CONTENTS 1952

VARIETIES AND NOMENCLATURE

Progress Report From the Pacific Coast --- Frank D. Williams and Roy T. Thompson ...1

Some Australian Camellias -- A Preliminary Report --- William E. Wylam ...9

Tallahassee Seedlings --- Lawrence A. Truett ...22

The Guichard Camellias --- E. G. Waterhouse ...27

The Herme Complex --- Austin Griffiths, Jr. ...33

Approved Names for the Kunming Reticulata Varieties --- Walter E. Lammerts ...41

Controlled Nomenclature of Foreign Camellia Varieties -- A Must! --- Austin Griffiths, Jr. ...44

Patented Camellias --- Sam Harn ...51

PLANTINGS AND GARDENS

European Camellia Tour --- Ralph Peer ...59

Camellias in Central Florida --- W. E. Bailey ...69

Camellias in Sand Dunes --- Filo H. Turner ...73

Camellias at Orton Plantation --- Kenneth M. Sprunt ...75

Virginia's Camellias --- Frederic Heutte ...78

I Took My Camellias and Went Underground --- Charles L. Gay ...81

Camellias in Arkansas --- Sterling Cook ...84

What!!! Camellias in Wyoming? --- J. A. Deffeyes ...90

The Influence of Horace H. Harms on Camellia Culture in the Northwest --- Morrie L. Sharp ...95

Camellias in the Small Garden --- John Niles Sewell ...98

The Magic of the Lighted Garden --- Myrtle Fahsbender ...102

GENERAL CULTURE

Chromosome Relationships in Cultivated Species of Camellia --- E. K. Janaki Ammal ...106

Some Notes on Camellia Breeding --- W. H. Barnsley ...114

Exposure of Camellia Seed to X-Rays --- Herman V. Allington ...120

The Use of Colchicine in Camellia Breeding --- Robert M. Hoffman ...122

"Injuring" Camellia Seedlings to Induce Flower-bud Formation --- J. M. Jones ...127

How to Make Camellia Seedlings Bloom in Two Years --- K. Sawada ...129

Commercial Grafting of Camellias in England --- G. H. Pinckney ...131

Top-working Camellias at Magnolia Gardens --- C. Norwoood Hastie, Jr. ...138

Sealing Camellia Grafts --- Stewart C. Forbes ...141

Post-Grafting Surgery --- Gordon W. Richmond ...144

A New Cover for Camellia Grafts --- Claude Chidamian ...147

Air-layering Camellias --- Fletcher Pearson Crown ...150

Air-layers and Their Protection Against Cold --- Walter D. Hava ...155

To Water or Not to Water --- Mrs. Sigmund J. Katz ...159

Soil Environment as a Medium for the Growth of Camellias --- James Vlamis ...163

The Relation of Soil Reaction to Successful Camellia Culture --- Roy P. Tucker ...169

Krilium as a Soil Conditioner --- Gaylord M. Volk ...171

DDT Injury to Camellias --- D. L. Gill ...176

Natural Aids in Plant Pest Control --- C. E. Smith ...180

Camellia Root Rot and Its Control --- D. L. Gill ...183

SHOWS AND FLOWERS

Camellia Show Schedule Considerations --- Ira S. Nelson ...190

Judging Isn't Easy --- Jerry Olrich ...192

Camellia Flower Classification as it Relates to Show Operation --- Evelyn Frances Hollingshead and Barlow W. S. Hollingshead ...193

A Proposed New Classification System --- Albert Fendig ...209

Flower Classification -- A Survey of Various Systems --- A. C. Brown and A. G. Griffiths, Jr. ...213

Camellias in Arrangements --- Carl Starker ...216

The 1952 Arrangement Contest --- Mrs. W. T. Wood ...220

Packing Camellia Blooms for Shipment --- Joe Richards ...228

HISTORICAL

Early History of Camellias in the Mobile Area --- Robert C. Rubel ...231

Old Camellias of Louisiana's West Felician Parrish --- Margarett Lawrason ...240

Jacksonville's Old Camellias --- Mrs. W. E. MacArthur ...243

The Macarthur Family of Camden Park and the Introduction of Camellias into Australia --- W. G. Hazelwood ...246

A General History of Camellia Japonica in Japan --- Yugi Ishii ...255

Early Camellias in Italy --- E. G. Waterhouse ...258

Kamel - Kaempfer - Linnaeus --- H. Harold Hume ...259

Early Occidental Camelliana --- James Stokes ...264

L'ENVOI

The Case History of a Camellia Snob --- Harriet Hentz Houser ...283

COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

I. 'BEAUTY OF HOLLAND' ...34

II. 'COLONIAL LADY' ...50

III. 'THE MIKADO' ...66

IV. 'LALLAROOK' ...82

V. 'AGNES OF THE OAKS' ...98

VI. 'PRINCE CHARMING' ...114

VII. 'JOSEPH PFINGSTL' ...130

VIII. 'FLOWERWOOD' ...146

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