CONTENTS 1969

Dedication --- ALAN J. HOFHEIMER ...v

In Appreciation --- DAVID L. FEATHERS ...1

Surprises, Contrasts, and Delights --- DR. JAMES A. SMART ...4

Things Camelliawise In Japan --- CHARLES L. KEETON ...13

Kosaku Sawada --- GEORGE SAWADA ...21

Camellia Dynamo -- Ferol Zerkowsky --- DR. E. E. PULS ...28

Gibberellins for an Early Show --- JOHN I. WEAR ...33

Gib Tests on the National Arboretum Collection of Camellia Japonica --- ARTHUR A. MARYOTT ...35

Light Application to Plant Life --- CHRISTOS MPELKAS ...40

Systemics Up to Date --- DR. DONALD L. SCHUDER ...47

Occlusion Grafts --- MRS. JOHN C. BRAUN ...52

C. Reticulata .. The Offspring Have Sprung! --- HOWARD E. BURNETTE ...56

A Potpourri of Facts Upon Cold Resistance of Camellia Buds and Other Things --- WENDELL M. LEVI ...62

Cold Hardiness of Camellias in the Washington- Baltimore Area --- DR. ARTHUR A. MARYOTT ...75

Kamel and Linnaeus ...81

Camellia History a-la-Chart --- CHARLES L. KEETON ...79

The Art of Making Artificial Flowers --- BEA HOWE ...84

Japanese Camellia Varieties of 1710 --- IHEI ITO ...86

New West Coast Introductions --- A. H. DEKKER ...96

New Varieties from the Southeast --- JOSEPH H. PYRON ...100

American Camellia Society 1967-68 Popularity Poll --- J. CARROLL REINERS ...104

Camellias in the Golden Isles of Georgia --- LLOYD Y. FLANDERS ...107

Some Observations on Camellia Practices in England --- GEORGE DuBRUL ...110

Shipping Camellia Blooms --- DR. C. E. SCARSBROOK ...116

1967-68 Arrangement Contest --- MRS. FRANCIS L. EDMONDSON ...118

Camellias Registered 1968 ...158

Cumulative Index, 1958-1968 ...168

Author Index, 1959-1968 ...184

List of Members ...199

List of Member Societies and Clubs ...296

List of International Members ...299

Color Illustrations

II. 'MILO ROWELL' ...54

III. 'HEAD TABLE' ...86

IV. 'GRAND PRIX' ...118

V. 'SPRING FEVER' ...150

VI. 'FRANCIE L' ...182