CONTENTS 1962-63

Dedication to Hoyt W. Lee ...v

CAMELLIAS IN THE UNITED STATES

Revolution on the West Coast --- Dr. R. K. Womack ...1

Camellias in Oregon --- Mrs. Al E. (Mary) Johnson ...5

A Camellia Fortnight --- Sir Giles Loder ...11

The Crosby Gardens at Picayune --- Joseph H. Pyron ...15

The History of Camellias in Texas --- John D. Marr ...21

Camellias for the Delaware Valley --- ...27

Camellias at the University of Virginia --- S. H. O'Grince ...29

Among the Best of the New Ones from the Southeast --- Joseph H. Pyron ...33

CAMELLIA PERSONALITIES

The Real Life "Lady of the Camellias" ...38

L. E. Jury -- A Noted New Zealand Camellia Hybridist --- Colin R. Spicer ...39

A Visit to Dave Feathers' Place --- Clifford C. Presnell ...43

R. L. Brent, Camellia Nurseryman --- Capt. Joseph H. Brooks ...46

LANDSCAPE USE

Camellias as a Material of Landscape Design --- Hubert B. Owens ...50

Landscaping with Camellias --- Mrs. John D. Lawson ...53

The Dr. W. T. Rainey Memorial at Fayetteville, North Carolina ...58

CAMELLIAS ABROAD

Studies on Snow Camellia --- K. Hagiya and S. Ishizawa ...59

Some Historical Camellias of New Zealand --- Col. T. Durrant ...83

Camellias Growing on the Volcanic Island of Oshima --- Pearl Buck ...96

An Old World Camellia Garden --- Dr. Southcombe Parker ...98

RESEARCH

Systemic Insecticides for Scale Control --- Drs. W. G. Eden and B. L. Self ...102

Camellia Saluenensis as a Seed Parent --- J. Howard Asper ...105

Strains of the Color-Breaking Virus of Camellia --- Dr. A. G. Plakidas ...108

Interspecific Hybridizing of Camellias --- William L. Ackerman ...113

Developing Cold Resistant Camellias --- Dr. Francis de Vos ...119

Still More on Weather and Camellia Cold Resistance --- Wendell M. Levi ...124

Preliminary Report of Cold Damage in the Gulf States During January, 1962 ...151

CULTURE AND DISEASES

The Idiosyncrasies of Camellias --- Frederic Heutte ...156

A Simplified Method for Rooting Camellia Cuttings --- Richard C. French ...161

Seasonal Variations in Camellias --- Roy T. Thompson ...164

Camellia Tub Culture --- Frederic Heutte ...166

Camellia Flower Blight -- 1962 --- George DuBrul ...169

Camellia Flower Blight (Extracts from articles appearing in American Camellia Society Yearbooks) ...171

The 1961-62 Camellia Arrangement Contest --- Mrs. Thomas J. Stewart ...178

MISCELLANEOUS

Summary of the 85 Camellias Rated from 1958-1961 According to Total Scores ...201

The Future of Camellias --- Roy T. Thompson ...204

A Wiser Fertilizer --- Harriet H. Houser ...207

Supplemental List of Varieties of Camellias Registered with the American Camellia Society During 1962 ...213

List of Members ...227

List of Member Societies and Clubs ...297

List of Foreign Members ...300

COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

I. 'WILLIAM HERTRICH' ...20

II. 'GRAND SLAM' ...52

III. 'HAWAII' ...84

IV. 'DON MAC' ...116

V. Camellia Rusticana (Snow Camellia) ...148

VI. 'ELSIE JURY' ...180

VII. 'PINK DAVIS' ...212

VIII. Camellia Flower Blight ...244

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