1956 American Camellia Yearbook
Table of Contents
i Inside Cover and Copyright
ii Thomas Jefferson Smith
v The First Camellia Yearbook
vi A Message from the President
vii Foreword- Dedication to Thomas Jefferson Smith
ix American Camellia Society - Officers, State Directors, Directors-at-Large, Fellows
x Table of Contents- Color and Black and White Illustrations
Relatives, Species and Varieties
1 Review of the Species of Camellia
J. Robert Sealy
9 A New Camellia from Hong Kong
Ralph Dean
11 Species and Climatic Barriers
L. Burr Belden
17 Long-Lived Garden Varieties of Camellia in Japan
Siro Kitamura
23 Some New Autumn and Winter Flowering Sasanquas
William E. Wylam
28 Seedlings in the Brunswick Area
Albert Fendig
34 New Camellias in Middle Georgia
A. E. Barnes, Jr.
39 Recent Introductions from Southern Georgia
Mervin B. Wine
46 Florida Seedlings
John Niles Sewell
52 Belgium's Royal Camellias
Ralph S. Peer
58 Supplemental List of Varieties of Camellias Registered with the American Camellia Society
66 Camellia Miscellany
Charles E. Puddle
Diseases
74 The Use of Fungicides in Camellia Grafting
A. G. Plakidas and Louis Anzalone
76 Camellia Flower Blight in Georgia Through the 1955-56 Season
D. L. Gill and T. J. Ratcliffe
General Culture
78 The Amateur Can Collect Data, Too
Roy T. Thompson
82 Cold Resistance and Care of Outdoor Camellias in Northern
Edward P. Carter
91 The Southern Camellia Belt-Where is its Northern Boundary?
Sallie Mayes
99 Camellia Culture in Outer Space
Richard R. Brunazzi
105 Camellias Grow in Washington, D. C.
Jerry Hill
108 Camellias Are Moving North
Jacques L. Legendre
110 Camellias for Northern Gardens
Mrs. Ralph H. Van Gilder
117 Humidity at Your Fingertips
Louis Squyers
119 Your Graft and Natures Processes
E. C. Tourje
123 Mist Grafting Camellias
Frederic Heutte
133 A Lesson in How to be a Grafter
Buxton White
140 Polyembryony in Camellia Japonica
R. H. Hanchey, J. R. King and W. D. Kimbrough
143 Taproots on Camellias
C. R. Merrillees
148 A Novel Greenhouse
C. W. Farmer
150 A Plastic Greenhouse
Mansfield Latimer
157 Hanging Basket Camellias
160 The Use of Sawdust for Mulches and Soil Improvement
F. E. Allison and M. S. Anderson
176 Camellia Growing Around the Calendar
E. P. Courtney
Plantings and Gardens
195 Pride of Profession
E. A. Martin
197 Landscape Plans for the Camellia Enthusiast
Clermont H. Lee
204 Letter from New Zealand
T. Durrant
210 Beechwood Gardens
Mrs. Mayer Israel
218 Camellias Pay Dividends, Regular and Sometimes Extra
Doris E. Freeman
223 Pleasant Oaks Plantation
Hargrove Bellamy
227 A Camellia Garden in Alexandria, Virginia
Charles F. Holden
231 Our Trip Through Camellia Land
Edwards H. Metcalf
Awards, Shows and Arrangements
243 lllges Medal
W. T. Wood
244 The Lone Seedling-Reg Ragland
Aubrey C. Harris
246 Cinderella, All-America Camellia Selection
Ralph M. Dasher
250 Of Course You Would!
E. A. Combatalade
255 Don't Cancel-Just Postpone the Show
E. P. Courtney
262 Camellia Show Judging and Some Recommendations
Jerry Olrich
265 Camellia Show Management
L. Caston Wannamaker
270 The 1955-56 Arrangement Contest
Mrs. W, Jack Bryant
289 Camellias in Arrangements
Mrs. W. Harrell Wilson
294 A Decade of Achievement
Albert Fendig