Camellia Journal December 2021 - February 2022

Volume 76, NO. 4

Features

4 .. 2021 Camellia Year in Pictures ... Bradford King

We missed seeing many camellias at camellia shows in 2021 due to the covid pandemic. Bradford King highlights some of the most beautiful camellias from his photo collection.

8 .. Camellia Floral Arranging ... Bradford King

describes the differences in Western and Eastern styles of floral arranging. Floral arranging is another fun and creative way to enjoy camellia flowers.

13 .. Delicious Camellias for Dessert ... Bradford King

Two tasty camellia desserts and six sweet camellia candies are illustrated in this mouthwatering calorie-loaded story.

16 .. Dreamy Camellias ... Bradford King

"If you can dream it, you can do it." But you must try as did K. Sawada and other camellia hybridizers who have registered these beautiful camellias.

Departments

2 .. Spotlight ... Bradford King

shines the spotlight on 'Shikibu', a little beauty whose name means "Master of Ceremonies."

16 .. In Search of Lost Loves ... Gene Phillips

loves to search old gardens for lost loves. In this issue he found a heavily variegated 'Guilio Nuccio' with a named virus on an old plant grown by Wendel Graves.

19 ..The Best Camellias Bred in Pennsylvania ... Bradford King

describes a few camellias originating in the 1800's bred in Pennsylvania, two of which make the list of "Best" bred in this northeastern state. The final entry described is 'Korean Fire', one of the most cold-hardy camellias.

23 .. Noteworthy Camellias for the 21st Century ... Mark Crawford

shares the back story on how 'Ruth Vickers Fulmore' was found and named to honor Ruth Fulmore for her contributions to the Tifton Georgia Camellia Club.

25 ..Chronicles of a Crazy Collector and His Loving Wife ... John Grimm

describes finding Governor Lesche's Estate and Hunting Camp. Besides finding a treasure trove of camellias when at the Hunting Camp, he found Edwardo who lived on the property. It is a small world. Edwardo had worked on Camellia Heaven, John's ever-growing camellia collection. What a fund coincidence!

Camellia Chronicles

News of Special interest to ACS Readers