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THE INTERNATIONAL CAMELLIA SOCIETY
The ICS is a non-profit organization devoted to the genus Camellia, founded April 1962. Its yearly publication is the International Camellia Journal. As the official registrar for the genus Camellia, the ICS maintains the International Camellia Register. The ICS is also an important center for research in the genus Camellia, through its Otomo Fund . The society has more than 2,000 members worldwide. EXCITING NEWS ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CAMELLIA REGISTER
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Camellia of the Month
'Campfire', a new seedling from Neville Haydon in New Zealand.
'Campfire' is a new non-retic hybrid, a
hand-pollinated cross made in 2001
between C.pitardii hybrid 'Peggy Burton' x C.japonica 'Black Magic', from Neville
Haydon, the New Zealand hybridizer who has previously introduced such
delights as the non-retic hybrid' Baby Bear', C.japonica 'Takanini',
and C.reticulata hybrid 'Chrissie's Retic'. First
flowering was in 2004. The bloom won the "best seedling award" at
New Zealand's
National Show this past August, Neville reports.
Send the ICS website a photo of one of your favourite camellias for our "Camellia of the month" display. Tell us a little bit about it -- where it originated and when, and why you like it!
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Most recent updating 2 September 2008