CONTENTS

President's Message --- Marj Mansfield ...4

Editorial --- Ken Tate ... 4

Camellia News on the Internet --- Ken Tate ...4

Letter to the Editor --- Thomas J. Savige ...5

ACRS Congress --- Camellias Toward 2000 and Beyond ...5

Change of a Registered Cultivar Name ...6

The Singles Bar - A Dying Breed --- Kylie Waldon ...6

Poem: When The Going Gets Tough --- Alan McGovern ...6

Book Review: What Camellia is that (Stirling Macoboy) --- Helen Simon ...8

The Romantic Story of Tea --- Leslie Riggall ...8

ICS News - Bayou Camellia Host Visited Australia Twice --- Eric Craig ...10

Ashes of Paul Jones Interred At Eryldene --- Eric Craig ...11

Hybridizing ---Terence E. Pierson ...12

Camellias & the ACRS - Year 2000 & Beyond --- Marj Mansfield ...14

On Buckets Way --- Jane & Ross Hayter ...14

Saga of C. japonica 'Breschini's Pride' --- Helen Simon ...15

The Verschaffelts --- T.J. Savige ...16

Kylie's Column - Beginners Corner -- Kylie Waldon ...17

Stop Press Letter --- Thomas J. Savige ...18