CONTENTS 1997 (No. 29)

Directors and Officers 1997 ...4
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  Directors and Officers 1998-200 ...6
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  Message from the President --- Mayda Reynolds ...11
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  From the Editor --- Herb Shor ...15
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  New Zealand Directors' Meeting ...16
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  Eryldene 20 Years On --- Herb Short ...18

People and Events

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  A National Monument: The Seidel Camellia Collection --- Klaus Peper ...26
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  The International German Camellia Library --- Klaus Peper ...28
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  Camellia Artists at RHS Show --- Herb Short ...29
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  A Visit to a Garden in Spain --- Mayda Reynolds ...31
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  The 10 Top Achievements in the Past 10 Years in China --- Tim Taichong Shao ...32
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  The Camellia is of Chinese Origin --- Feng Guomei ...33
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  Ruby Anniversary for New Zealand Camellia Society --- Col. Tom Durrant ...35
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  The Governor General's Shield --- Mayda Reynolds ...37
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  A Maori Welcome --- Jeannie Wipaki ...38
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  To the Land of the Long White Cloud --- David Molloy ...39
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  New Zealand Congress: Post-Congress Tour -- The North Island --- Greg Davis ...44
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  New Zealand Congress: Post-Congress Tour -- The South Island --- Greg Davis ...49
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  '99 International Camellia Congress in Miyazaki ...53

Books

Camellias- A Photo Dictionary (Don Ellison) --- Herb Short ...58
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  The Botanical Gardens at the Huntington (Walter Houk) --- Herb Short ...59
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  New Books in 1998 --- Herb Short ...59

Obituaries

Yoshiaki Andoh ...60
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  David Benton ...62
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  William Donnan ...62
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  Paul Jones ...63

Culture and Research

Searching for More Fragrance --- Jim Finlay ...64
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  The Biodiversity of Red Camellias in the Middle Jinshajiang Valley --- Xia Lifang and Zhang Aoluo ...66
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  The Paradise Sasanquas --- Bob Cherry ...71
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  The Golden Camellias of Vietnam --- Jean-Claude Rosmann ...74
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  The International Camellia Register -- The Future --- Thomas J. Savige ...8l
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  Apple Blossom --- Thomas J. Savige ...84
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  New Registrations ...86
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  New Camellia Cultivars ...87
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  Cold-Hardiness -- What Is It? --- Jennifer Trehane ...93
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  Cold-Hardiness in the Camellia Species --- Dr. Shunpei Uemoto ...96
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  Camellia Flower Blight --- Karen Cooper, Mike Manning and Bob Fullerton ...102
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  Prospect for the Biological Control of Camellia Flower Blight --- E.E. Jones and A. Stewart ...109
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  Identification of Closely Related Camellia Hybrids and Mutants Using Molecular Markers --- Xiao Tiao-Jiang and Bruce Christie ...111
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  The Chiswick House Camellias --- Herb Short ...117
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  Systematic Studies on Camellia Japonica and Related Taxa --- Norihiro Yoshikawa and Clifford R. Parks ...126
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  A Re-examination of the Phylogenetic Relationships within the Genus Camellia --- Barbara H. Thakor ...130
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  Evolutionary Relationships in the Tea Subfamily Theoideae based on DNA Sequence Data --- Linda M. Prince and Clifford R. Parks ...135

In The Regions

Internet ...145
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  Japan ...148
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  Australia ...145
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  Portugal ...151
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  Channel Islands ...146
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  Spain ...151
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  China ...146
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  United Kingdom ...151
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  France ...147
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  United States ...152
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  Germany ...147
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  Treasurer's Report ...153
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  Membership ...157