Contents vol. 1977

Dedication to David L. Feathers, H. L. MORTON ...v
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  ACS Awards ...1

CAMELLIA PERSONALITIES

In Appreciation of Marguerite Clark Smith -- JOSEPH H. PYRON ...2
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  My Friend Sara Oliver -- HULYN SMITH ...4

CAMELLIA VARIETIES

The Many Faces of Camellias -- HELEN DOBSON BROWN ...6
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  Retice Fever Revisited -- HULYN SMITH ...11

CULTURE

The Winter That Was! ...13
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  Winter Injury in the National Arboretum Camellia Collection During the 1976-77 Season -- WILLIAM L. ACKERMAN ...14
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  What Happened to Camellias Outdoors in Maryland Last Winter'? -- CHIUN T. LING ...21
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  Winter in Southeast Virginia -- FREDERIC HEUTTE ...23
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  Winter in North Carolina Area -- MRS. JOSEPH SPENGLER ...95
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  South Carolina and the Winter That Was -- PAUL DAHLEN ...27
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  Winterized Camellias -- LUTHER W. BAXTER, JR. ...28
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  Comparative Effects of Low Temperatures on Camellias in the Sumter, S. C. Area -- HAROLD R. BAUER ...29
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  Cold Damage -- MARVIN JERNIGAN ...40
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  Winter at Massee Lane -- HELEN TEETER ...42
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  Savannah, Georgia -- GUS DUBUS ...43
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  Operation Deep Freeze -- ROBERT A. HILL ...44
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  Pensacola and Winter -- R. A. SANSING, JR. ...46
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  Effect of Cold Weather on Camellias in Louisiana -- G. F. ABENDROTH ...47
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  Effect of Soil Media and Fertilization on Cold Injury of Camellias -- R. L. SELF and OLIVER WASHINGTON ...49
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  Faith as a Mustard Seed -- CLYDE X. COPELAND ...51
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  "Demise" of the Camellia; Will it Return? -- JAMES H. WAGNER ...52
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  A Note on Camellia Dieback Control by Pruning -- L. W. BAXTER, JR. and S. G. FAGAN ...55
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  Camellia Insect Control -- V. RODNEY COLEMAN ...57
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  Survival of Spores of the Fungal Pathogen Glomerella Cingulata, The Cause of Camellia Dieback and Canker -- LUTHER W. BAXTER, JR., and SUSAN G. FACAN ...60
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  The Cutting Graft -- The Background, The How, The Importance -- BOB SAVELL and STEVE CLARK ...63
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  Healing and Long-Term Care of Graft Unions -- WILLIAM Y. BENNETT ...68
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  Some Nursery Production Procedures of Interest to Container Camellia Enthusiasts -- GERALD SMITH ...77
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  Powell Nursery Procedure for Air Layering Camellias -- GERALD SMITH ...82

INTERNATIONAL

The Camellia World of Melbourne, Australia -- JOHN HUNT ...88
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  Portuguese Camellia Nurseries -- ROBERT GIMSON ...94

MISCELLANEOUS

Camellias at the White House -- MILTON H. BROWN ...98
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  An Endangered Species: Camellias and Camellia Growers? -- PAUL HARKEY ...103
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  "Compare"! "Compare"! -- GERTRUDE THURMAN STUMP ...111
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  Waxing Camellia Blooms -- MARIE PERIGAN ...113
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  Companion Plants for Camellias -- FRED C. GALLE ...119
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  Native Azaleas, A Worthy and Beautiful Addition to the Garden -- A. H. (HAL) COTTON and WENDELL K. WHIPPLE ...127
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  Bonsai: A Balance in Nature -- ROGER H. GRAY ...135
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  Franklinia alatamaha A Bicentennial Tree -- HAROLD L. ELMORE ...143
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  Changing Your Landscaping -- VERA (MRS. ALTON B.) PARKER ...148
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  Tea -- LEONID ENARI ...150
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  Tea in South Carolina -- M. LERON ROBBINS ...156
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  Addendum to Tea and Tea in South Carolina ...160

RESEARCH

Observations on Mutation of Camellia x Williamsii 'November Pink' -- WILLIAM L. ACKERMAN ...162
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  Technique for Obtaining Chromosome Counts on Camellias -- WILLIAM L. ACKERMAN ...167
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  The Status of Our Knowledge of Root Rot of Camellias Caused by Phytophthora Cinnamomi in 1977 -- NGO HUY CAN and LUTHER W. BAXTER, JR. ...172
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  Tissue Culture for Camellias? -- WILLIAM Y. BENNETT ...188

SHOWS AND SHOW RULES

The 1976-1977 Artistic Arrangement Contest -- MRS. JOHN C. WALKER, JR. ...190
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  The Judges Have Spoken -- MILTON H. BROWN ...201
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  New Camellias Registered ...207
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  Membership Roster for 1977 ...221

Color Illustrations

'Miss Tulare Var.' ...50
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  'Tomorrow Park Hill' ...51
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  'Dr. Clifford Parks' ...82
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  Library of The White House ...83
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  Franklinia alatahama ...114
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  Southern Belles and a Beau (?) ...115
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  Camellia Bonsai Plant ...146
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  Native Azaleas from the Cotton and Whipple Gardens ...147