CONTENTS 1964

Dedication to Dr. A. G. Plakidas ...v

CAMELLIA PERSONALITIES

Dave C. Strother and His Massee Lane --- Mrs. Harriet Hentz Houser ...1

Howard Asper: Advances on Camellia Research Frontiers --- Mrs. M. J. (Lilette) Witman ...11

No Kidding About Camellias --- Marguerite Palmer ...19

Homer E. Wilson -- Eighty-Six-Year-Old Camellia Dean of Central California --- William B. Johnston ...22

Commander Mulroy's Stranger Than Fiction Life Story --- Ferol Zerkowsky ...24

CAMELLIAS IN THE UNITED STATES

Camellias at the Birthplace of the U.S.A. --- Buxton White ...28

A Northerner Discovers Camellias in Florida --- I. T. Frary ...88

The Joy of Camellias in a Wisconsin Winter --- Elton E. Staples ...41

Hoosier Camellias --- E. C. Snooks ...44

Frontier Camellias --- W. S. Gross ...48

Camellias in Rhode Island -- A Lonely Hobby --- Stanley Cunningham II ...52

Old Camellias at Fair Oaks --- E. E. Puls ...53

Camellias in Oklahoma --- Mary and Charles Polaski ...60

Southern California's New Introductions --- A. H. Dekker ...63

Standouts in the Southeast During the 1962-63 Season --- Joseph H. Pyron ...67

COLD HARDINESS

Cold Hardy Camellias in our Nation's Capital --- Clifford C. Presnall and Milton H. Brown ...75

The "Deep Freeze" of 1962 and Florida Camellias --- Doris (Mrs. John W.) Freeman ...79

Varietal Differences in Cold Resistance of Camellia Buds --- Wendell M. Levi ...82

CULTURE

A Two-Story Greenhouse --- John L. Clare, M.D. ...110

Growing Camellias in a Greenhouse ...112

I'm for Outdoor Camellias --- Gentry Kidd ...119

Camellias -- Their Culture and Growth from Seed --- Colin R. Spicer ...123

The Good Earth -- My Potting Soil Mixture --- Ferol Zerkowsky ...129

LANDSCAPE USE

Use of Camellias in a Texas Garden --- Louis Squyres ...132

Landscape Design for the Camellia Grower --- Donald B. Pledger ...136

Living Mulches -- Ground Covers for Camellias --- J. Carroll Reiners ...140

RESEARCH

Progress Report on Camellia Hybridizing --- J. Howard Asper ...155

Comparative Effect of Gro-Lux and Incandescent Light on Growth of Camellias --- Dr. W. E. Lammerts ...158

Camellia Breeding Progress Report --- A. E. Longley and C. R. Parks ...163

Influence of Treatment on Germination of Camellia Seeds --- Dr. W. T. Brightwell ...184

Camellia Rating -- An Australian Report --- James R. Fisher ...185

Contaminated Pollen --- Les Jury ...192

Backyard Hybridizing --- Dr. Robert K. Cutter ...194

Wood Aroma as a Possible Means of Camellia Species Identification --- Jack Clark ...205

Treatment of Camellia Buds with Gibberellic Acid --- Dr. Herbert Racoff ...207

MISCELLANEOUS

The 1962-63 Camellia Arrangement Contest --- Mrs. Hudson J. Malone ...219

Shooting Camellia Close-Ups --- Russel Gainer ...242

Calhoun Camelliana Gift --- Dr. W. P. Kellam ...245

AWARDS

Rules and Regulations Concerning Special Awards, Medals, Trophies and Honors as Amended February 28, 1963 ...250

Illges Award ...253

Harris Hybrid and Sewell Awards ...255

List of Members ...257

List of Member Societies and Clubs ...322

List of International Members ...325

COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

I. 'ED ANDERSON' ...20

II. 'GUILIO NUCCIO FIMBRIATED' ...52

III. 'FLORADORA GIRL' ...84

IV. 'ANNETTE GEHRY' ...116

V. 'MARY AGNES PATIN' ...148

VI. 'JULIA HAMITER' ...180

VII. 'TIFFANY' ...212

VIII. 'CLARK HUBBS' ...244

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