CONTENTS 1967

Dedication to Milo E. Rowell --- MAYNARD MUNGER ...v

A Home of our Own ...1

CAMELLIA PERSONALITIES

Robert O. Rubel, Jr. .. He Has Collected the World's Finest Camellia Library --- CHARLES L. KEETON ...3

The Camellia Man --- JUDGE M. M. McGOWAN ...13

Credit a Reunion to Camellias --- BUFORD BOONE ...15

CULTURE

Testing of the Soil pH --- DR. CHIUN T. LING ...17

Potassium Gibberellate --- W. F. (HODY) WILSON, JR. ...21

Increasing the Life of Cut Camellia Blooms --- COL. FRANK F. REED ...22

Some Grafting Ideas --- "Greenleaf" ...26

When is the Best Time to Make a Pollination? --- DR. CLIFFORD R. PARKS ...29

Sixth Report on Varietal Differences in Cold Resistance of Camellia Buds --- WENDELL M. LEVI ...34

SPECIES AND VARIETIES

One Man's Opinion --- JOHN C. ROBINSON ...56

Clearing up the 'JUBILEE' Chaos --- CHARLES L. KEETON ...61

New Varieties on the Pacific Coast --- A. WILKINS GARNER ...65

What's New Down South? --- JOSEPH H. PYRON ...71

Comments and Corrections on Dr. Hilsman's List of Interspecific Camellia Hybrids ...74

Camellia Species and Hybrids --- TOM SAVIGE ...77

Hundred Best Varieties --- PAYNE H. MIDYETTE ...101

RESEARCH

The Effect of Gibberellic Acid on the Germination Rate of Camellia Seeds --- C. W. SCHROEDER ...106

Controlled Parentage --- DAVID L. FEATHERS ...112

Camellia Breeding Progress Report -- IV --- DR. CLIFFORD R. PARKS ...119

Auxins, Gibberellins and Kinins --- COL. FRANK F. REED ...137

Anything Can Happen --- HAROLD PAIGE ...142

The Answer is in the Leaves --- MALCOLM McLEOD ...152

Dynamics of Container Mixes Outlined --- DR. DENNISON MOREY ...158

MISCELLANEOUS

Old Rip's Royal Welcome --- GEOFFREY R. WAKEFIELD ...188

Camellia History as Portrayed in Prints --- MRS. P. F. HENDERSON ...169

'Tain't Necessarily So --- E. MANNING ROBBINS ...172

Circumventing the Little Woman --- GEORGE M. WHEELER ...193

Specialists Within the Camellia Hobby --- ANONYMOUS ...175

Early Camellia Plantings at Zemurray Lodge --- DEAN E. E. PULS ...179

Short History of the Camellia --- ANTONIO ODRIOZOLA ...196

"How Little We Know" --- A. L. GUNN ...184

1965-1966 Arrangement Contest --- MRS. JAMES M. TYLER ...203

Camellias Registered in 1966 ...223

Trust Agreement --- CHARLES R. BUTLER ...235

List of Members ...243

List of Member Societies and Clubs ...310

List of International Members ...312

Color Illustrations

I. Massee Lane Garden, near Fort Valley, Georgia ACS Headquarters Site ...20

II. 'TOMORROW PARK HILL' ...52

III. 'SYLVIA MAY WELLS' ...84

IV. 'GWENNETH MOREY' ...116

V. 'SUNSET OAKS' ...148

VI. 'ROSEA SUPERBA VARIEGATED' ...180

VII. Projection Toward the Future: The Image of the Orient by Mrs. Russell Price ...212

VIII. The Visionaries: The World We Never See by Mrs. William Madewell ...244

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