1964 American Camellia Yearbook
Table of Contents
Camellia Personalities
1 Dave C. Strother and His Massee Lane
Mrs. Harriet Hentz Houser
11 Howard Asper - Advances on Camellia Research Frontiers
Mrs. M. J. (Lilette) Witman
19 No Kidding About Camellias
Marguerite Palmer
22 Homer E. Wilson-Eighty-Six-Year-Old Camellia Dean of Central California
William B. Johnson
24 Commander Mulroys Stranger Than Fiction Life Story
Ferol Zerkowsky
Camellias in the United States
28 Camellias at the Birthplace of the U. S. A.
Buxton White
38 A Northerner Discovers Camellias in Florida
I. T. Frary
41 The Joy of Camellias in a Wisconsin Winter
Elton E. Staples
44 Hoosier Camellias
E. C. Snooks
48 Frontier Camellias
W. S. Gross
52 Camellias in Rhode Island-A Lonely Hobby
Stanley Cunningham II
53 Old Camellias at Fair Oaks
E. E. Puls
60 Camellias in Oklahoma
Mary and Charles Polaski
63 Southern Californias New Introductions
A. H. Decker
67 Standouts in the Southeast During the 1962 - 1963 Season
Joseph H. Pyron
Cold Hardiness
75 Cold Hardy Camellias in our Nations Capital
Clifford C. Presnall and Milton H. Brown
79 The Deep Freeze of 1962 and Florida Camellias
Doris (Mrs John W.) Freeman
82 Varietal Differences in Cold Resistance of Camellia Bud
Wendell M. Levi
Culture
110 A Two-Story Greenhouse
John L. Clare, M.D.
112 Growing Camellias in a Greenhouse
119 I'm for Outdoor Camellias
Gentry Kidd
123 Camellias-Their Culture and Growth from Seed
Colin R. Spicer
129 The Good Earth-My Potting Soil Mixture
Ferol Zerkowsky
Landscape Use
132 Use of Camellias in a Texas Garden
Louis Squyres
136 Landscape Design for the Camellia Grower
Donald B. Pledger
140 Living Mulches-Ground Covers for Camellias
J. Carroll Reiners
Research
155 Progress Report on Camellia Hybridizing
J. Howard Asper
158 Comparative Effect of Gro-Lux and Incandescent Light on Growth of Camellias
Dr. W. E. Lammerts
163 Camellia Breeding Progress Report
A. E. Longley and C. R. Parks
184 Influence of Treatment on Germination of Camellia Seeds
Dr. W. T. Brightwell
185 Camellia Rating-An Australian Report
James R. Fisher
192 Contaminated Pollen
Les Jury
194 Backyard Hybridizing
Dr. Robert K. Cutter
205 Wood Aroma as a Possible Means of Camellia Species Identification
Jack Clark
207 Treatment of Camellia Buds with Gibberellic Acid
Dr. Herbert Racoff
Miscellaneous
219 The 1962-63 Camellia Arrangement Contest
Mrs. Hudson J. Malone
242 Shooting Camellia Close-Ups
Russel Gainer
245 Calhoun Camelliana Gift
Dr. W. P. Kellam