanical Garden Melbourne -- Richard Barley ...10
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  My Six Best Semi-double Camellias -- Christopher Chapman ...12
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  Camellia Shows and the Importance of Recognition -- Alan McGovern ...12
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  Granthamiama Hybrids -- Thomas J. Savige ...13
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  Kylie's Column -- Kylie Waldon ...14
  - A World Slide Show ...14
  - National Camellia Symbol ...15
  - Camellia Stamps ... 15
  - Crossword ...15
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  Elizabeth Farm Display, 26 -- 27 July 1997 -- Margaret Levick ...15
  Illawarra Branch 45th Annual Camellia Show -- Alan McGovern ...16
  St George & Sutherland Branch Show -- Betty Walker ...16
  NSW Branch 28th Annual Camellia Show -- Rachel O'Conor ...17
  Camellia Display, Tomago House -- Lindsay Bond ...17 br>Felix Jury 1912 - 1997 ...17
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  Heritage Legacy from Passion for Camellias ...18
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  An Ex-Nursery Woman's Reply to 'Roots' -- Jennifer Trehane ...18