Camellia Journal September - November 2021

VOLUME 76, NO. 3

Features

4 .. Camellia Name Day...Bradford King

Bradford King informs us that many countries consider names day as important as birthday. While this is not true in the USA, he highlights seven beautiful camellias describing how they were named.

8 .. How Do You Say Camellia?...Forrest Latta

Forrest Latta provides a fascinating history on the pronunciation of the word camellia. In addition, he highlights regional preferences. While the various regional pronunciations are all acceptable, he reminds us it is "a word that should be spoken fondly and often!"

11 .. A Person Honored...Bradford King

Have you ever wondered what the person looks like and what was their relationship to the originator of a camellia bearing their name? Bradford King provides some insight on how some camellias got named before pairing the flower with the person honored.

16 .. Semidouble Sun Camellias Flowers Are Great...Bradford King

The Camellia sasanqua ushers in the camellia season with their lovely masses of flowers. They are native to the evergreen coastal forests of the southern Japanese archipelago. While the native species have small single white flowers, Dr. King highlights some of the most desirable semidouble sun camellias.

Departments

2 .. Spotlight...Bradford King

Bradford King shines the spotlight on 'Ray Gentry' bred by Hulyn Smith who named this magnificent large red camellia for a friend.

20 .. The Best Camellias Bred in Massachusetts...Bradford King

While camellias don't survive outdoors in Massachusetts, they have a history of being grown in conservatories. Bradford King tells us about Charles Mason Hovey who introduced "C. M. Hovey' also known as 'Colonel Firey'.

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

John Grimm provides an interesting story of a Christmas tree farm that once was a bordello. They found over 100 pre-1950 camellias planted 60 years ago.

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

Gene Phillips has been growing camellias for most of his life. He never gets tired of finding new and old camellia treasures like 'One Alone'. This lovely white flower reminds him of his dad who also grew camellias.

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

Mark Crawford tells an interesting story describing a very old camellia that was never officially named that caught the attention of someone wanting to name a camellia for his 90-year-old mother.

Camellia Chronicles

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