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VOLUME 5 • NUMBER 4

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VOLUME 5 - NUMBER 4 OCTOBER. 1950

Issued quarterly from the office of the Secretary of the American CamelliaSociety, University of Florida, Building 90, Gainesville, Florida.

Entered as second class matter October I, 1949, at the Post Office at Gaines­ville, Florida, under the Acts of August 24, 1912.

A membership in the American Camellia Society will bring you a bound Yearbookthat contains the latest information 0:1 culture, pest control, varietal nomenclature, history,descriptions and sources of new varieties, and exa::t scientific information on various sub­jects concerning camellias. Fifty cents of your dues is a subscription to the AmericanCamellia Quarterly which replaces the News-Letter.

Annual Members-$3.00; Sustaining Members-$IO.OO; Commercial Members-$IO.OO;Life Members-$IOO.OO; Patrons-$200.00. Make payment to American Camellia Society, Box2398 UI,iversity Station, Gainesville, Florida.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

PRESIDENTA. W. SOLOMON SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

702 W. ANDERSON STREET

PRESIDENT-EMERITUSDR. H. H. HUME - GAINESVILLE, FLA.

1205 W. MASONIC STREET

VICE-PRESI DENTw. T. WOOD· MACON, GEORGIA

564 MULBERRY STREET

VICE-PRESIDENTS. J. KATZ· COVINGTON, LOUISIANA

P. O. BOX 896

VICE-PRESI DENTMORRIE L. SHARP ~ PORTLAND. OREGON

PHONE: OFFICE 3·2713 - RES. 6·7265

TREASURERT. J. SMITH - Me RAE, GEORGIA

411 FIRST AVENUE

SECRETARYSAM. P. HARN - GAINESVILLE. FLORIDA

BOX 2398, UNIVERSITY STATION

DIRECTORS AT LARGEDR. GUY D. BETHEA - HATTIESBURG. MISS.

208 ROSS BLDG.

J. P. ILLGES • COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. "PLUMFIELO"

R. E. LEE - PENSACOLA, FLORIDALEE FLORAL GARDEN, BOX t007

A. E. MORRISON SACRAMENTO, CALIF.ROOM 120, COURT HOUSE

D. C. STROTHER - FORT VALLEY, GEORGIAP. O. BOX &67

FRANK A. GODCHAUX, JR. - ABBEVILLE, LA.cou LEE CREST

STATE DIRECTORS

H. W. LEE - MOBILE, ALA.P. 0 BOX 13

DR. D. W. McLEAN· SAN MARINO 9, CALIF.2585 HUNTINGTON DRIVE

JOHN NILES SEWELL - JACKSONVILLE, FLA.1420 EDGEWOOD AVENUE

DR. W. G. LEE - MACON, GEORGIA418 NOTTINGHAM DRIVE

T. K. McKNIGHT - BATON ROUGE, LA.L. S. U.

J. H. PRICE, JR. - MAGNOLIA, MISS.310 SO. PARK AVENUE

MRS. R. L. McMILLAN - RALEIGH, N. C.1810 PARK DRIVE

H. H. HARMS - PORTLAND 66, OREGON6928 S. E. 122 AVENUE

C. N. HASTIE, JR. - JOHN'S ISLAND, S. C.MAGNOLIA GARDENS AND NURSERIES, RFD 2

C. L. BABCOCK - BEAUMONT, TEXAS301 PERLSTEIN BLDG.

FREDERIC HEUTTE - NORFOLK 5, VA.248 NORTH BLAKE ROAD

W. L. FULMER - SEATTLE 2, WASH.506 BOYLSTON, NORTH

Address communications to American Camellia Society, Sam. P. Ham, Secretary,Box 2398, University Station, Gainesville, Florida.

MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGNFOR 1951

Chairman M. J. Whitman of theMembership Committee says the

. campaign for new members shouldbegin now. More than 4,000 newmembers have been enrolled for1950. This is a high goal to equalor surpass, but it can be done. Noone can estimate the number ofpeople who are camellia enthusi­asts. Certainly there are thousandswho are still not members and whoare good prospects for member­ship-"the best buy in the camelliamarket."

After a conference with PresidentSolomon and the Secretary, Chair­man Whitman has outlined thestrategy for the year. First, let ev­ery member appoint himself as amembership worker. Get busy; in­vite and sign up your friends. Col­lect $6.00 if the new member wishesthe 1950 Yearbook and 4 issues ofthe 1950 Quarterly. Collect $3.00 for1951 only. Mail checks or invita­tion instructions to the Secretary.

State Membership Chairmen havebeen appointed. They have work todo now. Local Chairmen and work­ers must be selected in our townsand cities. If you are called on forthis extra job, accept the honor andresponsibility and work with a will.Each State Chairman is asked to se­cure and submit lists of prospectsto the Secretary. Letters of invita­tion and sales material will be mail­ed to all names supplied. Commer­cial members will be glad to coop­erate by supplying mailing lists ofcustomers to be checked against themembership roster for new names.

Show Chairmen are urged to ar­range for an American CamelliaSociety booth or special table at allCamellia Shows. Have some sam­ple Yearbooks and Quarterlies onhand. Place some good salesmenand enthusiastic members in chargeand watch the results. Membershipapplication blanks and instructionswill be supplied on request.

For the best workers, there will beprizes. Each State Director will

award to the member in his statesecuring the largest number of newmembers a fine camellia plant. OurPresident will award a plant of rarevariety to the national winner.There will be no prizes awarded forsecuring 15 members or multiplesthereof. The real satisfaction foranybody doing membership workis the knowledge that he has donea favor to a friend or camellia loverby introducing him to our Society.

The Secretary's office will keep arecord of names and the number ofnew members sent in by each work­er. Be sure to keep your own rec­ords, too. Memberships obtained atshows should not be credited to in­dividuals. The campaign will closeApril 1, 1951.P. S.

FLASH FOR MEMBERS ONTHE PACIFIC COAST

Morrie L. Sharp, Vice-Presidentfor the Pacific Coast, has added anextra fillip for his area. Here it isin his own words: "I would be gladto offer a copy of the revised secondedition of 'Camellias Illustrated' tothe first ten present Pacific Coastmembers that get five or more oftheir friends to join."

Thank you, Morrie Sharp, for thisgenerous offer. Pacific Coasters, getbusy, "There is gold in them tharhills."

UNIT I NOMINATESNOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS

FROM ALABAMA, GEORGIA,NORTH CAROLINA AND

TEXAS ARE IN ORDERLet this be official notice to all

members in the states named abovethat nominations are in order for aState Director from each of thesefour states. The term of office is forthree years. Your present Directorswhose terms will expire at the An­nual Meeting February 9-10, 1951,are: H. W. Lee, for Alabama; W. G.Lee, for Georgia; Mrs. R. 1. McMil­lan, for North Carolina, and C. L.Babcock, for Texas.

In addition to nominations fromeach state for a State Director, mem­bers of these four states must nomi-

nate two Directors at Large to rep­resent them for a term of threeyears. Your present Directors atLarge, whose terms will expire atthe Annual Meeting are Messrs. D.C. Strother, Ft. Valley, Georgia andA. W. Solomon, Savannah, Ga.

Any or every member from thesefour states may make nominations-one for State Director and two forDirectors at Large. Let us have yournominations before November 25.The committee will prepare a ballot

in accordance with your nomina­tions and the American CamelliaSociety By-Laws. These ballots willbe mailed to you one month beforethe Annual Meeting and returns willbe counted five days before themeeting.

Members in Arizona, Delaware,Indiana, Maryland, New Hamp­shire, Ohio, and Tennessee are at­tached to Unit 1, and are entitled tovote in this election. Again we say,let us have your nominations.

PROPOSED CAMELLIA SHOW DATES FORTHE SEASON OF 1950-1951

Fall ShowsHattiesburg, Miss. . Nov. 9Columbia, S. C Nov. 25Pearl River, La Dec. 9-10

JanuaryAlbany, Ga 6- 7McComb, Miss 6- 7Tyler, Texas 7Dothan, Ala. .. 11Beaumont, Texas 13-14Hattiesburg, Miss .13-14Cordele, Ga 13-14Lafayette, La 13-14Orlando, Fla , 13-14Summerville, S. C. .13-14Panama City, Fla .14St. Simons Island, Ga .17Valdosta, Ga. .. .18Pensacola, Fla 20-21Thomasville, Ga :: 20-21Moncks Corner, S. C. 20-21Wilmington, N. C. 20-21Waycross, Ga 20-21Birmingham, Ala. .. 20-21Americus, Ga 20-21Georgetown, S. C. 20-21Lake Charles, La 21-22Biloxi, Miss ,.., 24Charleston, S. C 27-28Jacksonville, Fla 27-28Moultrie, Ga 27-28Springfield, Ga. , 27-28Columbus, Ga 27-28Beaufort, S. C. 31Manning, S. C. 31

FebruaryAugusta, Ga 3- 4Hawkinsville, Ga 3- 4Perry, Ga. . 3- 4

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Cheraw, S. C 9-10Shreveport, La 10Savannah, Ga. .. .1 0-11Conway, S. C .10-11Atlanta, Ga .13Columbia, S. C. 14-15Macon, Ga 17-18Jackson, Miss 17-18Marshallville, Ga 21Dillon, S. C. 22San Diego, Calif. 23-24Shreveport, La 24-25MarchGreenville, S. C. 2- 3Temple City, Calif. 3- 4S:m Jose, Calif. 4Sccramento, Calif. 10-11Suffoik, Va 10-11Norfolk, Va 17-18

APPROVED JUDGESThis list of judges as approved by

the A. C. S. is presented to enable ajudicious selection by Show Chair­men of judging personnel for mC3­

pective camellia shows. All ShowChairmen should send a list of theirproposed judges to Mr. Wm. T.Wood, Chairman, Exhibitions andAwards Committee, 240 Second St.,Macon, Georgia, at least two weeksbefore their show is to be held.

In shows planning to include aseedling exhibition section undercompetition for the Award of Merit,the Chairmen must have their pro­posed iudgBs for this section passedon beforehand by Mr. Wood. Ad­herence to the approved judges list

and notification of selections willallow co-sponsorship of the A. C. S.

and the use of official awards of theSociety.

ALABAMABirmingham

Brooks, M. ThomasFisher, Dr. G. E.Hamilton, ElbertMagruder, Dr. Thomas V.Poe, W.Lee

DothanCarter, S. B.Latioalis, Dr. S. G.Lee, Alto V.Mazyck, Dr. ArthurPoyner, Pat, Jr.Turner, Dr. W. H.

FairhopeBradford, J. T.Moyers, R. R.

GreensboroPerry, Mrs. Orion S.

GreenvilleBeeland, Mrs. Robert, Jr.McFerrin, Mrs. IreneStanley, GlennSteindoff, HenryTqlbert, Erastus

LoxleyWindbigler, H. L.

MobileLee, Hoyt W.Sawada, K.Smith, Gregory L.

MontgomeryStokes,W. Cleve

SemmesBlackwell, R. 0., Jr.Stephens, C. R.

CALIFORNIAAltadena

Nuccio, JuliusBerkeley

Essig, Prof. E. O.Beverly Hills

Williams, Frank D.Chico

Peterson, George F.Concord

Stoeckle, W. 1.Del Mar

Boyle, Larry H.EI Cajon

Miller, Stanley W.E. Palo Alto

Edwards, John E.Flintridge

Jones, Charles S.Glendale

Huested, WilliamThompson, Roy T.

HaywardDomote, Toichi

La CanadaAsper, Howard

LodiRageth, Chris

Los AngelesPeer, Ralph

MillbraeEdwards, John

OaklandHopfer, O. E.Paige, Harold L.

OntarioArmstrong, J. A.

(Armstrong Nursery)Pasadena

Casamajor, RobertGalli, Mrs. CarloMcCaskill, V. O.Shepp, Paul E.Wylam, William E.

PiedmontWells, Dr. W. M.

RamonaCothran, C. A.Short, Harvey F.

RosevilleLewis, Mrs. Bess Steere

RossSmyth, Mrs. KreenaSmyth,W. B.

SacramentoHall, Dr. George G.Morrison, A. E.Newman, Raymond W.Olrich, Jerry

San DiegoCarlton, A. P.

San GabrielMarshall, Leslie

San JoseMoniz, T. J.

San MarinoHertrieh, WilliamJohnson, Clifton W.McLean, Dr. David

Sherman OaksWoodroof, William E.

SI. HelenaAske, Mrs. L. 1.

FLORIDAChattahoochee

Gholson, AngusFernandina

May, Ralph E.Gainesville

Borland, Mrs. FredBrown, Arthur C.Griffiths, A., Jr.Ham, Sam P.Hume, Dr. H. H.Parrish, Mrs, M; M.Watkins, Prof. John V.Wolfe, Dr. H. S,

JacksonvilleCarter, C. G.Churchwell, Mrs. John H.Cohen, Mrs. HalleFoote, A. M.Harrell, HodgeslAartin, Mrs. W. D.Masters, Mrs. C. J.McArthur, Mrs. W. E.Myrick, S. E.Peck, NormanSandusky, Dr. C. M.Sewell, r. N.

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LakelandKing, Mrs. A. G.O'Neal, Mrs. PatSeymour, FrankVaughn, Dr. J. W.

MacclennyFraser, J. E.

MariannaHarrison, William H.

MonticelloFinlayson, Mrs. D. A.

OrlandoAnderson, MartinGurney, Mr3. J. T.Hasty, N. 1., Jr.Lafon. Mrs. F. 1.

Pcnama CityCoker, Dr. Philip

PensacolaChamplin, H. G.Dawson, M. B.Edwards, John K.Herrin, Thomas E., Sr.Lee, RolandTaylor, CharlesYaste, Mrs. Guy

SeffnerDavis, D. W.

TallahasseeGamble, BreckenridgeRosa, J. R.Truett, Law,-ence A.

Win ter· HavenPope, Mrs. Richard D.Stabler, David K.Swann, Tom B.

GEORGIAAlbany

Martin, Mrs. W. D.Shackelford, Hugh

AthensOwens, Hubert

AtlantaShutze, Philip 1.Wilby, R. B.

AugustaBailie, J. G.Helm, Lester C.Jones, William B.Mealing, Mrs. H. G.Mealing, Dr. H. G.Wilson, Walter

BainbridgePettyjohn, Sam

BloomingdaleJohnson, Mrs. Karl M.

CairoWight, John B.

ColumbusDykes, Mrs. A. N.Illges, J. P.Knight, Mrs. Tames BartowMinnix, A. R.

CordeleChappell, Mrs. C. C.Downs, Mrs. J. B.Fletcher, Mrs. T. E.Fletcher, T. E.

Perry, Mrs. Lula MaeDecatur

Crown, Mrs. T. R.Fort Gaines

Coleman, S. D.Fort Valley

Murray, M. R.Strother, D. C.

JenkinsburgChilds, Frank W.

MaconBarnes, A. E., Jr.Conner, H. T.Lee, Mrs. W. G.Lee, Dr. W. G.Meaders, Mrs. Grover A.Meaders, Grover A.Roberson, C. M.Stewart, Mrs. T. J.Thompson, Dr. O. R.Wheeler, R. L.Whitman, M. J.Wood, Mrs. W. T.Wood, W. T.

MarshallvilleRice, Miss Willie E.Wade, John D.

McRaeSmith, Mrs. T. r.Smith, T. J.

SavannahBackus, H. 1., Jr.Backus, Mrs. L. E.Bell, MalcolmClark, George S., Sr.Cope, John L.Exley, Frank M.Forbes, Stewart C.Lee, Mrs. LawrenceMayer, Mrs. L. T.Nitzschke, A. J.Roberts, GusRobertson, William H.Rollinson, H. G.Solomon, A. W.Stanton, H. B.

SilvertownMatthews, A. T.

St. SimonsFendig, Albert

ThomasvilleHjort, Paul

ValdostaWhitehead, R. B.

LOUISIANA

AbbevilleGodchaux, Frank A.McMillan, W. B.

Abita SpringsCasadaban, Rene

AlexandriaCulpepper, A. L.Rand, Dr. King

Baton RougeHanchey, R. H.McKnight, Mrs. T. K.McKnight, T. K.Stafford, Dr. G. M. G.Thompson, Roger B.Tucker, Mrs. H. W.

BogalusaMagnitsky, I. A.BatlilL F. C.

BunkieHaas, Mrs. W. D.

CovingtonIsrael, Mrs. MayerKatz, Mrs. S. J.Katz, S. J.Smith, Warren

HammondRobertson, Mrs. Ouida

JenningsHuber, F.Stafford, M. N.

LacombeLeche, Richard W.Judice, Ernest A.

LafayetteDugal, GordonFeusse, Mrs. E. G.Nelson, Ira S.

New OrleansBradley, Miss CamillaCordill, Mrs. J. P.Crump, James L.Daunoy, Harry 1.

ShreveportMays, Dr. C. R.Pugh, Mrs. GahaganSmart, Mrs. J. G.Walters, Rev. F. E.Womack, Dr. R. K.

MASSACHUSETTSBoston

Clark, Dr. George O.MISSISSIPPI

Bay St. LouisMogabgab, Mrs. Eugene

ColumbiaWhite, Mrs. H. 1.

EllisvilleTaylor, Mrs. J. T.

HattiesburgBurkett, Mrs. E. E.Chiles, C. L.Clark, Mrs. R. H.Gillespie, Miss SaraHagerty, Mrs. H. S.Sarphie, Mrs. Joseph E., Jr.Sarphie, Miss Odell M.Thomson, Mrs. W. A.

McCombHarlan, E. R.Price, J. H., Jr.

MeridianDavis, Ben A.

Minter CityEquen, J. S.Watkins, Mrs. Albert

NatchezCampbell, JohnSmith, Miss Myra V.

Ocean SpringsBradford, J. S.Moreton, Fred P.

SummitBlount, Wallace C.

NORTH CAROLINAKinston

Tyler, Mrs. J. M.4

RaleighHarris, Mrs. A. 1.

WilmingtonFerger, JamesMarbury, S. 1.

WinnabowSprunt, Kenneth M.

OREGONBeaverton

Johnson, Al E.Eugene

Richards, JoeNewberg

Gainer, RusselPortland

Bacher, J. G.Doty, Paul E.Harms, H. H.Robinson, DavidSharp, Morrie L.

SOUTH CAROLINAAiken

Phelps, Mrs. SheffieldCameron

Rast, G. M.Charleston

Higdon, Mrs. Margaret F.Prevatt, E. J.

ClemsonThode, F. W.

ColumbiaArant, WilliamBowdoin, Ted A.Edens, H. H.Mikell, Dr. JenkinsRaysor, C. R.Roper, M. W.Seibels, Calder W.

DarlingtonNapier, J. M.Sisk, H. 1.Weaver, Mrs. H. W.

EdgefieldCantelou, J. R.Holland, J. G.

John's IslandHastie, C. N., Jr.

JohnstonBoatwright, Mark

LattaManning, Mrs. Houston

McClellanvilleTravers, Harry C.

Moncks ComerHorne, Albert S.

Myrtle BeachOrmsbee, Mrs. M. H.

OrangeburgGreen, Mrs. James M.Jennings, R. H., Jr.Wolfe, Russell

St. MatthewsMann, Judge M. M.Symmes, Mrs. T. H.Wienges, Mrs. O. H.

SummervilleAllan, WalterBall, W. MoultriePrettyman, C. F.

SumterDunn, Dr. J. R.

TimmonsvilleHawkins, J. F.

West ColumbiaMetts, C.W.

TENNESSEEChattanooga

McDade, Clint

TEXASAustin

Birge, Miss WillieSmedley, Mrs. Graham B.Wardlow, Mrs. W. B.

BeaumontHines, Paul E.

DallasLane, Miss Velma

El CampoWallace, Mrs. R. B.

HoustonGermany, W. T.Merritt, R. A.

TylerBurks, Mrs. Vance

VffiGINIANorfolk

Baylor, Mrs. Anne B.Bristow, Mrs. A. B.Cox. Mrs. Emery

Grandy, Mrs. CharlesGrimm, Miss GiselaHeutte, FredericHofheimer, Allan ].Miller, Harry L.Robinson, WilliamWinn, Wirt

PortsmouthColeman, John E.Maupin, Mrs. William

SuffolkPinner, Henry MeR.

WASHINGTONSeattle

Thorqrimson, Mrs. O. B.

NOTICE: The 1950 edition ofthe American Camellia Yearbookis well on its way to completion.These Yearbooks will be avail­able for distribution to memberssometime within late November!

VARIETY REGISTRATION

Before listing the newest addi­tions to our varietal registry, it mightbe well to discuss in some detail thepoints of contention that most fre­quently arise in the selection of aproper name for a new camelliavariety. A very high percentage ofapplications for registration pertainto varieties for which the proposednames being submitted are not inconformity with the rules for nam­ing horticultural plants as establish­ed by the International HorticulturalCongresses.

This code of nomenclature carrieswith it a ruling against the use ofextraneous prefixes to a varietalname. Therefore, such terms asMiss, Mr., Mrs., Dr., Gen., and othertitulary prefixes are not to be ap­plied and must be avoided to pre­clude possible sources of future con­fusion. Further, a varietal namemust be restricted to three words,and preferably less-the more con­cise, the less opportunity for laterconfusion. Where named for someperson, that person's "full" name isto be used for the variety; that is,avoid the use of initials and over­long names, viz. Joe Doakes, orJoseph Doakes rather than J. Q.Doakes or Joseph Quincy Doakes.In most, if not all cases the honorintended is significant and distinct

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enough to indicate the proper recip­ient without question.

It will be noted, however, thatsome varieties in the following listdo not agree with these rulings.Such a seeming contradiction of pol­icy is made necessary in that thevarieties were recorded under thesenames in the literature prior to theirsubmission for registration with theSociety. Since these names, even ifimproper, had appeared in the tradeand had become established andknown among camellia growers, acorrection at this time was not pos­sible.

The above confliction should in­dicate to everyone concerned withthe production of new camellia va­rieties and their naming the needfor precautionary measures. Allnew 1y proposed varietal namesshould be submitted to the secre­tarial office for approval prior to anytrade publication listing. In this way,the names could be checked as toproper form and availability for useand any changes required for con­formity to the rules of varietal no­menclature would be determinedbefore their application. All thiswould result in a more standardizednomenclature and expedite the reg­istration procedure.

NEW REGISTRATIONSNo. 46. MOTHER OF PEARL: A

Japanese import of 1937 which flow­ered in 1940. Plant has average,compact growth. Flowers completedouble, incomplete imbricated, arecreamy white with a pink throat orwith pink lines at base of the petals.Size 311z-411z inches in diameter. Theblooming period is midseason to

late. Originally propagated andregistered by Camellia Hall. Sacra­mento, California.

No. 47. GEM-C: A lO-year-oldseedling of unknown parentage thatfirst flowered in 1948; grown by H.G. Whigam, Spring Hill, Ala. Theplant is of average, compact growth.The buds are large and sphericalin shape. The flowers are incom­plete double with mixed petaloids,dark rose pink (3-H M&P) shadingto purple, 4-5 inches in diameterwith 20 or more petals. It bloomsfrom the last of September throughDecember.

No. 48. LADY KAY: A sport ofVille de Nantes found by Al Cor­doza of Palo Alto, California in 1946.It has all the characteristics of Villede Nantes except that it is a full in­complete double with 25 to 30 petalsand large petaloids. It is being prop­agated and registered by JamesRare Plant Nursery, Campbell, Cali­fornia.

No. 49. MARGARET NOONAN: An8-year-old seedling of unknown par­entago; grown by W. S. Duncan ofPensacola, Fla. The plant is of vig­orous, open, upright growth. Theleaves are a glossy dark green,lanceolate, almost cuspidate inform. The buds are round. The earlyto midseason flowers are incompletedouble with a light rose pink (2-E-4)ground striped and splashed withdarker rose (2-J-5 M&P), 31jz inchesin diameter, with 18 or more petals.

No. 50. OLIVE BARRETT: A 10­year-old seedling that first floweredin 1946-47; grown by T. S. Clowerof Gulfport, Miss. This and the next3 varieties were all developed fromseed produced by hand pollinations,one with the other, of Jarvis Red,Elegans, Tanner Williams Red,Gloire de Nantes, Herme, Nobilis­sima, false Rev. John Bennett, andan unnamed seedling. No recordswere made nor were the seeds seg­regated as to parentage.

The new growth is upright but be­coming pendulous, almost vine-likewith age and growth is generallyslow. The leaves are blunt, with anacuminate point and shallow serra-

hons. The buds are round - bluntpointed, light green in color. Flowersincomplete double with large petal­oids, and unusually globular inshape for such a flower form. The31jz-41Jz-inch flowers are a camelliarose in color (22/1 RHS), with ap­proximately 34 petals. Early.

No.5!. T. S. CLOWER, JR.: A 10­year-old seedling that first floweredin 1944-45; grown by T. S. Clowerof Gulfport, Miss. The original plantis of open, slow growth but graftsare rapid and upright. The leavesare very small. unusually narrowand long with a cuspidate apex.Flower buds are round, off white orlight gray. The early, 31Jz-41Jz-inchflowers are complete double, imbri­cated, white with narrow magentastripes. They have approximately86 petals.

No. 52. OLIVE ELIZABETH: A 12­year-old seedling that first floweredin 1943-44; grown by T. S. Clower ofGulfport, Miss. The plant is of rapid,compact growth and very massivefor its age. The flower buds are lightgreen, long and pointed. The flow­ers are incomplete double with largepetaloids, carmine (21/1 RHS), 4-5inches in diameter, early to midsea­son.

No. 53. GULFPORT PURPLE: A 7­year-old seedling that first floweredin 1948-49; grown by T. S. Clower ofGulfport, Miss. The plant is upright,rapid and compact in growth. Theleaves are unusually large, darkgreen, with a cuspidate point. Theflower buds are round with a bluntpoint, dark green and gray. Theflowers are complete double, irreg­ular, crimson madder with purpleflecks, 4-5 inches in diameter, early.

No. 54. HOOPER CONNELL: Acomplete double, irregular, sport of'Alba Plena that appeared 3 yearsago on a plant belonging to H. P.Connell of Baton Rouge, La. Withthe exception of its distinctive flowerform, this sport agrees in all otherrespects with its parent.

No. 55. PINK SNOW: A 7-year-oldC. Sasanqua seedling that first flow­ered in 1948; grown by Paul E.Hines of Beaumont, Texas. The plant

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'is rather low, spreading and of rapidgrowth. The flowers are 21j2 - 31j2inches in diameter with 10-12 petalsand 12-15 petaloids. They are aclear light pink that shows a lav­ender tone under artificial light.Blooms December and January.

No. 56. GRACE BUNTON: An 8­year-old seedling of unkown par­entage that first flowered in 1946;propagated by Wm. J. Robinson andC. J. Hayes of Norfolk, Va. The plantis of rapid, compact, upright growth.The leaves are 21j2 times as long asbroad, shiny, dark green above, ser­rate, with a pointed apex. Flowerbuds oval, green, slightly brownishedges turning bright rosy pink be­fore opening. The flower petals, 17to 20, display a deep rose pink edg­ing that fades to a creamy whiteat base of petals. The underside isslightly deeper in color. The "emi­double flowers are 311z-41j2 inchesin diameter and open from mid-Feb­ruary through the rest of season.

No. 57. BETTY GRANDY: A 6- to8-year-old seedling of unknown par­entage that first flowered in 1950;grown by Mrs. Charles R. Grandyof Norfolk, Va. The plant is of av­erage, compact growth with broadlyovate, bright green foliage. Thewhite flowers have a slight blushand are complete double, incom­plete imbricated. They are 4 to 5inches in diameter with 38 or morepetals. This year, its first season, itbloomed from the middle of Febru­ary until the first week in April.

No. 58. DR. FRANK CATO: A 9­year-old seedling of unknown par­entage that first flowered in 1946;grown by S. J. Katz, Covington, La.The plant is of bushy, rapid com­pact growth. The flowers are incom­plete double with small petaloidsand 9-10 petals, salmon or shrimppink in color, 4-4 11z inches in diam­eter, midseason.

No. 59. DR. NEWSOM: A 9-year­old seedling of unknown parentagethat first flowered in 1945; grown byS. J. Katz of Covington, La. The plantis moderately rapid in growth andpendulous. The leaves are darkgreen, serrate, and twisted. The

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flowers are semi-double with an oc­casional petaloid, deep clear. red,occasionally variegated, 4-4% inch­es in diameter, with 15 petals. Mid­season.

No. 60. ROSALEE BELL: An 8-year­old seedling of unknown parentagethat first flowered in 1946; grown byS. J. Katz of Covington, La. The plantis of rapid, compact, upright growth.The leaves are rounded, serrated,deep green. The flower buds areround. The flowers are completedouble, imbricated, soft pink, 3-3 11zinches in diameter with 96-100 pet­als. Midseason.

No. 61. FRANK ROBINSON: A 14­year-old seedling of unknown par­entage that first flowered in 1946;grown by Mrs. Frank Robinson ofAnderson, S. C. The plant is of com­pact, upright growth. The leaves arelanceolate and very dark green. Theflower buds are oval and green incolor. The flowers are semi-double,red (3-L-6 M&P), 311z-4 11z inches indiameter, with 20 petals, bloomingmidseason to late.

No. 62. RENA TRAVIS: A 4-year­old seedling of unknown parentagethat first flowered in 1948-49; grownby Mrs. Robert J. Travis of Savan­nah, Ga. The plant is of rapid, open,upright growth. The three-inch flow­ers are red (5x6 Fishers), completedo ubI e, incomplete imbricated.Blooms in January and February.

No. 63. LADY BIRD: A 5-year-oIdseedling of unknown parentage thatfirst flowered in 1949; grown by Ho­mer C. and Birdie A. Wilson of Fres­no, California. The plant is of aver­age, bushy, compact growth. Theleaves are broad, light green and ofgood texture, similar to those ofDebutante. The flower buds arelarge, round and light green. Theflowe:-s are complete double, irregu­lar, with 17 outer petals and 87 pet­aloids, 3-4 inches in diameter, white,splashed and streaked bright rosered. They open perfectly under allweather conditions, are long lastingand do not become discolored inbad weather. Midseason.

No. 64. DONNA CLARA: An 8­year-old seedling of unknown par-

entage that first flowered in 1948;grown by R. H. Roberts of Biloxi,Miss. The plant is of rapid, pen­dulous growth with heavy, darkgreen foliage. The flower buds areoval and pointed. The flower is in­complete double with a ring of largepetaloids surmounting a lower rowof stamens an'd encircling a stamengroup above. The camellia rose(22/1 RHS) flowers open in midsea­son.

No. 65. SHARON ROSE: A 5-year­old seedling of unknown parentagethat first flowered in 1950; grown byCecil R. Allen, Milton, Florida. Theplant is of open, slow growth. Theflower buds are round. The 4-inchflower is incomplete double withlarge petaloids and it resemblesMathotiana at first glance. There are3 rows of very large, almost squarepetals, 21jz inches wide and 2 incheslong. There follows a row of curledpetals and small fascicles of sta­mens. This is followed by a couple ofrows of large imbricated petals, suc­ceeded by smaller petals until asmall· bud in the center opens toshow a few short stamens. The coloris red (3-U-6 MoP), and it blooms inmidseason.

No. 66. PETER PAN: An 8-year-oldseedling of unknown parentage thatfirst flowered in 1947; grown by Wm.J. Robinson and C. J. Hayes of Nor­folk, Va. The plant is of average,compact growth with oval, brightgreen flower buds. The flowers varyfrom incomplete double with largepetaloids to incomplete double withmixed petaloids to complete double,irregular. The color is creamy whiteat base of the petals, shading thrublush pink to cerise pink at theedges with a definite orchid over­tone. They are 31jz-41/z inches in di­ameter. Blooms late midseason tolate.

l\Jo. 67. MARIE WOOD: A 14-year­old seedling that first flowered in1944; grown from imported Japaneseseed by W. T. Wood, Macon, Ga.The plant is of rapid, compactgrowth with strong, large, darkgreen foliage. Flower buds arelarge, round and dark green. The

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semi-double white flowers are 4-5inches in diameter with 30-40 petals,blooming November to January.

No 68. HUBERT OSTEEN: A 19­year~old seedling that first floweredin 1936 or 1937; grown by H. G. Os­teen, Sumter, S. C. The parentageis reported as a "large deep pinksingle" x Mathotiana. The plant isof rapid, upright growth with long,narrow, olive green foliage that be­comes pendulous. It has long point­ed flower buds. The flowers are in­complete double with large andsmall petaloids, red (3-L-6 MoP), 4­51jz inches in diameter, with 13 pet­als, blooming December-February.

No. 69. CLAIRE THOMPSON: An8-year-old chance seedling that firstflowered in 1949; grown by Dr. O. R.Thompson, Macon, Ga. The plant isof rapid, compact growth with dullgreen, serrated, oblong leaves. Theflower buds are long-pointed, lightgreen, and open very slowly. Theflowers are incomplete double withlarge or small petaloids. The color iswhite, slightly blush with an oc­casional blotch of deep pink. Theyare 31jz-4 1/z inches in diameter and2-21/4 inches in depth with 50-60 pet­als and 20-30 petaloids. The sub­stance is excellent and the flowerswill keep 12-15 days.

No. 70. SIMONS LUCAS: A 12­year-old seedling that first floweredin 1947. This originated in the gar­den of Dr. Simons R. Lucas and wasgrown by D. S. McCarthy, Florence,S. C. The plant is of rapid, uprightgrowth with medium, dark greenfoliage. The flower buds are ovaland green to brown in color. Theflowers are usually incomplete dou­ble with mixed petaloids. They are31/z-41jz inches in diameter, deeprose red, with 22 petals and 69 pet­aloids, blooming very early.

No.7!. YVONNE TYSON: An 8­year-old seedling of unknown par­entage that first flowered in 1947;grown by W. V. Tyson, Savannah,Ga., and being registered by Mrs.W. V. Tyson. The plant is of rapid,compact growth with heavy, twist­ed, dark green foliage. The flowerbuds are oblong. The flowers are in-

complete double with small pet­aloids, phlox pink with a salmonundertone, 5-6 inches in diameter.Midseason.

No. 72. ANN MILLER: A lO-year­old seedling of unknown parentagethat first flowered in 1946; grown byPaul E. Shepp, Pasadena, Calif. Theplant is of rapid, compact growth.The flower buds are oval and showcolor for a long time. The flowersopen slowly and are long lasting.They are incomplete double, somewith large petaloids and some withmixed petaloids, 4-41jz inches in di­ameter, bright, light salmon pink,opening from January to April.

No. 73. CATHERINE McCOWN: Asport of Eleanor McCown that ap­peared in 1945; grown by Paul E.Shepp, Pasadena, Calif. The plantis of rapid, compact but pendulousgrowth. The flower buds are many,oval, green and all open perfectly.The 41jz-5 1/z-inch flowers vary fromsemi-double to incomplete doublewith small petaloids. They are lightpink in color and open from Decem­ber to April.

No. 74. MAX GOODLEY: An 8­year-old seedling of unknown par­entage that first flowered in 1949;grown by J. P. Illges, Columbus, Ga.The plant is of rapid, open, uprightgrowth with large, heavily textured,dark green leaves. The flower budsare round and pink. The 4- to 5-inchflowers are incomplete double withlarge petaloids and 10-12 petals,pink (much like Sweeti Vera),blooming February through March.

No. 75. CARNIVAL: A 6-year-oldseedling of unknown parentage thatfirst flowered in the 1948-49 season;grown by Richard Brown of Sacra­mento, Calif. The plant is of rapid,compact, upright growth. The flow­er buds are oval and the flowers areincomplete double with both largeand small petaloids with stamensinterspersed. The 31jz-4-inch flowershave 27-30 petals of pink groundwith red stripes. The flowers areabout as deep as they are broad.The flowers hold up well due to theirheavy texture. Midseason.

No. 76. FRANK BAKER: Grown9

from the same lot of Japanese seed,imported in 1939, that produced Em­mett Barnes and Lena Jackson;grown by Frank F. Baker, Jr., Macon,Ga. The plant is of open, slowgrowth with dark, glossy green foli­age, slightly serrated, three timesas long as wide. The flower is white,incomplete double with large pet­aloids, 4% to 5% inches in diameter.There are 14 outer, orbicular, thin,fluted petals with 14 inner, thin,fluted and erect oblong petaloids.The stamen ring is at the base butbreaks into five fascicles of stamens.Blooms in November-February.

No. 77. MORNING GLOW: A 22­year-old seedling that first floweredin 1943; grown by J. S. Bradford,Ocean Springs, Miss. The plant isof rapid, compact, upright growthwith very dark green, shiny, serratefoliage. The flower buds, borne sin­gly, are round, light green. Thecomplete double, imbricated, flow­ers are self white, 3-4 inches in di­ameter, 98-102 petals, blooming No­vember through February.

No. 78. MRS. BALDWIN WOOD: A21-year-old seedling that first flow­ered in 1939; grown by J. S. Brad­ford, Ocean Springs, Miss. The plantis of average, compact, uprightgrowth with large, thick, oval, cren­ate, shiny, deep green foliage. Theflower buds are oval, light green.The flowers are incomplete doubleand vary with small petaloids orthose of mixed sizes. The ground iswhite with phlox pink (RHS) pencilstripes. They are 31/z-4 11z inches indiameter with 53-60 petals, bloomingDecember through February.

No. 79. THELMA DALE: A sportof Mrs. Baldwin Wood that appear­ed in 1944; selected and propagatedby J. S. Bradford, Ocean Springs,Miss. Plant and flower like Mrs.L.:ddwin Wood except that the foli­age is darker green and flowers areself phlox pink (RHS).

No. 80. WHITE BUTTERFLY: A 20­year-old seedling (Duchess of Suth­erland x Leucantha) that first flow­ered in 1939; grown by J. S. Brad­ford, Ocean Springs, Miss. The plantis of pyramidal, compact, slow

growth with small, serrated, dullgreen foliage. The flower buds areround, light green and open slowly.The flowers are self white, 3-311zinches in diameter, incomplete dou­ble with small petaloids, 35-50 pet­als, blooming November throughFebruary.

No. 81. NELLIE BLY: A sport ofLady Clare that appeared in 1945,and was fixed by grafting in 1947.Propagated by R. C. Rolt, Thomas­ville, Ga. The flower is the samecolor but the stamens have develop­ed into petaloids (incomplete doublewith small petaloids) until the flow­er resembles an Elegans (Chandler).The flowers hold on the plant longerthan Lady Clare.

No. 82. PINK DlDDY: A sport ofDiddy Mealing that appeared inMarch 1950; propagated by Dr. andMrs. H. G. Mealing, North Augusta,S. C. The flower is exactly the sameas the parent except that it has aground color of dawn pink (532/1RHS), thulite pink (50-H-l M&P).with veins and margin a darker pink(532 RHS). (50-J-I M&P). The dark­er shade appears as stitching alongthe margin.

SHOW REPORTS: This is notice toall concerned to send in reports oftheir camellia shows promptly. Thebest time to report your show to theSecretary's office is immediately aft­er 'its completion. Do not put thisoff, lest you forget and lest yourshow be left out of the Report ofShows in the next Yearbook.

Be sure to include these items ofinformation: (1) Sponsors; (2) Num­ber of years show has operated(such as "Fifth Annual"); (3) At­tendance, actual or approximate;(4) Awards, such as Gold Certifi­cate, Silver Certificate, Award ofMerit for Seedling, any major spe­cial awards, Best Flower in Showwith name of variety; (5) Remarksof special interest on the show, itstheme, special features, etc.; (6)Name of Show Chairman.

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1951 ANNUAL MEETING: This nextyear's meeting will be held on Feb­ruary 9 and 10 in Savannah; Geor­gia, at the DeSoto Hotel in conjunc­tion with the Camellia Show, whichis sponsored annually by the Men'sGarden Club and the Garden ClubCouncil of Chatham County. A pro­gram of interest to all members isbeing planned.

It is strongly recommended thatall members who contemplate at­tending this meeting make their res­ervations directly with the DeSotoHotel. An unusually large attend­ance is anticipated and it would beadvisable to make reservationsearly.

BE AN EARLY BIRD: This is goodadvice to those who plan to buycamellias this season. And who doesnot so plan? Make up your "mustlist" of varieties you want and adda margin for some extra plants thatyou will see and must have. Thenvisit your favorite nurseries earlyand select your plants.

You will avoid the midseason rushand enjoy the more personal atten­tion that will be accorded you whenthe boss and salesmen are relaxedand not so busy. You will get the"pick of the patch" instead of thoseleft over by the early buyers. And,finally, you will get best resultswhen you transplant early and al­low your new plants to get well set­tled and ready to grow off nextspring.

EARLY FLOWERS: A few notices ofearly flowers have been reported.Mr. R. R. Berry of Macon, Georgia,writes that his Yohei-haku (Septem­ber Morn) first flowered on July 23and two days later two more bloomsappeared. Mr. F. T. Coleman of Al­bany, Georgia, also reports a flow­er of Yohei-haku open on July 23.This bloom appeared on a two-year­old grafted plant. Hobeika's Gar­dens had a Daikagura in flower onAugust 3, thus antedating by threeweeks their earliest flowers of pastseasons.

SHOW WINNING VARIETIESJ. J. Whitfield. Hawkinsville. Ga.The following is a list of those va­

rieties winning top award at thirtyof the camellia shows of this pastseason. Newspaper and other ac­counts of these shows usually notethe growers of the winning varietiesbut so infrequently include the nameof the variety itself that it wasthought that such an enumerationmay be of interest to fellow camellialovers. This list, in itself, is highlyindicative of the more favored andstriking varieties. It is of interest tonote that many of these winners areamong our older varieties.

The number in parentheses fol­lowing the varietal name refers tothe number of shows in which thatparticular variety was given thehighest award.

Victor Emmanuel (6)Rosea Superba (4)Elegans (2)Haku-rakuten (2)Mathotiana (2)Rev. John Bennett (2)Ville de Nantes (2)White Queen (2)Adolphe Andusson (1)Donckelarii (I)Frizzle White (1)Gigantea (I)Iwane (Iwane-shibori) (1)K. Sawada (I)Lallarook (I)Magnoliaeflora (I)Martha Brice (I)Mrs. Charles Cobb (I)Woodville Red (l)

NURSERYMEN: If you have notdone so, please send a copy of yourcatalog and/or price list to this of­fice! The annual receipt of thesetrade publications is of utmost im­portance in keeping the Society'slist of current varieties up to date.Furthermore, information from yourcatalogs, when recorded, enablesus to determine varietal name pri­orities and prevent the use of namesalready applied. These catalogsform an integral and very valuablepart of the background for work oncamellia varietal nomenclature.

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CAMELLIA HONORED WHENCOMMUNITY CHANGES

ITS NAME*CAMELLIA, Ala.-Here's a date­

line that became news within itselfWednesday. For until then, therehad been no Camellia, Ala., honor­ing the flower for which MobileCounty is famous.

The community on Highway 42between Semmes and Wilmer hasbeen known as Fairview. On Tues­day night the community's civic clubcompleted the final step in a longpending program to change thename to Camellia. This change inname from Fairview to Camelliagives Alabama its only communitybearing that beautiful name.

Records at the Mobile CountyCourthouse now recognize the com­munity by its new name.

According to members of the civicclub, strenuous efforts will be madeto get a post office. Already thereare a few stores and filling stationsand more people are building here.

There are other Fairviews, butMobile County now has the one andonly Camellia, Ala. Aside from hon­oring the lovely flower found inabundance in Mobile County, thename change effects a practical im­provement.

With other places in Alabamanamed Fairview, the people of Fair­view, Mobile County, were incon­venienced by mail confusion. Nowthere can be no doubt about it. Ca­mellia, Ala., is in Mobile County, al­ready famous for its camellias.

* Reprinted from the Mobile Press Register,Sept. 14, 1950.

DmECTORS' MEETING: PresidentSolomon has called a meeting of theBoard of Directors for October 18 atPoint Clear, Alabama. A number ofmatters will be considered by theBoard and an extended session iscontemplated.

The Annual Meeting Program willbe discussed and also the activitiesfor the ensuing year. A report of theBoard's action will appear in theJanuary Quarterly.

PLANTI NG CAMELLlAS*

In the next few months thousandsof camellias will be sold and plant­ed in gardens throughout the ca­mellia belt. If careful attention isgiven to the planting fundamentals,the gallon can plants and balledspecimens set out now will outlivemost of us and develop into gor­geous trees which increase in love­liness and monetary value eachyear.

Morrie Sharp, editor of the widelypraised book "Camellias Illustratedand How to Grow Them," advisesspecial pains be taken to providethe right soil. It is, after all, the basisfor the plant's entire future growingsuccess.

He says that an excellent soil mix­ture for planting camellias consistsof liz good acid-type soil, 1/4 humuswhich may be in the form of leafmold, peat moss, redwood barkmulch, or decomposed sawdust, plus1/4 sharp sand. A liberal quantityof well- rotted barnyard fertilizermay be mixed with this soil or fromone to three or four handfuls of cot­tonseed meal or commercial fertilizer(the amount depending on the sizeof the plant).

When fast-acting commercial fer­tilizers are used it is advisable tomix the soil preparation well in ad­vance of planting or see that thefertilizer does not come in direct con­tact with the roots.

The main essential to rememberwhen actually planting a camelliais that they are "surface feeders"and must not be planted deep. Thecrown of the root ball should neverbe below the level of the surround­ing soil.

Most growers recommend thatenough soil be firmly tamped in thebottom of the hole to allow the topof the root ball to be about 2 inchesabove the level of the adjacentground at the time of planting. Thisis an added drainage precautionand should also assure the ball re­maining at or slightly above groundlevel in case of future settling wherethe soil was not firmly packed.

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Growers in some sections of theSouth recommend filling the hole toa depth that will allow most of theroot ball to rest above ground leveland then adding soil adjacent to theball and to the level of the top ofthe crown. The outer edge of thismound is raised to a slightly higherlevel forming a "cup" for easier wa­tering.

Regardless of the planting levelrecommended by growers in yourarea the crown of the ball shouldnot be covered with soil and all soilbelow and at the sides should befirmly packed to prevent air pockets.The plant should be thoroughlysoaked at the time of planting andmany growers, particularly those inwarmer climates, suggest adding alayer of mulch to help hold mois­ture.

Plant these camellias properly andtake good care of them for they canreward you with flowers and beau­ty for many years to come.

* A release of the Belter Gardens Institute.

PICTURING FLOWERS*

Despite the technical mumbo-jum­bo that some photographers wouldhave you believe is involved, it'seasy to make good pictures of flow­ering plants and decorative shrubs,such as camellias. A few simpleshots taken from the most attractiveviewpoints will catch the generalscene, while a few close-ups of va­rious sections of the garden-or in­dividual plants or blooms - willhighlight the pages and add extrainterest to your snapshot album.

If you want extra fine snaps ofyour garden, don't rush in like theproverbial bull in a china shop. Re­member, it's the thinking and thecare that go into picture takingwhich actually govern the qualityof results, and you'll get the bestpictures if you plan for them just ascarefully as you planned your gar­den in the first place.

You should, for example, takeyour pictures when the light is"right." And that doesn't mean that

the light's best at high noon w~enthe flowers are practically pantmgfor breath. Noon light gives a flattop lighting and flat top lighting re­sults in an uninteresting effect froma picture-wise viewpoint. So .doyour picture taking in the mornmgor afternoon when shadows arelonger, and when from a pictorialstandpoint the contrast betweenhighlight and shade will be moreinteresting. Study your garden fora few days and you'll soon discoverwhether it's at its best for picturetaking in the morning or afternoon.

Then, too, use a little care in se­lecting film when you picture yourgarden. Any good snapshot film, forthat matter, can be used successful­ly, but some films give better. tor:evalues. The type of film whIch ISbest for picturing a colorful gardenis panchromatic film.

And don't forget, full-color filmsfor natural color pictures are todayavailable to fit every camera. If youuse color film for your garden pic­tures, you can-in the miniaturecamera size-get color transparen­cies which may be projected on ascreen in your home. And no mat­ter what size camera you own it'snow possible to get full-color printssuitable for framing or mounting inthe snapshot album. Your photo­graphic dealer can tell you whichtype of film to buy for your camera.

But, regardless of what kind offilm you use, don't let poor exposurelead to poor results. A good snap­shot exposure for garden picturestaken on any bright sunny morningon "chrome" type film, is 1/50 of asecond at fill. With extra-fast pan­chromatic film, 1/50 of a second atfl16 is needed. Simple, inexpensiveexposure guides, available for bothblack-and-white and full-color films,will be a big help in all shots.

When you actually get down topicture taking, take the time to checkcamera focus. You can't take a goodpicture of a group of plants whichare six feet distant if your camerais set for picture taking at 25 feet.So always carefully estimate ormeasure the distance between your

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camera and your subject, and focusthe lens exactly for that distance.

Then when you're ready to pressthe shutter release, be sure to holdthe camera still. You can't makegood pictures if your camera isquivering like an aspen leaf.

Now about that matter of close­ups. Making good pictures of flow­ers is the most difficult part of gar­den photography, but it can be tre­mendously simplified if you'll do twothings. First, get in really close toyour subject, and, second, use ~m

artificial background for your pIC­tures if the natural background isconfusing or distracting.

If your camera won't focus fortrue close-ups you can "get in thereand pitch" in one of two ways.Either you can slip a close-up por­trait attachment over your lens­which will permit picture takingfrom very short distances-or youcan take your pictures from as closeas your camera permits and thenhave the important area of yournegative enlarged.

As far as artificial backgroundsfor close-ups are concerned, try us­ing a piece of black cloth, or adark colored sheet of cardboard, togive pleasing background contrastto pictures of light colored flowers­and a sheet of gray or light coloredboard or cloth to provide a satisfac­tory background for the darkerblooms. Such artificial backgroundscan be easily slipped into place be'­hind a plant without damage to theplant-and by proceeding that wayyou'll find yourself in the positionof the man who had his cake andate it too. Because in this case youwill have your garden pictures-andyou'll still have your garden as well.

* A release of the Eastman Kodak Com­pany.

BINDERS FOR THE QUARTERLY:Notice is again called to the factthat these binders are now avail­able to the membership. Only halfof the original 200 ordered remainand it would be well for those in-

terested to obtain their binders with­out delay.

One of these binders will easilyaccommodate all past issues of theQuarterly with allowance remain­ing for those future issues through1952. By employing this means forfiling the publications are readilykept at hand, easily accessible andbeyond mutilation. These binderssell for $1.50, postpaid.

CAMELLIAS ANDPECAN TREES

W. L. Roberts, Valdosta. Ga.The question, "Will camellias

"grow under pecan trees?" is oftenasked and is usually answered inthe negative. Naturally, the camel­lia prefers the tall pine and pinestraw, but it has been my experi­ence that camellias will not onlygrow urider pecan trees, but thrive.

•This is also true of camellias plant­ed under camphor, oak, cedar andlaurel trees.

Camellias may be planted asclose as ten feet from the tree trunk.After digging a large hole, fill witha mixture of stable fertilizer or sheepmanure, leaf mold, peat, camelliafertilizer and good" soil. Keep thesoil acid and water often. Inasmuchas rain will not penetrate peat,

"mulch with oak leaves, peanut hullsor pine straw. This treatment willcounteract any harmful effects pe­can leaves might have. Plant de­pendable varieties and enjoy both

". your camellias and pecans.Doubting Thomases are invited to

. see fuy camellias growing" under pe­can" trees in Valdosta, Georgia.

-"--CORRECTION: On page 10 of theJanuary 1950 Quarterly there ap­peared a notice on the location ofa set of camellia prints suitable forframing. These were indicated asbeing available at retail and indi­vidually or in sets from David Cohn,c/o Camilla Lucas, 36 W. 47th St.,New York 19.

Mr. Cohn has since notified thisoffice that he sells these at whole­sale rates and in sets of 8 pieces

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only. Therefore, interested partiesshould restrict their order to the8 piece sets. Apparently, singleplates may be obtained only thmfirst having a local wholesale buyerstock these.

NOTES ONGEORGIA CAMELLIAS

James Stokes

(Part 4-continued from April, 1950). . . . Mr. Illges states

that it is somewhat similar to FrizzleWhite and is about as large, but the"most outstanding feature is its frag­rance, and that it has more frag­rance than any camellia that he hasseen. He also failed to mention thatMagnolia Gardens has named avery large excellent single red va­riety in his honor. The John Illgesvariety is a seedling of MagnoliaKing. Mr. Illges also failed to men­tionthe excellent and extensive col­lection of camellias in his gardens.He has some six hundred outdoorplants and about one hundred in­door plants. Also no mention wasmade of the distinctive Illges Medal.An account of this generous gesturemay be found in the American Ca­mellia Yearbook, 1948. This distin­guished gentleman has a deep in­terest in camellias and this State canboast of no more genial host.

Mr. Ben Kirby of Newnan is theoriginator of a fine seedling whichhe named Louise-Onetta in honor ofone of his former teachers. Mr. Kirbywrites as follows: "Louise-Onetta isa white seedling from a Chandleri.It is about the size of Lady Clare.Some flowers resemble Lady"Clareand others have many petaloidsinthe center and are very irregular.It is one of my own seedlings-Ihave many and this one first bloom­ed in 1937. It is always white, haslarge green leaves, and is a veryvigorous grower. Mr. Dave Strotherhas two large plants in his gardenswhich came from materials that Igave him about 1940 or 1941."

Mrs. Edward W. Hagler of Augus­ta is the originator of a fine new

variety that has been named GeorgeB. Barrett. Mrs. Hagler was givenone seed, of unknown parentage,by Mrs. W. B. White and the Barrettvariety resulted. Mr. Kenneth Spruntdescribes the variety as follows:"The flower is a large self-white andalthough the formation shows slightvariation-there are numerous longfluted petaloids and petals inter­spersed with numerous stamens. Thechoicest flowers reach the size of5" in diameter and often stand asmuch as 2Ijz to 3" from the calyx tothe tips of the central petaloids. Aprimary quality other than being alovely white is that it has a veryearly blooming season, roughly Oc­tober 1st until Christmas. It seemsto show little injury from frost, withthe exception, of course, of openflowers and swollen buds. This isan important factor particularly forthose who live in the colder ex­tremes of the camellia belt." Thisvariety will be introduced by theOrton Nursery, Winnabow, N. C.,and is registered with the AmericanCamellia Society.

About 1928 Mr. S. D. Coleman ofFort Gaines received a plant fromthe Hogansville Nurseries which wasthought by Mr. John Wilkinson to bea part of a shipment from Francefrom which the labels had been lost.bore beautiful flowers which werean admixture of pink and white. Thisintroduction has been named DorisMadalia by Mrs. Walter King ofCuthbert, in honor of Mr. Coleman'sdaughter, and has been recognizedby·· Mr. Coleman as a sport of thepopular Herme.

Mrs. Roberson of Clayton, Ala­bama, from a batch of seed thoughtto have been imported from Franceby way.of Berckmans at Augusta,developed a chance seedling whichcame to the attention of Mr. Cole­man about 1933. Mr. Coleman rec­ognized the superior characteristicsof this fine plant and in return forscion rights he gave Mrs. Robersonplants other than camellias. Thissupposed new seedling was namedWinnie Davis by Mr. Coleman in

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honor of his wife, and introducedto the trade. The flowers of WinnieDavis are essentially those of thefamous Donckelari. It is very doubt­ful that this variety is a seedling atall. There is likely some confusionin the history of this plant and itseems appropriate that this varietyshould be listed as Donckelari (Cole­man Strain). A typical flower is re­ported to have one petal self-coloredand the remainder white with pinkmarkings. The original plant hasbeen moved and is now dead.

Donckelari is one of the few ca­mellias that is recognizable fromearly descriptions and paintings,and we know that it came to thiscountry in the early period of im­portations. It is a highly variablevariety but its variants are ratherweak, and upon being grafted oftenrevert to the well known Georgiaform. It would be desirable that thevariety Donckelari remain as suchand that all weak variants be la-·beled as strains.

.Mr. Coleman developed a seed­ling fro mthe lovely Lady Vansittartwhich he expects to introduce to thetrade under the name Eleanor Van­cleve. The .first flowers produced bythis seedling were similar to Profes­sor Sargent, but the plant now formsflowers that are very loose and moresimilar to its parent. This varietywill be introduced by the S. D. Cole­man Nurseries.

The late Mr. Charles S. Tait ofBrunswick was a very productiveworker in the field of bulb hybridiza­tion... He is especially well knownfor his work with the paper whitenarcissus, gladiolus, coleus,andamaryllis. The public is now becom-'ing aware of Mr. Tait's work withcamellias. Miss Miriam G. Dent6f Hofwyl Plantation, Brunswick,states:. "Mr. Tait planted very longrows of camellia seedlings as a hob­by ,and then did not have time tomake notes or care for them. It wasduring the time that camellias suf­fered an eclipse and Mr. Tait wasvery busy makiRg a name for him­self with quite magnificent amaryl­lis." Many of Mr. Tail's seedlings

have been sold by the Tait FloralCompany in the Brunswick area andit is likely that some worthwhile va­rieties may come from these. Thefirst of Mr. Tait's named varietieswas Caprice. Mr. R. J. Wilmot states:"All I know about Caprice is that itis a good semi-double white thatthey had at Glen Saint Mary Nurs­eries, that E. L. Steele, now dead,told me that Mr. Tait had broughtit, and that it was Mr. Tait's seed­ling. There is, by the way, anotherCaprice current in California."

Miss Miriam G. Dent of Brunswickhas one of the Tait seedlings whichproduces white cup-shaped flowersand she considers this one very pret­ty. It is unnamed and has not beenintroduced to the trade. Miss Denthas some seedlings of her own un­der observation.

Mrs. A. N. Shelander of St. Si­mon's Island is the proud possessorof one of Mr. Tait's masterpieces.She writes as follows: "My seedling,which was originated by Mr. Tait,has won the 'Award of Merit' at therecent camellia show at St. Simon'sIsland and it also was awarded thered ribbon, second place at the re­cent Savannah Show, for seedlings.

"Mr. Radcliffe of the Tait FloralCompany thinks that my plant isabout twenty years old. I purchasedit from him five years ago. It hasbeen named Selma Shelander. Theflowers are very large, with a flushpink shade. It is a semi-double withtwenty petals and about forty-fivestamens. The leaf is narrow, ser­rated, and quite long. This camelliaresembles the Yobiki-dori but islarger and pinker and has manymore stamens."

Mr. Albert Fendig of St. Simon'sIsland has a number of Mr. Tait'sseedlings which are reported to bequite lovely and unusual. A full re­port on these seedlings has not beenreceived.

Mr. Pat Brown of Baconton, for­merly manager of the InglesideNurseries at Macon, has some excel­lent seedlings that will be intro­duced next season. Mr. Brown re­ports as follows: "You ask about my

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new camellias Lena Jackson andEmmett Barnes. Both of the abovecamellias are seedlings, the seedhaving been bought through a bro­ker by Mr. Frank Baker of Macondirectly from Japan. They wereplanted in 1937 and both floweredfor the first time in 1944. I purchasedthe plants from Mr. Baker in the fallof 1943 due to the fact that he hadnever been able to make thembloom. They were bought for graft­ing understock along with a blockof other seedlings from the samesource. All of these plants floweredthe next year after moving, but theLena Jackson and Emmett Barneswere the only ones that were saved.

"Lena Jackson is a light pink ca­mellia just a shade darker thanMagnoliaeflora. It opens with alarge rose-bud center but after twoweeks the bud opens on up and dis­plays beautiful yellow stamens. Theflower will remain on the bush fromthree to four weeks in excellent con­dition. They are extremely hardyand we have never found a browncenter in the bloom from any cause.The rows of petals will vary fromfive to seven and have a velvetyfinish. The plant is an upright grow­er but not a fast grower on its ownroot. Its leaves are about threeinches long by one inch wide andvery dark green and shiny. Theplant is very bushy and compact. Italways blooms heavily from Febru­ary through March. It was namedfor my wife's mother who is a greatcamellia lover and grower of Bacon­ton..

"The camellia Emmett Barnes wasnamed for my good friend of thisname in Macon. It is an extra largebrilliant white measuring five to sixinches with yellow stamens mixedwith the petals. It is an early bloom­er, beginning in October and con­tinuing through December, there­fore rarely ever getting hurt by frostor cold. The flower petals are ruffledand twisted, resembling Victor Em­manuel. The plant is a very vigor­ous grower with the most beautifulfoliage we have ever seen on a ca-mellia. (To be continued)

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