CONTENTS 1956

RELATIVES, SPECIES AND VARIETIES

Review of the Species of Camellia -- J. Robert Secaly ...1

A New Camellia from Hong Kong --- Ralph Dean ...9

Species and Climatic Barriers --- L. Burr Belden ...11

Long-Lived Garden Varieties of Camellia in Japan --- Siro Kitamura ...17

Some New Autumn and Winter Flowering Sasanquas --- William E. Wylam ...23

Seedlings in the Brunswick Area --- Albert Fendig ...28

New Camellias in Middle Georgia --- A. E. Barnes, Jr. ...34

Recent Introductions from Southern Georgia --- Mervin B. Wine ...39

Florida Seedlings --- John Niles Sewell ...46

Belgium's Royal Camellias --- Ralph S. Peer ...52

Supplemental List of Varieties of Camellias Registered with American Camellia Society ...58

Camellia Miscellany --- Charles E. Puddle ...66

DISEASES

The Use of Fungicides in Camellia Grafting --- A. G. Plakidas and Louis Anzalone ...74

Camellia Flower Blight in Georgia Through the 1955-56 Season --- D. L. Gill and T. J. Ratcliffe ...76

GENERAL CULTURE

The Amateur Can Collect Data, Too --- Roy T. Thompson ...78

Cold Resistance and Care of Outdoor Camellias in Northern Latitudes --- Edward P. Carter ...82

The Southern Camellia Belt -- Where is its Northern Bound- ary? --- Sallie Mayes ...91

Camellia Culture in "Outer Space" --- Richard H. Brunazzi ...99

Camellias Grow in Washington, D.C. --- Jerry Hill ...105

Camellias Are Moving North --- Jacques L. Legendre ...108

Camellias for Northern Gardens --- Mrs. Ralph H. Van Gilder ...110

Humidity at Your Fingertips --- Louis Squyers ...117

Your Graft and Nature's Processes --- Z. C. Tourje ...119

Mist Grafting Camellias --- Frederic Heutte ...123

A Lesson in How to be a Grafter --- Buxton White ...133

Polyembryony in Camellia Japonica --- B. H. Hanchey, J. R. King and W. D. Kimbrough ...140

Taproots on Camellias --- C. R. Merrillees ...143

A Novel Greenhouse --- C. W. Farmer ...148

A Plastic Greenhouse --- Mansfield Latimer ...150

Hanging Basket Camellias --- Robert K. Cutter ...157

The Use of Sawdust for Mulches and Soil Improvement --- F. E. Allison and M. S. Anderson ...160

Camellia Growing Around the Calendar --- E. P. Courtney ...176

PLANTINGS AND GARDENS

Pride of Profession --- E. A. Martin ...195

Landscape Plans for the Camellia Enthusiast --- Clermont H. Lee ...197

Letter from New Zealand --- T. Durrant ...204

Beechwood Gardens --- Mrs. Mayer Israel ...210

Camellias Pay Dividends, Regular and Sometimes Extra --- Doris E. Freeman ...218

Pleasant Oaks Plantation --- Hargrove Bellamy ...22

A Camellia Garden in Alexandria, Virginia --- Charles F. Holden ...227

Our Trip Through Camellia Land --- Edwards H. Metcalf ...231

AWARDS, SHOWS AND ARRANGEMENTS

Illges Medal --- W. T. Wood ...243

The Lone Seedling - 'Reg Ragland' --- Aubrey C. Harris ...244

'Cinderella', All-America Camellia Selection --- Ralph M. Dasher ...246

Of Course You Would! --- E. A. Combatalade ...250

Don't Cancel -- Just Postpone the Show --- R. P. Courtney ...255

Camellia Show Judging and Some Recommendations --- Jerry Olrich ...262

Camellia Show Management --- L. Caston Wannamaker ...265

The 1955-56 Arrangement Contest --- Mrs. W. Jack Bryant ...270

Camellias in Arrangements --- Mrs. W. Harrell Wilson ...289

A Decade of Achievement --- Albert Fendig ...294

L'ENVOI

Camellia Gotterdammerung --- Sam P. Harn ...308

COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

I. 'Tamarnao' ...50

II. 'Tsueban' ...50

III. 'Sungtzelin' ...114

IV. 'Billie McCaskill' ...146

V. 'Charmer' ...178

VI. 'Emily Wilson'...210

VII. 'Cinderella' ...242

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