1993 No. 25
An Official Publication of the International Camellia Society

CONTENTS

  • Directors and Officers ...1
  • A Message From The President -- Thomas H. Perkins, III ...2
  • Notes From The Editor -- Mrs. Jean Comber ...4
  • Notes From The Secretary -- Arthur Landry ...4
  • Obits ...5

PEOPLE AND EVENTS

  • Coming ICS Events ...6
  • U.K. Region Spring Week-end, Cornwall -- Elizabeth Scott-Moncrief ...7
  • Camellias -- The Big Hit of the International Spring Gardening Fair in England -- Pat MacDonald ...10
  • The Prince of Wales Presents a Camellia ...12
  • The Royal Horticultural Society Honor Tom Savige ...13
  • The Camellia Show -- Wembley -- Jennifer Trehane ...14
  • *Come to the Channel Islands and France 1995 -- Mrs. Mayda Reynolds ...18
  • Letter from Chief Librarian, Real Jardin Botanico ...19
  • Note from Dr. Leslie Stankler to David Trehane ...19
  • Exposition of Camellias of Yesterday & Today -- Mrs. V. Lort-Phillips ...20
  • International Symposium on Yellow Species of Camellias ...24

CAMELLIAS ARE UNIVERSAL

  • A Visit to the Camellia Garden of International Friendship -- H. A. Fraser ...25
  • Camellia Japonica -- Paul Plantiveau -- Claude Thoby ...27
  • Tea Growing In America -- Sarah Fleming ...30
  • Tea -- Bill Donnan ...32
  • Tea Plant and Its Product -- Ann Richardson ...34
  • Kate Sheppard, A White Camellia for Celebration -- Richard H. Clere ...37
  • Nantes And The Camellias -- Francoise Brivet ...39
  • Nantes Et Les Camellias -- Francoise Brivet ...40
  • The Story of a Passion -- J. C. Rosmano ...41
  • Histoire D'Une Passion -- J. C. Rosmano ...44

CULTURE AND RESEARCH

  • *Science in the Service of the Camellia Grower -- R. L. Bieleski ...48
  • The Importance of Camellias as Oil Plants in China -- Gao Jiyin ...53
  • A Preliminary Study on the Propagation of Camellia Cuttings -- Dr. Leslie Stankler ...55
  • *Growing Camellias in Dry Conditions -- Jan Van Bergen ...57
  • The Golden Camellia -- T.J. Savige ...59
  • A New Species of Yellow Camellia from Guangxi -- Liang Jian-Ying & Su Zong-Ming ...68
  • New Taxa of Section Chrysantha Chang from Guangxi -- Mo, Sin-Li & Zhong ...69
  • Camellia Terminalis, A New Ornamental Plant -- Liang Jian-Ying & Su Zong-Ming ...72
  • *Companion Plants For Camellias -- John Tooby ...74
  • Fragrant Camellias -- Koji Funakoshi ...76

EXECUTIVE REPORTS

  • ICS Treasury Report -- Gregory Davis ...84
  • Report of Registrar -- Thomas J. Savige ...87
  • Report Of Membership Registrar -- Walter Krzymowski ...89
  • 1993 ICS Membership ...90

* Papers presented at 1993 ICS Congress in Johannesburg, SA.
Top