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CONTENTS 1982
INTRODUCTION
Dedication to Thomas C. Evans --- Paul A. Dahlen ...vAmerican Camellia Society, Officers and Directors ...vii
Board of Trustees, American Camellia Society Endowment Fund, Past Presidents ...viii
A.C.S. Fellows, Bronze Plaques ...ix
A.C.S. Certificate of Commendation, U.S.A. Officers and Directors International Camellia Society ...x
ACS National Camellia Awards ...xi
American Camellia Society National Hall of Fame ...xii
Testimonial to a Man from Tidewater Virginia --- Cecil E. Sears, President, Virginia Camellia Society ...xiii
CULTURE
Creating Your Own Plants --- Richard A. Jaynes ...1Apartment and Condominium Camellia Gardens --- Barbara Butler ...9
ABC's of Disbudding --- The Camellia Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 1, October 1981, The San Diego Camellia Society, Editor E. C. Snooks ...13
Horticulturally Speaking, Committee on Horticulture ...15
Growing Camellias on an Enclosed Porch --- Carol B. Spehnkouch ...16
RESEARCH
Cultivar Characterization and Nomenclatural Clarification by Pro- tein Electrophoresis in Camellia japonica L. --- J. F. Wendel and C. R. Parks ...19Now You Smell It, Now You Don't --- Ken Hallstone ...33
Viruses of Camellias --- Luther W. Baxter, Jr. ...38
The Life Cycle of a Camellia --- P. G. Valder ...47
Intergeneric Crosses within Theaceae and the Successful Hybrid- ization of Camellia japonica and C. sasanqua with Franklinia alatamaha --- W. L. Ackerman and Margot Williams ...59
MISCELLANEOUS
Blossoming Harvard: A Catalogue of This University's Floral Manifestations ...68Hardy Camellias in the Piedmont --- Dr. Raymond Jenkins ...73
Camellias in Lynchburg, Virginia --- Norman H. Bowles ...77
Baby, It Was Cold Outside! --- Ivan J. Mitchell ...79
An Update on Growing Camellias Outdoors in New York City --- Martin D. Bernstein ...86
A Companion Plant to Camellias --- Marvin Jernigan ...93
The Stewartias --- Mary G. Henry ...97
Silky Camellia Is a Wild Eye-Catcher, Threatened and Endangered Plants of Florida from the Division of Plant Industry Gainesville, Florida ...100
INTERNATIONAL
The Camellias of Buckingham Palace Gardens --- D. J. Mitchell ...102The Comprehensive Utilization of Camellia Fruits --- HE Shanan and GU Ying ...104
Some Camellias and Other Things in China --- Peter and Barbara Campbell ...107
Searching for the Roots of Tsubaki --- Clifford R. Parks ...112 The Winter of England ...124
Visiting Camellias --- Dr. T. Watanabe ...126
ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENTS
1981-1982 Artistic Design Contest --- Mrs. Paul A. Dahlen ...132
SPECIES AND VARIETIES
Camellia crapnelliana Tutcher --- Clifford R. Parks ...143Tiannan Chahua Xiaozhi and the Old Camellia reticulata Cultivars from Yunnan, China --- Bruce Bartholomew ...147
Corrigenda to the Origin and Classification of the Garden Varieties of Camellia reticulata --- Bruce Bartholomew ...156
Where did the Form of Higo Camellia Come From? --- Yoshiaki Andoh ...158
The Judges Have Spoken During the 1981-1982 Season --- Milton H. Brown ...163
New Camellias Registered Since 1981 Yearbook ...169
COLOR-ILLUSTRATIONS
'Dr. Dan Nathan' (ACS Reg. No. 1732). This is a very large, deep red, semidouble hybrid of C. reticulata 'Crimson Robe' x C. lutchuensis; it blooms mid-season to late. It was originated by Frank Pursel, Oakland, California and is being propagated by Ray Gentry's Nursery, Jackson, Mississippi. To be released in the fall of 1982. (Separations courtesy of Ray Gentry) ...12'Rebecca Richardson' (ACS Reg. No. 1500). A chance Camellia 'Donation' x C. japonica hybrid seedling of Ferol and Sam Zerkovsky of Slidell, Louisiana. An unusually fine outdoor camellia, long lasting, blooms from December through March with abundant flowers. A medium semi-double in beautiful solid pink, also variegated, with bright yellow stamens. Up- right vigorous grower. Over 36 large flower petals with dark green foliage. Propagated by Tammia Nursery. (Separations courtesy of Tammia Nursery) ...13
'Bill Johnston' (ACS Reg. 1774). A C. reticulata hybrid of 'Tali Queen' x 'Buddha' that first bloomed in 1978. Its average size is 7" to 8" in diameter and about 4" to 41/2" in depth, with 12-19 petals and 5-7 rabbit ears. Anthers and filaments are white. It was originated by Dr. Walter F. Homeyer, Jr., Macon, Georgia and is being propagated by Nuccio's Nursery, Altadena, Cal- ifornia. (Color separations courtesy of Dr. Walter F. Homeyer, Jr.) ...44
Fragrant Camellias: 'Scentsation,' seedling of 'Herme,' introduced by Nuccio's in 1967. 'Virginia Cutter' (C. japonica 'Mrs. Bertha Harms' x C. lutchuensis.) 'Scentsation' x 'Virginia Cutter' J 16 (1) (C. japonica 'Mrs. Bertha A. Harmes' x hybrid 'Appleblossom' x C. saluenensis) x 'Temple Incense,' unnamed seedling of David L. Feathers ...45
Miniature C. Japonicas. These new C. japonica miniatures were developed by Nuccio's Nursery and released in 1981. Seen here are: 'Tinker Toy' ACS Reg. 1786 at upper left; 'Little Bo Peep' ACS Reg. No. 1784 at upper right; 'Lemon Drop' ACS Reg. No. 1785 at lower left; and 'Lipstick' ACS Reg. No. 1787 at lower right. (Separations courtesy of The Southern California Camel- lia Society & Nuccio's Nursery.) ...76
Camellia japonica 'John Harvard', described in the official nomen- clature book of the American Camellia Society as: "Purple red. Small, rose-form double." The plant shown in this photograph is one of the largest and oldest camellias living in an outdoor garden and is perhaps the only extant specimen of 'John Harvard.' It can be found at Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina. (Color separations and text courtesy of Har- vard Magazine.) ...77
'Pingban Dali Cha'; 'Hentiangao'; 'Zaotaohong'; 'Maye Yinhong' ...152 'Oozeki'. A Higo camellia, well loved in Japan. (Color photo cour- tesy of Takii Seeds, Inc. of Japan and Mr. Yoshiaki Andoh, Kobe, Japan. See his article beginning on page 0.) ...153
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