1979 American Camellia Yearbook

i Inside Cover and Copyright

iv Douglas Deane Hall

v Dedication to Douglas Deane Hall

Milton H. Brown

vii American Camellia Society, Officers and Directors

viii Board of Trustees, American Camellia Society Endowment Fund, and Past Presidents

ix ACS Fellows, Bronze Plaque

x Table of Contents

1 ACS National Camellia Awards

2 ACS National Camellia Hall of Fame

3 John A. Tyler, Jr. Miniature Award

147 Sacramento: The City That Grew Up With Camellias

Helen D. Brown

157 The Camellia Story

Tohko Adachi

162 Flowering Bamboo

J. Frank Bucher

164 Effects of Drought in Summer and Cold in Winter on Camellias

Dr. James A. Smart

170 Early History of Camellia Japonica in Boston

Susan H. Foos

172 The Camellia Collection at Barnard's Inn Farm and How It Came to Be

Mrs. Julian W. Hill

177 In Defense of the White Camellia

Barbara Butler

180 A Visit to the Stevens-Taylor Gallery

Ann Blair Brown

185 Live Oak Gardens-It all started with a Camellia!

J. L. Bayless, Jr.

190 Amphidiploid Cultivar 'Fragrant Pink Improved' Appeared from 'Fragrant Pink' Synthesized by the Colchicine Treatment

Katsuhiko Kondo and William L. Ackerman

198 The Meristems of Camellias

Dr. Jean Creze

6 In Appreciation to Doris and John W. Freeman

Aline (Mrs. C. M.) Gay

9 The Specimen Plant - A Camellia Use Neglected?

Irving B. Anderson

11 Espalier: A Nice Way to Flatten a Camellia

Helen D. Brown

15 Varied Uses of Camellias

D. J. Henderson

21 Flower Photography

Vonnie Cave

26 Barrel to Root Camellia Cuttings

V. W. H. Campbell, M.D.

28 Climate and Camellias

David Trehane

34 Gibbing - Not Whether but When

Harold E. Dryden

37 You Can Make Bonsai Easily

Toshiro Ueda

40 Giemsa C-banding and Karyotype of Camellia (C-banded karyotypes can tell more detail on inter- and intra-specific relationships in Camellia)

Katsuhiko Kondo and Clifford R. Parks

47 A Study of the Effects of Storage, Gibberellic Acid, and Embryo Culture on Germination in Camellia Japonica

Alan Watson Irvin

57 Interspecific Hybridization of Camellia with Particular Reference to Fragrance

Ken Hallstone

61 Drip Irrigation for Ornamentals

Neil R. Foster

70 The Root Environment of Camellias in Containers

Dr. F. A. Pokorny

75 Soil Preparation in the Landscape

Gerald Smith and Henry Clay

83 Sasanquas for Homeowners

Henry Clay

91 Oranda-Ko, el Matusalen de las Camelias

Robert Gimson

97 The Judges Have Spoken

Milton H. Brown

101 Camellias Registered with the ACS Since The American Camellia Yearbook-1978

116 Camellias in the People's Republic of China, A Brief Account of Szechuan Camellias

Huang Teh-Ling

121 The 1978-79 Winter in the United Kingdom

Mrs. Muriel Hyde

128 What Should a Judge Know and Look for When He Judges a Camellia Show?

J. Carroll Reiners

132 Privileges of Judges and Judging

Marguerite (Mrs. T. J.) Smith

136 Artistic Arrangement Contest L 'Camellia Beautiful

Mrs. Milton R. Bell