International Camellia Journal,
Vol 1 No 1 Dec 1962

The camellia on the cover was single C.japonica 'Gertrude Preston' which received the Award of Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society in April 1962.

The first Vice-President was Albert Fendig of Georgia USA.

The International Camellia Society began in 1962, and the first journal of the society was published in December 1962 - Vol 1 No 1 (pictured at left).

The first President of the ICS was Professor E G Waterhouse from Australia, elected in August 1962.

A typical modern International Camellia Journal is about A5 in size (half A4).

We hope, if you are ever in our hemisphere, you will visit Australia and one of our camellia growing regions between May and September. In the meantime, have a look at these pages to learn more about camellias in Australia.