The American Yearbook 1995
Contents 1995
INTRODUCTION
About the Fiftieth Yearbook ... iV
Purposes ...V
ACS Officers, State Directors, Directors-at-Large ...Vi
Board of Directors -- ACS development Fund ... Vii
Past Presidents and Fellows ... Viii
Bronze Plaque ... iX
ACS Certificate of Commendation .. X
USA Officers and Directors -- International Camellia Society ... X
ACS National Awards ... Xi
National Hall of Fame ... Xiii
Contents ... XiV
10th Anniversary - 1955
What I Have Learned About Growing Camellias in the Past Ten Years / S. L. Marbury ... 51
Why Grow Seedlings?, David Feathers ... 54
20th Anniversary - 1965
Gib for Early Blooms / Frank Reed ... 59
The History of Gibberellic Acid and Its Use on Camellia Japonica / Dr. Edgar Tullis ... 62
The Sawadas and Their Camellias / K. Sawada ... 64
30th Anniversary - 1975
Guidlines to Choosing Camellias / John Sewell ... 69
Interspecific Hybridization of Camellias, with Particular Reference to Fragrance / Ken Hallstone ... 94
40th Anniversary - 1985
Nomenclature in America / A Short History, Milton Brown ... 18
Miniatures Are No Small Deal / Ivan J. Mitchell ... 73
CULTURE
Successful Outdoor Culture of Camellias -- Southern California / Sergio Bracci ... 12
Successful Outdoor Culture on the East Coast -- Now and Later / Parker E. Connor,Jr. ... 14
Nomenclature in America -- A Short History / Milton H. Brown ... 18
SPECIES AND VARIETIES
New Camellias Registered Since the 1994 Yearbook ... 1
A New Yellow Camellia Species / Liang, Sheng-yeh ... 23
A New Species C. xifongensis of Genus Camellia in Giuzhou Province / Chen, Xiao-Chun and Zeng, Fan-An ... 22
The Judges Have Spoken ... 24
A Design Contest / Mrs. Sam Hutaff ... 31
The Precious and Rare Yellow Hainan Baozhu (HNBZ) / Huang, Teh-Ling ... 40
MISCELLANEOUS
Major Changes in California Shows Over the Last 30 Years / Art Gonos ... 41
Popular Camellias Then and Now / Jim Randall ... 43
America's First Camellias / David Bennett, Carmen M. Maglio and Shaun Martin ... 48
What I Have Learned About Growing Camellias in the Past Ten Years / S. L. Marbury ... 51
Why Grow Seedlings / David Feathers ... 54
Gib for Early Bloom / Frank Reed ... 59
The History of Gibberellic Acid and Its Use on Camellia Japonica / Dr. Edgar Tullis ... 62
The Sawadas and Their Camellias / K. Sawada ... 64
Guidelines to Choosing Camellias / John Sewell ... 69
Miniatures are No Small Deal / Ivan J. Mitchell ... 73
Roster -- Members of the American Camellia Society, 1995 ... 97
INTERNATIONAL
Camellia Trends in New Zealand / Neville Haydon ... 77
Inspiration from China for the Camellia Breeder / Dr. Clifford Parks ... 80
RESEARCH
A Revision of the Genus Camellia Section Tuberculata / Ming, Tien-Lu and Zong, Ye-Chong ... 84
Interspecific Hybridization of Camellias with Particular Reference to Fragrance / Ken Hallstone ... 94