2006 No. 38


An Official Publication of the International Camellia Society


CONTENTS

Message from the President --- Greg Davis ... 4
Otomo Fund --- Neville Haydon ... 11
From the editor --- Herb Short ... 12

Events, People and Places

International Camellia Congress in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, April 2008 ... 13

Cover Story: Trial by Fire --- Jim Powell ... 20

Celebrating Camel --- Pat Short ... 25

International Camellia Congress in Melbourne, Australia, August 2006 --- Roger Brehaut ... 29
Melbourne Congress Pre-Congress Tour in Victoria --- Greg Davis ... 31
Back Cover Story: A Touch of Gold --- Herb Short ... 34
Post-Congress Tour Extension to Cairns --- Roger Brehaut ... 35
Visiting the New Plymouth Show --- Hideyo Ogawa ... 37

Obituaries
Toko Adachi ... 40
John Alpen ... 42
José Gil de Ferreira ... 42
Dr. Kaoru Hagiya ... 43
Stella Ross-Craig ... 44
Sir Peter Smithers ... 45
Rolf Tiefenbach ... 46

Culture and Research

The Future of Camellias --- Bob Cherry ... 48

My Hybridizing Programme --- Neville Haydon ... 53

Camellias for Cold Climates --- William Ackerman ... 55

The Camellia Moves North --- Eli Margrete S. Stølvik ... 60

The History of Camellias in Australia --- Ken Tate ... 63

Australians Breeding Camellias --- Geoff Sherrington ... 70

Investigation into the Evolutionary Origins of Theaceae and Genus Camellia --- George Orel & Adam Marchant ...78

Notes on Camellia Dongnaiensis: A New Species from Vietnam --- George Orel ... 90

Camellia Dongnaiensis: A New Species of Camellia Section Piquetia (Theaceae)
from Vietnam --- George Orel ... 93

Effects of Substrate Acidity on the Growth of Camellia Japonica Cultivars --- Carmen Salinero, Pilar Vela, & María J. Sainz ... 95

Green Tea Consumption and Mortality --- Herb Short ... 97

In The Regions ... 99
Membership ... 105
Directors and Officers ... 114
 

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