2019 American Camellia Yearbook
Table of Contents
1 Title Page and ACS Membership Information
2 Reading Points
3 ACS Statement of Purpose and Leadership Listing
4 Table of Contents
Cover Photo: Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio's Bella Rossa Var.’ Photo by Bradford King
8 Dedication to Lawrence "Larry" D. Barlow
By Toni McKenna
Cover Story
10 China: The Camellia Treasure House
By Bradford King
Camellia Culture
26 Camellia Culture
27 Breakthroughs in Camellia Hybridizing
By Bradford King
39 Early Blooming Japonicas
By J. D. Thomerson
Camellia Personalities
44 Camellia Personalities
45 How to Include Your Grandchildren in Your Hobby
By Randolph Maphis
53 California Camellia Show Winners for Four Decades
By Don Bergamini
77 I’ve Been Thinking…Everything I Have Learned about Camellias
By J. D. Thomerson
International
92 International
93 North Korea: The Camellia Cold Treasure Chest
By Bradford King
98 Vietnam: Site for New Camellia Treasures
By Bradford King
104 New Zealand: Development of a Natural Spray Against Camellia Petal Blight
By Tony Barnes, Chairman, Camellia Memorial Trust
Camellia Nursery Listing
106 List of Participating Camellia Nurseries in the United States
American Camellia Society Member Nurseries have the camellias you want. These retail and wholesale nurseries offer the best selection of camellia varieties and top quality plants.
2019 ACS Camellia Cultivar Registrations
New Camellias Registered with ACS Since the 2018 Yearbook
There were 72 new camellias registered with the American Camellia Society in 2019.
Awards, Judges & Shows
145 The Judges Have Spoken 2018 - 2019 Camellia Show Season
Leading camellia varieties exhibited in ACS cooperative shows are compiled from show reports filed with headquarters by the hosting clubs for the 2018-2019 show season.
151 National Hall of Fame Winners
Given to the C. japonica and inter-specific hybrid of the genus Camellia which wins the greatest number of weighted Best Bloom, Runner-Up and Court of Honor Awards each year.
152 National Camellia Awards 2019
The ACS Exhibition and Awards Committee recommends the winners of the national camellia awards each year for new camellias. Two awards are given for the top exhibitor of two special classes in conjunction with the annual meeting of the ACS.