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Spring 2015 Volume 41 No. 2
Camellian
A Publication of the Gulf Coast Camellia Society
THE GULF COAST
Camellia hybrid ‘FINE PURE’ (Maio Jie) by John Wang
Photo by Randolph Maphis
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From the Cover................................................................................page 2President’s Message .......................................................................page 3ACS Annual Convention..................................................................page 4ACS Convention Keynote Speaker................................................page 10The Otome-Bleichroeder Confusion..............................................page 11Around the Region.........................................................................page 16Why Do My Buds Drop...................................................................page 18Middlemist’s Red; World’s Rarest Camellia...................................page 19From A Gardener’s Journal............................................................page 20Yosoji’s Camellia Tree...................................................................page 21About Dr. Tinsley............................................................................page 24Camellia Quiz.................................................................................page 25In the Spring Garden .....................................................................page 26Editor’s Notes.................................................................................page 28Camellia Websites.........................................................................page 29About the Gulf Coast Camellia Society..........................................page 30GCCS Officers...............................................................................page 31Back Cover ....................................................................................page 32
From the Cover ……
Volume 41 No. 2 Spring 2015
The Gulf Coast Camellian
Contents
‘Fine Pure’ (Miao Jie)John Wang from San Francisco, California,keynote speaker at the recent ACS convention,developed ‘Fine Pure’ (Miao Jie), a frostedpink non-reticulata hybrid. Wang is alsocredited with developing many fragrant hybridcamellias. See story page 10.
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President’sMessage
Jim DwyerFoley, Alabama
There have been some great camelliashows this season in spite of some
hard freezes. Anyone afflicted withcamellia addiction was confronted with anarray of blooms that should stimulate thedesire to acquire more plants. As I writethis, another freeze is predicted just beforethe Baton Rouge show, but I am sure theywill have a successful show. The coldweather during camellia season is the costof growing plants that bloom when verylittle else is in bloom. The New Orleansshow featured a splendid display of grownoutdoor blooms but was marked by onesad note. A lack of grown protectedblooms resulted from Jim Smelley’sabsence due to medical problems. I amhappy to report that after a successful heartvalve replacement he is in rehab and plansto be back on the camellia circuit nextyear. Going to camellia shows is wellworth your time. Be sure to make as manyas possible.
The American Camellia SocietyConvention this past January was a realtreat. Tours of camellia gardens andgreenhouses, educational talks, good food,meeting old friends and making newfriends made for a real enjoyable occasion.New cultivars I saw in Randolph Maphis’and Howard Rhodes’ greenhouses werespectacular. Be sure to considerregistering for next year’s convention inCharleston.
One of the best ways to acquire newplants is by grafting. Most clubs havegrafting demonstrations. Observe andgive it a try. Grafting is not rocket science
even though it can be a little intimidatingthe first few times you try it. Local clubshave mentors that would be happy toassist. I assisted with the graftingdemonstrations at the February meetingof the Mobile club. We provided a graftedplant to new members who joined at theJanuary show and attended the Februarymeeting. Some of the new members werebrave enough to graft their own plant.Another way to get new plants is by airlayering. It won’t be long before the sapbegins to rise and the time will be idealfor air layering. If you have establishedplants that need to be pruned back as I do,why not pick a few branches for airlayering and prune these off in the fall.You can give the air layers to friends ordonate them to clubs for plant sales andauctions.
Let’s make a real push to increase ourmembership. Membership applicationsand membership fliers will be sent to localclubs this year. Start talking up the meritsof GCCS membership this year. When thecamellia season begins next year there willbe little time for new members to join andregister for our next meeting. The NewOrleans club will host our next meeting atthe Hollywood Casino.
Please share any comments,suggestions, and concerns that you havewith our officers, board members and me.Any ideas about recruiting new members,educational programs, special projects,etc. would be welcome.
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American Camellia Society National ConventionBy Joe Holmes, St. Francisville, Louisiana
T he Tallahassee CamelliaSociety hosted the ACS
National Convention inconjunction with their localcamellia show at Tallahassee, FL,January 28-31, 2015. It will be ahard act to follow! The tours,dinners, and show went off likeclockwork thanks to Randolph andMarilyn Maphis, Show Chair andConvention Coordinator. Kudos toall the Tallahassee CamelliaSociety Members!
The show schedule providedtime for visiting the sights inFlorida’s Capitol City including theOld and New Capitol buildings, theDorothy B. Owen Park, aTallahassee city park, and theAlfred B. Maclay Gardens StatePark. Both parks have largecamellia collections and had manyblooms. The organized activitiesincluded a bus trip to Valdosta, andQuitman, Georgia, tours ofHoward and Mary Rhodes’ andRalph and Marilyn Maphis’gardens and greenhouses. And ofcourse the plant auction, banquet,and camellia show were part of thefun.
In Valdosta, we were treated toa tour of Mark Crawford’s LochLaurel Nursery where the attendeessaw Mark’s greenhouses, yardfilled with hundreds of bloomingcamellias, the eucalyptus trees thatMark is breeding, and row uponrow of giant white radishes, whichhe uses as a winter cover crop. Thegrowth rate of the eucalyptus isreally phenomenal resulting in
C. japonica ‘Whoopee’(U.S. 2000 - Frank A.
Wilson III, Leslie, GA)
The Bergaminis at Mark Crawford’s garden.
Mark Crawford welcomes attendees to his garden in Valdosta, GA
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Mark Crawford’s radish cover crop.
A hoop house atMark Crawford’sgarden coveredwith red shadecloth.
C. reticulatahyb. ‘ValleyKnudsen’(Salunensis Xretic. ‘Buddah)(U.S. 1958 -Howard Asper,Escondido,CA)
Photos by Joe Holmes
An alleé of Eucalyptus that Mark Crawford is breeding. These trees reach 100’ in as few as 12 years.
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trees over 100 ft. tall in as few as12 years. Leaving Mark’s nursery,we were taken to the ChristEpiscopal Church in downtownValdosta to witness the dedicationof the Sarah Oliver CamelliaGarden in memory of Hulyn andJanet Smith. Hulyn and SarahOliver were longtime camelliafriends. Several Camellians spokeat the service and shared theirmemories of the Smiths.Highlights of that ceremonyincluded the Smiths’ threedaughters Renee Land, LaurenTudor, and Mandy Smith speakingto the group. Each of the daughtershas a camellia named for them.
After the dedication, we weretaken to Quitman, GA, where ourlunch was hosted by the ValdostaCamellia & Garden Club and theWiregrass Camellia Society at theSt. James Episcopal Church. Wewere served a delicious turkeylunch on china plates with crystalglasses and silver flatware. Whata treat!
It was just a short walk fromthe lunch site to the Quitman-Brooks County Museum &Cultural Center. The highlight ofthis facility is the Betty SheffieldMemorial Garden with a life-sizebronze statue of Miss Betty andcamellia plants including “BettySheffield” and several mutants.One of the local club members wasdressed as Miss Betty and greetedus and posed for photos in thegarden.
Next we were taken to thegarden of Jerry and Carol Selph’slocated on an old family farm southof Quitman. The garden is named“Christine’s Camellias” after
At the dedication of the Sarah Oliver Camellia Garden inmemory of Hulyn and Janet Smith in Valdosta, GA.
Hulyn Smiths’ three daughters Renee Land, Lauren Tudor,and Mandy Smith
“Miss Betty”welcomes guests tothe Betty SheffieldMemorial Garden
in Quitman, GA
Beautiful dessertserved at theQuitmanluncheon.
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Carol’s mother. Their collection ofmore than 1200 varieties coversabout eight acres. The setting ofhigh filtered shade provided by tallpines appears to be the perfectsetting for their 3000 plants! Friday’s activities includedtours of the Rhodes and Maphisgardens and greenhouses. Howardand Mary Rhodes’ garden wasfilled with hundreds of bloomingcamellias many pruned into the“standard” form. The groundswere kept meticulously free offallen blooms. The greenhouseswere filled with blooms ofjaponicas, retics and hybrids.
Randolph and MarilynMaphis’ garden contained manypotted retics and raised beds ofcamellia understock. Theirgreenhouses were filled with reticswith huge beautiful blooms. Whata treat it was to visit these twoexceptional camellia growers’gardens.
The ACS General MembershipMeeting was held Friday afternoonfollowed by a delicious seafoodbuffet containing local favorites.After dinner we were treated to atalk by Buddy Lee, SouthernLiving plant expert who gave awaynew varieties of azaleas and othernew Southern Living cultivars.The plant auction followed with 38plants mostly retics, but with a fewjaponicas and at least onesasanqua, ‘Strawberry Limeade’ onthe block. Prices ranged from alow of $55.00 for an ‘AdreneWheeler’ to $1500.00 for anunnamed cultivar to be named bythe winning bidder. ‘StrawberryLimeade’ went for $100.00 and anew John Wang introduction,
“Christine’s Camellias” - the garden of Jerry and Carol Selphnear Quitman, GA
Jerry Selph, Brad King and Carol Selph
Walk lined with potted camellias at the garden of Randolph andMarlyn Maphis.
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‘Holy Pure (Seng Jie)’ brought$400.00. What a great auction!
Saturday’ s Tallahassee Showwas a smooth production. TheTallahassee Club asked many of theout-of -state judges attending theACS Convention to serve. Therewere many individual blooms,many trays of threes, trays of fivedifferent blooms, and numerousspecial awards for particularflowers to consider. Plants offeredfor sale by Mark Crawford outsidethe building were quickly snappedup by visiting judges, local clubmembers, and the general public. Imanaged to get three including‘Emberglow’ which I had reservedmonths before. After the showthere was one more chance to visita local garden. Stewart Tomlinson,now the owner of a garden startedby former Tallahassee barber andcamellia enthusiast Lee Roy Smith,invited attendees to visit. Hisfavorite flower is ‘Frank Houser’and his garden contains more ofthese plants than you can believe.In addition to the many old plants,he has added new varieties and acollection of Japanese magnolias.
The Saturday night NationalConvention Banquet was held at theUniversity Center Club at theFlorida State University FootballStadium. During the cocktail hourwe were able to walk into the standsof the stadium where large TVscreens showed snippets of footballgames while the speaker systemplayed the familiar Seminoletomahawk sound. The keynotespeaker, John Wang, spoke abouthis hybridization methods and workwith yellow camellias, cold hardy
Judges mark their ballots
C. sasanqua‘StrawberryLimeade’ (U.S.2012 - GlennRead, Lucedale,MS)
C. nitidissimavariety
nitidissima
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ACS Convention show layout
Randolph Maphis and John Wang
camellias and fragranceintroduction into camellias.
The 2015 Tallahassee ACSConvention represented the 50th
Anniversary of the TallahasseeSociety hosting the ACSNational Convention in 1965.We had such a great informativetime in Tallahassee so I hope itwon’t be 50 years before we goto Tallahassee again!
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The keynote speaker for the AmericanCamellia Society 2015 National Convention
in Tallahassee was the notable hybridizer, JohnWang, from San Francisco, California. Wang isregarded as an international camellia expert. Hehas given presentations all over the world on histechniques and innovations in the hybridizing ofcamellias. We asked him to speak at theconvention because no one on the east coast hasever heard him talk about his hybrids.
Wang recently developed ‘Seng Jie’ and‘Miao Jie,’ lighter colored reticulata and non-reticulata hybrids. Wang is also crediting withdeveloping many fragrant hybrid camellias.
‘Miao Jie’ (see cover) was hybridized byWang in California and he sent it and all hishybrids to China to be evaluated. Several havebeen registered by the Chinese with theInternational Camellia Society. ‘Holy Pure’(Seng Jie), ‘Fine Pure’ (Miao Jie) and ‘NanshangPurple Jade’ (Nanshang Ziyu) and several more.I registered these and some more with ACS sothey would be eligible for shows here. Threeyears ago he sent me scions and I grafted them.There are five or six that are really spectacular.He has written articles about them for ICS andACS.
‘Fine Pure,’ ‘Holy Pure,’ are ‘SuzanneWithers’ X ‘Kona.’ There is one more that wasof this cross that was registered, and that was‘Chong Jie.’ All are large to very large flowers.‘Jinhua Jade Tray’ is a very large hybrid that isC.williamii X a fragrant cultivar. ‘NanshangPurple Jade’ is a retic hybrid of ‘SuzanneWithers’ X ‘Nucio’s Jewell,’ and it is mediumflower. ‘Miao Jie’ and ‘Seng Jie’ are 1/4 retic and3/4 japonica. They grow great like japonicas andflower like retics. I believe they will do greatoutside the greenhouse too.
American Camellia Society Annual Convention
Keynote Speaker Hybridizer John WangBy Randolph Maphis, Tallahassee, FL
‘Holy Pure’ (Seng Jie)
‘Nanshan Purple Jade’ (Nanshang Ziyu)
‘Jinhua Jade Tray’
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The confusing nomenclature ofcamellias that include the name‘Otome’ or ‘Bleichroeder’ origi-
nated in the 1930s and little has been doneto clear up the mess except to ignore it. I have a plant that my father graftedas ‘Otome’ in the 1950s. But years later,not finding it in the Camellia Nomencla-ture book or Supplement, I assumed thatI must have ‘Otome-shibori’ which theCalifornia people call ‘Baronne deBliechroeder,’ so I changed its listing tothat even though my flower lookednothing like ‘Otome-Shibori.’ Furtherresearch shows thatthere are actually threeplants from whichthese names origi-nate. ‘Otome' wasimported from Japanby Tsukasa Kiyono ofSemmes, Alabama in1911, and was thencommonly grown inthe Gulf States regionunder that name. In 1918, Hunting-ton Gardens importeda group of japonicas from Japan and thedamaged labels were discarded. By 1938they were listing one of these in theircatalog for some strange reason as 'Bar-onne de Bleichroeder.' It turned out thatthe plant listed by Huntington as 'Baronnede Bleichroeder' is identical to a plantimported from Japan by T. Domoto in1932 as ‘Otome-Shibori’ which he sold as‘Otome Variegated’ (shibori in Japanesemeans variegated).
The only true 'Baronne deBliechroeder' is the plant originated in
The Otome – Bleichroeder ConfusionBy Kenn Campbell, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1878 by J. Linden in Ghent, Belgium andimported to the U.S by McIlhenney in1937. Fifty-seven years ago Mr. AustinGriffiths, Jr. , Clearmont, California’ pub-lished an in-depth study of this problemin the American Camellia Yearbook 1958entitled “The Bleichroeder-Otome Com-plex.” In it he discusses the origin of thesevarieties, their alternate names and theirsports. He sorted out all the wrong andduplicate names and made suggestions tocorrect the errors. However, his sugges-tions seem to have been ignored, as the
errors are still there.This article is avail-able from the ACSwebsite under‘Publications andLibrary.’ Mr. Griffithsbegins his arti-cle…..“The names Ble-ichroeder andOtome, and varia-tions of thesenames, havebecome ambiguous
as applied to several varieties of Camelliajaponica in the American nursery trade.This lack of precise nomenclature hasproduced confusion and obscured varietalidentities and interrelationships. Threedistinct parent varieties and their respec-tive sports are involved in the complexunder consideration. Separate discussionof these entities precedes the presentationof nomenclatural proposals and conclu-sions in the following treatment. Thisorganization of material has beenemployed in an effort to provide a pro-
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gressive basis for an understanding of theentire problem.
“THE PARENT VARIETIESBaronne de BIeichroeder. in 1918 animportation of several camellia varietieswas received and planted in the Hunting-ton Botanical Gardensat San Marino, Cali-fornia. CuratorWilliam Hertrich hadordered these plantsthree years earlierfrom a Mr. Suzuki ofthe YokohamaNursery Company inYokohama, Japan. Afew of the imports had"faded labels with Jap-anese names"; butnone of these nameswas recorded, and thevarieties were grown-off in the Gardenswithout identificationby name. Some yearslater one of thesecamellias appeared inthe southern Califor-nia trade under thename Bleichroederand later as Baronnede Bleichroeder, andother variations of thisname. The earliestknown local record ofthe name is in anundated catalogueissued in 1939 by theCoolidge Rare PlantGardens at near-byPasadena. Just whentrade introductiontook place is question-able, but it probablypredated catalogue
listings by several years. The author ofthis trade name has not been determined;however, he would of necessity have beenin the local area and with access to the oldEuropean horticultural literature.
“Earliest use of the name BLE-ICHROEDER is that recorded in 1878,
when Baronne deBleichroeder wascatalogued by the J.Linden nursery inGhent, Belgium. Acolored illustrationand description ofthis Belgian varietywere published twoyears later in Volume27 of L'IllustrationHorticole--this plateis reproduced inFigure 1. It wastherein reported thatthe new variety hadbeen dedicated toBaronne de Ble-ichroeder, wife of theConsul General ofQueen Victoria inBerlin, and recentlyintroduced to com-merce by the Lindenfirm. This camelliawas catalogued in1911 and thereafterby the T. J. Seidelnursery at Dresden,Germany. In 1937 E.A. McIlhenny ofAvery Island, Louisi-ana, importedBARONNE DEB L E I C H R O D E Rfrom the Seidel firmunder its Germaniccorruption, BARONVON BLE-
C. japonica ‘Baronne de Bleichroeder’ J.Linden, Ghent, Belgium 1878.
Fig. 1 Baronne de Bleichroeder illustrationfrom Vol. 27 of L’Illustration Horticole in1880.
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ICHROEDER and he catalogued it, assuch, in 1941 and subsequent catalogueissues. The Mcllhenny Nursery source isthe only domestic one known for this trueBelgian variety.
“The Huntington Botanical Gardenscamellia called BLEICHROEDER,BARONNE DE BLEICHROEDER, andother variations of this name is a Japanesevariety and quite distinct from the Belgianvariety so-named and exclusively entitledto the name. Although somewhat alike,these two varieties are readily distinguish-able---the BARONNE DE BLE-ICHROEDER from Belgium produces asmall, completely double, imbricatedflower of whiteground striped withrose-red; the BLE-ICHROEDER andits name-variations,from California pro-duces a medium tolarge, incompletelydouble flower ofwhite or pale-pinkground striped withrose-red. Applica-tion of the nameBARONNE DEBLEICHROEDER,or its variations, toany camellia otherthan the true Belgian variety is incorrectand should be discontinued, so that tradeusage may become clarified. This resultsin the Huntington Botanical Gardenscamellia being left without identification,However, there is one other name associ-ated with this variety that must he consid-ered.
“Otome-shibori. An old Japanesecamellia variety named OTOME-SHI-BORI was catalogued in 1891 by theYokohama Gardeners' Association atYokohama and described as having a
double flower of pink ground withcarmine stripes. The name "Otome" isfrequently used in Japan for double flow-ers; it may be translated as "maiden," and"shibori' as "variegated," signifying avariegated flower of the "otome-type."The name arid description of this camelliain some later Japanese references becameSHIBORI-OTOME white with redstripes. Several importations of OTOME-SHIBORI have been made by Americannurserymen. In at least two of theseinstances, the variety imported from Japanas OTOME-SHIBORI proved to be iden-tical to the Huntington Botanical Gardensvariety incorrectly known as BARONNE
DE BLE-ICHROEDER andits other name varia-tions. The fact thatthis plant was origi-nally imported fromJapan makes it mostlogical to locate asynonymous varietyin later Japanesecamellia importa-tions.
“OTOME-SHIBORIwas introduced tothe domestic tradeby Toichi Demote of
Hayward, California, according to recordsavailable. He catalogued it in 1932, andlater, as OTOME-VARIEGATED. Undernormal circumstances the name OTOME-SHIBORI would prove suitable for trade-wide application to the Huntington Botan-ical Gardens variety incorrectly known asBARONNE DE BLEICHROEDER andits name variations. Adoption of thisJapanese name, however, would notclarify the nomenclatural situation.
“Otome. The word "otome" has beenused alone and in combination for several
The camellia at Huntington Gardens wasimported from Japan and mis-named ‘Baronnede Bleichroeder.’
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camellia varieties in Japan. Some of these"otome-name" varieties have beenimported to this country and have contrib-uted to the confusion in domestic tradenames. One imported variety in particular,although entirely distinct from OTOME-SHIBORI, has been mainly responsiblefor the ambiguous connotation surround-ing this word when included in a domesticvarital designation. “In 1911 a variety labeled OTOMEwas imported from Japan by Tsukasa
Kiyono at Semmes, Alabama, and theKiyono Nurseries eventually cataloged itin 1937. This variety has never beenreimported and no information on it isavailable in the Japanese literature. Theflower of this particular OTOME is mid-season to late, medium in size, soft-pinkfading to peripheral white in color, andcomplete-double imbricated in form;occasionally, sparse flecks and streaks ofrose-pink are present on the almost blush-pink ground. The name Otome for thiscamellia variety has become widely estab-lished in American commerce and shouldbe retained because of its common usage.OTOME PINK has been incorrectly usedin some domestic-trade areas, principallyon the Pacific Coast, as a name for
Kiyono's OTOME. This misnaming hasbeen on record since 1940, and manycurrent California lists continue the error.”
Mr. Griffith continues with all thesports and various name variations, butwe won’t get into those.
A look in the Camellia Nomenclature2014 we find the following entries:‘Baronne de Bleichroeder (United States)’(‘Bleichroeder;’ ‘Otome Variegated;’‘Otome-Shibori’) Soft Pink streakedCrimson. Medium, rose form double.Slow, compact growth. M. (variations ofthis cultivar includeinclude ‘Mother ofPearl,’ ‘Otome White, ‘Bleichroder Pink’)(Japan 1891 to U.S. – Huntington Gardens1917, under the name ‘Otome-Shibori’).[United States was added to the name‘Baronne de Bleichroeder’ in an attemptto make it legal, but it is an illegal namenot recognized by the InternationalCamellia Register. Huntington Gardensdid not import the plant in 1917 as‘Otome-shibori;’ they imported the plantun-named in 1918. ‘Otome-shibori’ wasimported by T. Domoto in 1932. – ed.]
‘Baronne de Bleichroeder Pink’ – see‘Bleichroeder Pink.’‘Bleichroeder’ – see ‘Baronne de Ble-ichroeder (United States).’‘Bleichroeder Pink’ – (‘Baronne de Ble-ichroeder Pink;’ ‘Casablanca;’ ‘Hunting-ton Pink’) Soft Pink sport of ‘Baronne deBleichroeder (United States).’ Medium.(For another form of this cultivar see‘Sweetheart’).U.S. 1923 – Huntington.‘Mother of Pearl’ – Sport of ‘Baronne deBleichroeder (United States)’ white withlines of pink at base of petals. Medium(Japanto U.S. 1937 – Camellia Hall.)‘Otome White’ – (‘Bleichroeder White;’‘Mrs Helen Reynolds’) White variation of‘Baronne de Bleichroeder (UnitedStates).’
C. japonica ‘Otome’ imported from Japan in1911 by Tsukasa Kiyono at Semmes, AL andcatalogued in 1937.
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International Camellia Register lists thefollowing entries;‘Baronne de Bleichroeder.’(C.japonica), Linden Catalogue, 1878, p.3as 'Baron de Bleichröder': The flowers arelarge, of a perfectly imbricated form, withpetals reflexed and rounded, snow- white,finely lined with streaks of flame red.André. ed. 1880, L'lllustration Horticole,vol.27, p.54, pl.378: This new variety,recently placed in commerce by the firmof Linden, is characterised as follows:Flowers abundantly, blooms very large,10-12 cm [4-4 ¾] across, opens freelywith petals imbricated, obcordate,rounded, edges slightly scalloped, thoseat the centre, narrow and tapering, thebackground is a pure, pale, wash tint ofdelicate pink, striped with unusual bandsof bright rose, both broad and narrow andfairly regular. Named for Baronne deBleichroeder, wife of the celebratedbanker and Queen Victoria's Consul-Gen-eral in Berlin. Originated in Belgium.Orthographic variants and errors: 'Bar-onne de Bleichroder', 'Baronne von Ble-ichroeder', 'Baronne de Bleichröhder',‘Baron von Bleichroeder,’ ‘BaronessSchroder.’ The Japanese cultivar ‘Otome-shibori’ is erroneously named 'Baronne deBleichroeder' in America.
‘Baronne de Bleichroeder.’ CoolidgeRare Plant Gardens Catalog, 1939. Anerroneoun synonym for 'Otome-shiboriused exclusively in America.‘Baronne de Bleichroeder (UnitedStates).’ SSSC, 1966, Camellia Nomen-clature, p 22. The affix (United States)was added to the erroneously used name'Baronne de Bliechroeder' in an attemptto legalize it. However according to theHorticultural code, it remains an illegalsynonym for 'Otome-shibori'.
Current Status.The true ‘Baronne de Bleichroeder’
is no longer listed in the Nomenclaturebut is listed in the Supplement.
The Huntington 'Baronne de Ble-ichroeder' is now listed in the Nomencla-ture as 'Baronne de Bleichroeder (UnitedStates)' which is an illegal name notrecognized by the ICS. It should be listedas 'Otome-shibori.' Kiyono's 'Otome' is no longer listedin the Camellia Nomenclature and is nowincorrectly listed in the NomenclatureSupplement as 'Otome Pink' a namewhich is also used by different sports ofthe other two. It should be listed as'Otome.'
New Pensacola Club President
The Pensacola Camellia Club is pleasedto announce the installation of ChristiHankins as incoming president of the PCCat the installation banquet on TuesdayMarch 17. Ms. Hankins, an attorney andPensacola native, will be the secondwoman president of the organizationfollowing Cinny O'Donnell's presidencyin 2006.Photo by Norman Vickers
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C. sasanqua Midnight Rubyat Pensacola Camellia Club Show
Photo by Michael Spooneybarger
C. japonica ‘ Kumagai.’ This fast growing hardycamellia is the preferred understock of manygrafters in Georgia and Florida.
C. japonica ‘Lundy’s Legacey’medium to large peony form. (T.E.Lundy Pensacola 2009.
Photo by Randolph Maphis
Display at the Southeast Alabama CamelliaSociety 2014 Show, Dothan, Alabama
AROUND T HE REGION
Photo of Hulyn and Janet Smith’s three daughters planting aHulyn Smith camellia in the Sara Oliver Memorial Garden inValdosta, GA.From left to right: Mandy Smith White, Lauren Smith Tudor,Renee Smith Powell
Camellia Journal editor Brad King and ACS VicePresident Jim Campbell at the Quitman, GA, luncheonduring the ACS Convention in Tallahassee, FL
Photo by Randolph Maphis
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AROUND T HE REGION
PCC Member Jerri Smith contemplates assortment of gorgeouscamellia blooms at the Pensacola Camellia Club Show.
Photo by Michael Spooneybarger
Beth Bolles, Escambia CountyExtension agent, talked aboutcamellia pests and how to controlthem at a PCC meeting. PresidentPaul Bruno presented Beth a2015 ACS Calendar .
Photo by Norman Vickers
Camellia Club of New Orleans Show table of trays.‘Flossie Goodson’ in front . Photo by Joe Holmes
Baton Rouge Camellia Society Judging School.The instructional staff included Gerald Phares,Roger Roy, Lynn Vicknair, Joe Holmes, KayClark and Florence Crowder. Membersreceiving novice certification included BobChristian, Wayne Hitter, Eva Hoover, JocelynKendrick, and Donna Welch. Recently certifiedjudges Rebecca Christian and Sharon Pharesalso attended the workshop.
Photo by Bob Christian
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Why Do My Camellia Buds Drop Without Opening?By Dick Hooton, PCC Member
There are a number of reasons why Camellia buds drop off without opening.Here are some possibilities:
l Root system won’t support the large number of buds which formed.l Extreme changes in temperature, especially freezes, will cause some
of the buds to turn tan and drop off.l Over-watering or under-watering.l Poor nutrients or soil conditions.l Infestation of mites prevent nutrients from getting to buds.
To this Skip Vogelsang adds - “Some varieties are just prone to “bull nose”or never fully open. ‘Masterpiece’ is a prime example. And some varieties donot tend to open until the plant is larger and more mature. ‘Black Magic’ oftenneeds a 4 to 5 year old plant for blooms to fully open.”
Photo by Joe Holmes
C. japonica ‘Big Beauty’ (above) and its sport‘Mollie Moore Davis’ are prone to ‘Bull Nose’when the winters are cold but blooms nicely inmild winters. Gib to get them to bloom early.
C, japonica ‘Masterpiece’ (1950 Short)
C. japonica ‘Black Magic’ (1992 Nuccio’s)
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A ’Middlemist's Red’ camellia,thought to be one of only two
examples of the variety in the world, at theChiswick House Gardens conservatory,London, has put on one of its mostspectacular displays inmany years. Admirerswould need to travel toWaitangi, New Zealandto see its sister plant.
The rare plant,brought to Britain fromChina in 1804, has beengiven a new lease of lifethanks to the restorationof its 19th centuryconservatory inChiswick House,London.
John Watkins,English Heritage's headgardener, said the shrub had bloomed laterthan usual this year- but was now puttingon a dazzling display of reddish pinkflowers. “It is one of the world's rarestcamellias,” he said. “It has been in the conservatory sincethe 1820s and it has even survived a hit onthe on the conservatory during the secondworld war. There was a lot of damage, butnot to the camellia.”
The plant was bought to England fromChina in 1804 by London gardener JohnMiddlemist and given to Kew Gardens. Itwas moved to its permanent home in theWest London conservatory some timeafter 1823.
The 300 foot long conservatory -complete with its glass pavilions at eitherend and domed roof - was built by thesixth Duke of Devonshire in 1813.
At the time camellias from the FarEast were the height of sophistication for
wealthy gardeners and by 1828, theconservatory was planted with one of themost impressive collections in Britain.However, the building was badlyneglected in the second half of the 19th
century. The housewas rented out - andeven served as alunatic asylum. Itlost all its glassduring the Blitz andeven had to copewith an unexplodedbomb.
By the 1980s,the conservatory wasa ruin, its rarecamellias in troubleand was only savedby the interventionof volunteers.
During the two year restoration work,the conservatory was dismantled andrebuilt around the nine foot tall‘Middlemist’s Red’ and its neighbouringshrubs.
Today, the conservatory is home to 36camellia plants, including seven which areso unusual they have not been identified.In the mid-1990s it took experts threeyears to identify the ‘Middlemist’s Red’from historical records and detailedbotanical paintings.
The Chiswick camellias normally startblooming under glass in January andFebruary, but have been delayed a fewweeks by the cold winter.
As part of the restoration work,gardeners have taken cuttings from therare camellias and plan to plant themoutdoors in the garden.
‘Middlemist’s Red’: The World's Rarest Camellia?From an article by David Derbyshire for MailOnLine
C. japonica ‘Middlemist’s Red’ from China toKew Gardens 1804.
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From a Gardener’s JournalBy Lynn RichardsonBrookhaven, Mississippi
The social “season” for camellias is nowat it’s peak. The young debutantes and
their escorts are at the peak of their beauty.Of course the “chaperones” are frettingand keeping an eagle eye on their charges.This means that their “dress” isimmaculate and that they are alwayspresentable, no matter how late they mayhave stayed up or how early they got up.We want them to make the best matchesor win as many prizes as possible. Thisinvolves some travel to other towns andcities. It also means travelling with all theequipment to keep them looking at theirbest. This is as if your children were smallagain and you had to take all their clothesand toys to keep them happy.
Once we arrive at the site of the show,we have to groom, primp and showcasethem again. Some of us think of theanxieties of the Victorian parents seekingto make the most desirable “match” fortheir offspring! As for the season itself, we do enjoythe company of the other “parents”, so tospeak, not to mention the wonderful food.Camellia people are such fun and so nice.Always helpful, generous and gracious.We have made so many wonderful friendsand are always meeting and making newones at the shows. All the towns are nicejust to visit, not only for the shows.Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans andBaton Rouge to name a few.
This year our club in Brookhavendecided to go to a one day show. A showis so much work and we are a small club.Last year on the second day of the showwe had only twelve visitors. This year we
had a one day show and a lot of visitorsand lots of our judges brought lovelyblooms. We cleaned up in a much shortertime and since we are allowed to store oursupplies at the site, that helped a lot. Wehad great publicity from the radio stationsand the newspaper. Of course we couldnot have done it without our localsponsors. As a bonus, we had no foodleftovers, our vendors sold all their plantsand there was joy and satisfaction allaround. Our club members are wonderful,everyone did whatever they could and didso much.
The “season” is not over yet, we packour equipment and select the latest debsand their beaus and take them to anotherparty this Saturday.
We hope to have an early spring andgreat weather. Hope to see you at theCamellia Stroll at the Hammond site andat John Grimm’s Camellia Heaven event.P.S. Forgot to mention Covington,Gulfport, and Slidell as show sites andtowns worth a visit just in our area!
Tama Glitters, a gift from Mr. Milton & Ms. ClaireSurles. Such a delightful couple and we think aboutthem each time their pretty plant blooms. Patti Perkins
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IN the reign of the Emperor Sanjo begana particularly unlucky time. It was aboutthe year 1013 A. D. when Sanjo came tothe throne—the first year of Chowa.Plague broke out. Two years later theRoyal Palace was burned down, and a warbegan with Korea, then known as 'Shiragi.'In 1016 another fire broke out in the newPalace. A year later the Emperor gave upthe throne, owing to blindness and forother causes. He handed over the reins ofoffice to Prince Atsuhara, who was calledthe Emperor Go Ichijo, and came to thethrone in the first year of Kwannin, about1017 or 1018. The period during whichthe Emperor Go Ichijo reigned—abouttwenty years, up to 1036—was one of theworst in Japanese history. There weremore wars, more fires, and worse plaguesthan ever. Things were in disorder gener-ally, and even Kyoto was hardly safe topeople of means, owing to the bands ofbrigands. In 1025 the most appallingoutbreak of smallpox came; there washardly a village or a town in Japan whichescaped.
It is at this period that our storybegins. Our heroine (if such she may becalled) is no less a deity than the goddessof the great mountain of Fuji, which nearlyall the world has heard of, or seendepicted. Therefore, if the legend soundsstupid and childish, blame only my wayof telling it (simply, as it was told to me),and think of the Great Mountain of Japan,as to which anything should be interesting;moreover, challenge others for a better. Ihave been able to find none myself.
During the terrible scourge of small-pox there was a village in Suruga Provincecalled Kamiide, which still exists, but is
Yosoji's Camellia TreeTaken from Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan, by Richard Gordon Smith, [1918]
of little importance. It suffered more badlythan most other villages. Scarce an inhab-itant escaped. A youth of sixteen or seven-teen years was much tried. His mother wastaken with the disease, and, his fatherbeing dead, the responsibility of thehousehold fell on Yosoji—for such washis name.
Yosoji procured all the help he couldfor his mother, sparing nothing in the wayof medicines and attendance; but hismother grew worse day by day, until atlast her life was utterly despaired of.Having no other resource left to him,Yosoji resolved to consult a famous fortu-neteller and magician, Kamo Yamakiko.
Kamo Yamakiko told Yosoji that therewas but one chance that his mother couldbe cured, and that lay much with his owncourage. “If,” said the fortune-teller, “youwill go to a small brook which flows fromthe southwestern side of Mount Fuji, andfind a small shrine near its source, whereOki-naga-suku-neo is worshipped, youmay be able to cure your mother bybringing her water therefrom to drink. ButI warn you that the place is full of dangersfrom wild beasts and other things, and thatyou may not return at all or even reach theplace.”
Yosoji, in no way discouraged, madehis mind up that he would start on thefollowing morning, and, thanking thefortune-teller, went home to prepare foran early start. At three o'clock nextmorning he was off. It was a long andrough walk, one which he had never takenbefore; but he trudged gaily on, beingsound of limb and bent on an errand ofdeepest concern.
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Towards midday Yosoji arrived at aplace where three rough paths met, andwas sorely puzzled which to take. Whilehe was deliberating the figure of a beauti-ful girl clad in white came towards himthrough the forest. At first Yosoji feltinclined to run; but the figure called to himin silvery notes, saying: “Do not go. Iknow what you are here for. You are abrave lad and a faithful son. I will be yourguide to the stream, and—take my wordfor it—its waters will cure your mother.Follow me if you will, and have no fear,though theroad is badand danger-ous.”
The girlturned, andYosoji fol-lowed inwonderment.In silence thetwo went forfully fourm i l e s ,a l w a y supwards andinto deeperand more gloomy forests. At last a smallshrine was reached, in front of which weretwo Torii's, and from a cleft of a rockgurgled a silvery stream, the clearness ofwhich was such as Yosoji had never seenbefore. “There,” said the white-robed girl, “isthe stream of which you are in search. Fillyour gourd, and drink of it yourself, forthe waters will prevent you catching theplague. Make haste, for it grows late, andit would not be well for you to be here atnight. I shall guide you back to the placewhere I met you.”
Yosoji did as he was bid, drinking, andthen filling the bottle to the brim. Muchfaster did they return than they had come,
for the way was all downhill. On reachingthe meeting of the three paths Yosojibowed low to his guide, and thanked herfor her great kindness; and the girl toldhim again that it was her pleasure to helpso dutiful a son.
“In three days you will want morewater for your mother,” said she, “and Ishall be at the same place to be your guideagain.”
“May I not ask to whom I am indebtedfor this great kindness?” asked Yosoji.
“No: you must not ask, for I shouldnot tell you,”answered thegirl. Bowingagain, Yosojiproceeded onhis way asfast as hecould, won-d e r i n ggreatly.
On reach-ing home hefound hismother worse.He gave her acup of the
water, and told her of his adventures.During the night Yosoji awoke as usual toattend to his mother's wants, and to giveher another bowl of water. Next morninghe found that she was decidedly better.During the day he gave her three moredoses, and on the morning of the third dayhe set forth to keep his appointment withthe fair lady in white, whom he foundseated waiting for him on a rock at themeeting of the three paths.
“Your mother is better I can see fromyour happy face,” said she. “Now followme as before, and make haste. Come againin three days, and I will meet you. It willtake five trips in all, for the water must be
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taken fresh. You may give some to the sickvillagers as well.”
Five times did Yosoji take the trip. Atthe end of the fifth, his mother was per-fectly well, and most thankful for herrestoration; besides which, most of thevillagers who had not died were cured.Yosoji was the hero of the hour. Every onemarvelled, and wondered who the white-robed girl was; for, though they had heardof the shrine of Oki-naga-suku-neo, noneof them knew where it was, and but fewwould have dared to go if they had known.Of course, all knew that Yosoji wasindebted in the first place to the fortune-teller Kamo Yamakiko, to whom thewhole village sent presents. Yosoji was noteasy in his mind. In spite of the good hehad brought about, he thought to himselfthat he owed the whole of his success infinding and bringing the water to thevillage to his fair guide, and he did not feelthat he had shown sufficient gratitude.Always he had hurried home as soon ashe had got the precious water, bowing histhanks. That was all, and now he felt as ifmore were due. Surely prayers at theshrine were due, or something; and whowas the lady in white? He must find out.Curiosity called upon him to do so. ThusYosoji resolved to pay one more visit tothe spring, and started early in the morning.Now familiar with the road, he did notstop at the meeting of the three paths, butpursued his way directly to the shrine. Itwas the first time he had travelled the roadalone, and in spite of himself he felt afraid,though he could not say why. Perhaps itwas the oppressive gloom of the mysteri-ous dark forest, overshadowed by the holymountain of Fuji, which in itself was moremysterious still, and filled one both withsuperstitious and religious feelings and afeeling of awe as well. No one of anyimagination can approach the mountain
even to-day without having one or all ofthese emotions.
Yosoji, however, sped on, as fast as hecould go, and arrived at the shrine ofOki-naga-suku-neo. He found that thestream had dried up. There was not a dropof water left. Yosoji flung himself uponhis knees before the shrine and thankedthe God of Long Breath that he had beenthe means of curing his mother and thesurviving villagers. He prayed that hisguide to the spring might reveal her pres-ence, and that he might be enabled to meether once more to thank her for her kind-ness. When he arose Yosoji saw his guidestanding beside him, and bowed low. Shewas the first to speak. “You must not come here,” she said.“I have told you so before. It is a place ofgreat danger for you. Your mother and thevillagers are cured. There is no reason foryou to come here more.” “I have come,” answered Yosoji,“because I have not fully spoken mythanks, and because I wish to tell you howdeeply grateful I am to you, as is mymother and as are the whole of our villag-ers. Moreover, they all as well as I wish toknow to whom they are indebted for myguidance to the spring. Though KamoYamakiko told me of the spring, I shouldnever have found it but for your kindness,which has now extended over five weeks.Surely you will let us know to whom weare so much indebted, so that we may atleast erect a shrine in our temple?”
“All that you ask is unnecessary. I amglad that you are grateful. I knew that oneso truly filial as you must be so, and it isbecause of your filial piety and goodnessthat I guided you to this health-givingspring, which, as you see, is dry, havingat present no further use. It is unnecessarythat you should know who I am. We mustnow part: so farewell. End your life as you
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A favorite cultivar with camelliagrowers since it was introduced in1949 is the variety ‘Dr. Tinsley’. The
Nomenclature by SCCS describes theflower as “very pale Pink at base shadingto deeper Pink at edge with reverse sideFlesh Pink, medium, semidouble”. It wasintroduced in 1949 byMrs. G. J. Tinsley,Hammond, LA. Mrs. Tinsley wasthe wife of Dr. G. J.Tinsley who wasPresident of the Uni-versity of Louisianaat Lafayette, LAduring the early1940s. Mrs. Tinsleywas a teacher at ScottHigh School nearLafayette at that time.About 1940 Mrs.Tinsley bought someseedling camellias from Heyman’sNursery in Lafayette who had obtained theplants from E. A. McIlhenny of AveryIsland, LA. She brought the plant with her
when they moved to Hammond, LA. Theplant first bloomed in 1944 when it wasshown for the first time in the NewOrleans Men’s Club show that year. The bloom was entered in the show asSeedling ‘7-11’ which was changed by aclerk to ‘71’ and the flower became known
as ‘Tinsley’s 71’. Itwas also known for atime as ‘TinsleyCamellia’, ‘DoctorTinsley’, as well as‘Dr.Tinsley’ whichbecame the registeredname in 1949. A sport was intro-duced in 1962 by G.G. Gerbing of Florida.It is ‘Dr. TinsleySupreme’ which hasdouble the number ofrows of petals as theoriginal.
‘Dr. Tinsley’ blooms freely followinghard frosts and growth is upright andcompact. It is an excellent addition to anycamellia garden.
ABOUT ‘DR. TINSLEY’By: Art Landry
C, japonica ‘Dr. Tinsley’ 1949, Mrs. G. J.Tinsley, Hammond, LA
have begun it, and you shall be happy.”The beautiful maiden swung a wild camel-lia branch over her head as if with abeckoning motion, and a cloud came downfrom the top of the Mount Fuji, envelopingher at first in mist. It then arose, showingher figure to the weeping Yosoji, who nowbegan to realize that he loved the departingfigure, and that it was no less a figure thanthat of the great Goddess of Fujiyama.Yosoji fell on his knees and prayed to her,
and the goddess, acknowledging hisprayer, threw down the branch of wildcamellia.
Yosoji carried it home, and planted it,caring for it with the utmost attention. Thebranch grew to a tree with marvelousrapidity, being over twenty feet high intwo years. A shrine was built; people cameto worship the tree; and it is said that thedewdrops from its leaves are a cure for alleye-complaints.
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#1 Best Very Large #2 Best Large ____________________ ____________________
#3 Best Medium ____________________
#4 Best Small ____________________
C a m e l l i a Q u i zThe following c. japonicas were the top show winners in their class in the Atlantic
Coast and Gulf Coast Regions.Can you name them? Answers on page 28.
#5 Best Miniature _____________________
#6 Best White _____________________
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In the Spring GardenBy Art Landry, Baton Rouge, LA
The spring months of March, April andMay are important months in the care
of camellias in our southern states. Somevarieties will continue to bloom throughMarch and some into April. Then thespring growth hormones take over fromthe blooming cycle and the plant beginsto swell the growth buds in March andburst in new growth in April. What we dowith the plants at this time will help themthrive through the hot summer and rewardus with nice blooms next winter.
Planting: If you bought camellia plantsduring the winter months, keep thecontainer watered regularly until you plantthem in the ground. If your area containsa heavy clay soil, especially in developedareas where all topsoil was removed atdevelopment, you should amend the soilwith sand or sandy loam. Planting inraised beds or berms works well, allowing
the use of porous soil mix for gooddrainage and new root development.Individual specimens can be planted in ahole half the depth of the pot and soilmounded around the top half of the root
ball, then mulched well. Fertilizing atplanting is usually not necessary; rootstimulator solution can be used toencourage growth of new roots in the soilmix. Make sure that you add enoughmulch to last through the summer and fall.
Pruning: Established camellias like to bepruned and March is usually the best timeto do your pruning, after most of theblooms are finished and before the newgrowth takes off. Prune all weak orspindly limbs and those with only a fewleaves on the end. Take enough limbs outto give air to the inside of the plant andprune to size and shape desired. Takeabout 10-15% of the foliage off thoseplants that have reached the size you want.You will be rewarded with renewed vigorand stimulated growth along with betterblooms in the coming blooming season.
Mulching: If you’ve maintained a goodlayer of mulch around your plant all year,then just add another layer on top to dressit up; and allow for breaking down of theorganic matter through the summer. Ifyou’ve mulched in this way for a coupleyears or more, and you’ve pruned asdescribed above, the plant will requirevery little, if any, supplemental fertilizer.The decaying organic matter in the mulchusually provides enough nutrients andtrace elements to a plant that has beenpruned of 15% of its foliage and kept wellmulched
Fertilizing: If you still feel that you wantto fertilize, sprinkle a small amount of“nursery special” type fertilizer around the
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base of the plant. This fertilizer containsslow release nitrogen and other essentialnutrients including trace elementsessential to good plant growth andblooming. Too much fertilizer will getyou plenty of new growth, but very fewblooms.
Spraying: March and April are the bestmonths to spray your camellias to controltea scale and spider mites. (The scale isevident by the white covering on theunderside of the leaves. The scale itselfis a small brown insect attached to the leafunder the white stuff.) Use any oilemulsion type product (ultrafine oil,
dormant oil spray, etc.) and spray underthe leaves to suffocate the scale or mitesA few drops of Dawn or similar liquiddetergent help the spray to stick to theleaves. Spray again in a week or 10 days,since you will not be able to get them allin the first pass. After you’ve done this
and got most of the plant scale-free, youcan follow-up spray with Neem Oil, whichacts as a long tem preventive. It isabsorbed by the plant and makes the plantunpalatable to insects and they starve todeath.
Containers: If you have limited space forgardening, consider growing somecamellias in containers. Camellias will dovery well in containers and require onlyperiodic repotting to maintain a vigorousplant. They grow slowly, can be prunedto control their size, and require less carethan most other container plants. Almostany container or planter can be used,depending on the desires of the owner.Pots can be placed on roller dollys for easein moving around on patios or decks.
Avoid keeping containers in direct sunall day long, because of the heating effecton the pot, soil and roots. Use a good soilmix containing composted pine bark andsandy loam topsoil. Adding perlite to themix will help hold moisture betweenwaterings. Water twice a week withoutrain and possibly more often in the hot drysummer periods. Fertilize container plantswith a tablespoon or so of a “ NurserySpecial” type each month from March toabout August. The monthly feeding isnecessary since nutrients are washed outevery time the pot is watered. With properchoice of early, mid and late bloomingvarieties, you can enjoy bloomsthroughout the season from Octoberthrough March each year.
Spring months can be a busy time in thecamellia garden. Your work will preparethe plants for the summer and set the stagefor enjoying the next blooming seasonwhen the fun starts again.
An infestation of tea scale, Fiorinia theae Green.Credit: University of Florida
The bronzing of the midrib of the camellia leaf is asure sign of spider mite damage.
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My apologies for this issue of theCamellian being late. I had hoped tohave it completed before my cataractsurgery scheduled for 25 February, butI didn’t get enough contributions to fillit out. The good news is , now that Ican see better (thanks to Yosoji’scamellia tree), I won’t make as manymistakes as I did in the past. I do need your help putting thismagazine together. I depend on all ofyou for contributions. So please keepit in mind and when you see or hear ofsomething related to camellias in yourarea, take a picture or make somequick notes and send me an article. Itdoesn’t need to be profound orearthshaking. Just remember - ifsomething is interesting to you it willbe interesting to others.
Back issues of the Camellian are nowposted by Homer Richardson on ourwebsite for your reference. There isa one year delay in posting them. Youcan find them under ‘archives’ atwww.gulfcoastcamellias.org
Crazy weather this season. A greatmany of my plants which are usuallymid-season bloomers did not begin to
bloom until late February. Too muchcold, too little rain, too much shade ora combination of all these I suppose isthe cause. That meant that I missedmost of the shows and only had a fewblooms for the late season BatonRouge Show on 14 February. GuessI will have to do a lot of gibbing nextyear.
One of my favorite camellias wasnearly wiped out by a falling tree inour last hurricane. It has made a nicecomeback and I can now enjoy bloomsagain. It is an older variety named‘Carolina Beauty’ which is describedin the nomenclature as M-L, butusually blooms L-VL for me.
C. japonica ‘Carolina Beauty’1959 Robert Holmes, Mt. Olive, NC
Editor’s NotesBy Kenn Campbell, Baton Rouge, LA
1. Best VL. - Lauren Tudor; 2. Best L. - Mary Fischer; 3. Best M. - Black Magic;4. Best Sm. - Kiku-Toji; 5. Best Min. - Fircone Var.; 6. Best White - MelissaAnne
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Does your club have a website? Send it to us and we will be glad to print it.
American Camellia Societywww.americancamellias.org
Atlantic Coast Camellia Societywww.atlanticcoastcamelliasociety.org
Baton Rouge Camellia Societywww.facebook.com/brcamellias
Birmingham Camellia Societywww.birminghamcamellias.com
Brookhaven Camellia Societywww.homerrichardson.com/camellia
Camellia Society of North Floridawww.atlanticcoastcamelliasociety.com/Camellia _ Society _North _ Fla.html
Coushatta Camellia Society, Conroe, TXwww.coushattacamelliasociety.org
Fort Walton Beach Camellia Societywww.facebook.com/FWBCamelliaSociety
Gainesville (Florida) Camellia Societywww.afn.org/-camellia/
Gulf Coast Camellia Societywww.gulfcoastcamellias.org
Mississippi Gulf Coast Camellia Societywww.facebook.com/Mississippi_Gulf_Coast_Camellia_Society
Mobile Camellia Societywww.mobilecamellia.org
Northshore Camellia Societywww.northshorecamelliasociety.org
Pensacola Camellia Clubwww.pensacolacamelliaclub.com
Valdosta Camellia Societywww.atlanticcoastcamelliasociety.org/assets/pdf/Valdosta%20Newsletters%20-
%202013-2014.pdf
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C. japonica “Elaine’s Betty Var.” 2010, by J. & E. Smelley,Moss Point, MS
C. japonica “C. M. Wilson” 1949, by Mrs. A. E. Wilson,Pensacola, FL
Gulf Coast Camellia Society
Invitation to Join
The Gulf Coast Camellia Society was organizedin 1962 for the purpose of extendingappreciation and enjoyment of camellias. TheSociety strives to provide information to itsmembers about all aspects of the care and cultureof camellia plants as well as the exhibiting andshowing of camellia blooms. The Society alsoserves as a forum for members to share andexchange information and experiences with othermembers.
Annual dues for membership in the GulfCoast Camellia Society are $10.00 forindividuals and $12.00 for couples. Membershipruns from October through September each year.Life Membership is available at $200 forindividual and $240 for couples. Inc ludedwith membership are four issues of The GulfCoast Camellian which contains articles on allaspects of camellia culture as well as serving asan exchange of news and information betweenand for members. The Camellian also containsreports of the Society’s operations, minutes ofmeetings, financial reports, show news, andother subjects of interest to our members.To join, send your name, address, phonenumber, and e-mail address, along with yourpayment to Gulf Coast Camellia Society, in careof Michael Ruth, 726 High Plains Ave., BatonRouge, LA 70810
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C. japonica “Alyson Pollard” 1977, by Doug Mayfield, BatonRouge, LA
C. japonica “Glen 40” 1942, by Azalea Glen Nursery, Loxley,AL
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President Jim Dwyer14040 Riverside Dr.Foley, AL 36535(251) [email protected]
Vice-President Roger Roy, P.O.Box 177
Watson, LA 70786(225) [email protected]
Treasurer Michael Ruth726 High Plains Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70810 (225) 767-1388 [email protected]
Secretary Rebecca Christian4634 Hyacinth Ave.Baton Rouge, LA 70808(225) 930-9330 [email protected]
Editor Kenneth B. Campbell3310 Fairway Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70809 (225) 923-1697 [email protected]
State Vice Presidents Alabama Al Baugh Florida Carol Comber Georgia Mark Crawford Louisiana Jim Campbell Mississippi James Smelley, Susan Moran Texas Claudette Shelfer
The Gulf Coast Camellian is published quarterlyby the Gulf Coast Camellia Society, Inc.
Copyright 2014
The Gulf Coast Camellia SocietyOfficers 2015 - 2016
‘KAGIROHI’ Non-Retic Hybrid (Nitidissima x Japonica ‘Silver Chalice’ )Kazuo Yushikawa, Ishikawa, Japan 1996.
