1953 American Camellia Yearbook
Table of Contents
Relative Species and Varieties
1 Camellia Relatives Known in Cultivation
Clarence E. Kobuski
10 Camellias and Camellia Relatives in Hong Kong
G. A. C. Herklots
18 Early Occidental Camelliana- Part IV
James Stokes
44 The Camellias of Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins of Boston
George C. Shattuck
54 Camellias in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens
A. W. Jessep
59 Camellia Introductions
George Forrest
63 Two Items in Southern California Camellia History
Roy T. Thompson
67 Some Old and New California Camellias
E. H. Carter
75 A Further Report on the Harvey Short Seedlings
Roy T. Thompson
80 Some Australian Camellias- A Further Report
William E. Wylam
87 The Mariotti Collection of Camellias in Italy
E. G. Waterhouse
Pests and Diseases
98 Spray Equipment for the Nursery or Home Garden
Thomas C. Skinner
108 The Trapping of Moles
F. E. Guyton
111 The Flower Blight Disease of Camellias
Frank A. Haasis
119 Control of the Flower Blight Disease With Eradicant Fungicides
Frank A. Haasis and E. G. Nelson
124 Transmission of Leaf and Flower Variegation in Camellias by Grafting
A. G. Plakidas
133 Notes on Grafting and Dieback Control
Walter Allan
137 Studies on Camellia Dieback
D. L. Gill
144 Additional Information on Dieback
L. W. Baxter and A. G. Plakidas
150 Wound Dressings for Camellias
D. L. Gill and J. I. McClurkin, Jr.
154 Principles of Camellia Surgery
John Irving McClurkin, Jr.
General Culture
157 Mutations for Flower Color in Camellia Japonica
T. J. Arceneaux and F. D. Cochran
162 Dwarfed Camellias
Claude Chidamian
169 Effect on Camellias of Environmental Differences
David L. Feathers
178 Soil Management and Nutrition of Camellias
W. C. Barnes
183 What pH Means in Soils
R. Milton Carleton
188 Experiments in Minor Element Fertilization of the Camellia
Francis E. Johnstone, Jr.
193 Packaged Manure vs. Barnyard Manure
John L. Hanssen
197 Rejuvenation of Unthrifty Camellias
Donald E. Dean
202 Influence of Media and Maturity of Wood on the Vegetative Propagation of Camellia Japonica
F. S. Batson
206 Constant-Mist Propagation of Camellia Cuttings
Austin Griffiths, Jr., Howard N. Miller and Ralph H. Sharpe
213 Some Effects of Callus-Paring Upon Production of Roots to Camellia Sasanqua
E. E. Kemp
221 Tip-Grafting Camellia Plants
W. E. Bailey
226 Some Facts About Camellias Described by a Grower
K. Sawada
235 Camellias Are My Hobby
Sam McK. Mixson
243 Grow Your Own Camellias
Berto Rogers
245 Beginner's Luck with Camellias
Ernest L. and Aleita H. Scott
251 Greenhouse Camellias in Amarillo
Don L. Parker
254 Camellias Under Glass
Margaret C. Bowden
Plantings and Gardens
261 Camellias in the Beaumont Area
Paul E. Hines
267 Lutcher Stark Shangri-La, Orange, Texas
Sam P. Harn
271 The Camellia Activities of E. A. McIlhenny
Mrs. Edward McIlhenny Simmons
275 Sasanquas in Northern Louisiana
Dr. and Mrs. R. K. Womack
278 Greenville- The Camellia City
J. Glen Stanley
285 Charleston
Alyne Grant
290 The Camellia Test Garden at Clemson College
R. F. Poole
292 Aiken-Edgefield Camelliana
Lucille G. Mellette
295 Darlington and It's Camellias
A. B. Bryan
301 We Never Had It So Good
Dow Pender, Jr.
304 Companions for Camellias for Year-Round Beauty
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kemp
308 Camellias in the Fringe Area
Alan J. Hofheimer
313 Hardy Camellias in the Vicinity of New York City
P. W. Zimmerman
320 Camellias in England
Ralph S. Peer
Awards, Show Charter and By-laws
325 The Arrangement Contest of 1953
Mrs. W. T. Wood
333 Illges Medal Award for 1953
W. T. Wood
334 Camellia Shows from the Viewpoint of a Blue Ribbon Pinner
Albert Fendig
338 Qualifications and Responsibilities of a Camellia Show Judge
W. T. Wood
342 Charter and By-laws Revision
John Niles Sewell